A free IOS app recently launched in the iTunes app store allows divers to pool information on dive-sites and facilities simply and quickly.The data is intended to power a forthcoming location-aware mobile dive logbook. The app includes a useful nitrox maximum operating depth (MOD) and best-mix calculator. ...
These new watches from the Chris Benz range are manufactured in solid marine-grade stainless steel with precision quartz movements. They feature a screw back and screw-locked crown and are rated to a depth of 300m....
Hailed by Atomic as its new compact and economical regulator system, the Z3 is a lightweight model that boasts a three-year/300-dive service interval with a non-contingent lifetime warranty. The first- and second-stage components are machined from solid brass with zirconium plating. ...
The L30 is a compact digital camera boasting a 20.1MP resolution with a 3in TFT LCD display. The f/3.2-6.5 lens has six elements in five groups and a 5x zoom function. The camera has an ISO range of 80-1600 and uses SD, SDHC or SDXC storage media. It can record stills in JPEG format or HD 640 x 480 @ 30fps AVI movie files. ...
Gear giant Scubapro has revamped its popular Evertec drysuit and made it 25% lighter than its predecessor. The new version is made from lightweight Ripstop trilaminate, with a diagonal TIZIP front zip and telescopic torso system with suspenders and a crotch-belt. ...
A free IOS app recently launched in the iTunes app store allows divers to pool information on dive-sites and facilities simply and quickly.The data is intended to power a forthcoming location-aware mobile dive logbook. The app includes a useful nitrox maximum operating depth (MOD) and best-mix calculator. ...
These new watches from the Chris Benz range are manufactured in solid marine-grade stainless steel with precision quartz movements. They feature a screw back and screw-locked crown and are rated to a depth of 300m. ...
Hailed by Atomic as its new compact and economical regulator system, the Z3 is a lightweight model that boasts a three-year/300-dive service interval with a non-contingent lifetime warranty. The first- and second-stage components are machined from solid brass with zirconium plating. ...
The L30 is a compact digital camera boasting a 20.1MP resolution with a 3in TFT LCD display. The f/3.2-6.5 lens has six elements in five groups and a 5x zoom function. The camera has an ISO range of 80-1600 and uses SD, SDHC or SDXC storage media. It can record stills in JPEG format or HD 640 x 480 @ 30fps AVI movie files. ...
VERY FEW GEAR MANUFACTURERS cater specifically for female divers. Some add pink accents to generic dive kit and call it their “ladies’ range”, while others produce a range that is gender-specific. ...
HERE’S THE DISCLAIMER: I’m a huge fan of Pinnacle wetsuits and use the 3mm “elasoprene” model for all my warmwater diving when I’m not testing anything else. The problem I have encountered is in obtaining Pinnacle products. They’re made and distributed in the USA, and it has proved difficult and expensive to get its stuff shipped across the Atlantic. Now, however, UK-based Sea & Sea has become distributor...
VERY FEW MANUFACTURERS build a regulator that’s a true all-rounder, a single model that can be used for dedicated high-O2 deco gas or air and nitrox in the same package. One such regulator is the well-established M1 model from Atomic Aquatics. Until recently it was rated for use with up to 80% oxygen, but it has now been upgraded to be compatible with 100% oxygen. I took one for a week’s mixed diving,...
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AARON GEKOSKI tucks into Zanzibar’s top dive-spots with relish and finds dolphins, turtles, octopuses and tasty reefs full of macro goodies. His search for a new home may be over...
It’s good of these school-teachers to take time to encourage their pupils to explore the underwater world but, as DUNCAN RAYNOR readily admits, their motives are not entirely selfless...
How many Dive Show visitors have taken advice from SAEED RASHID on underwater photography and post-production techniques over the years? Saeed co-ordinates the PhotoZone presentations at the Shows, and at other times can be found teaching print design at Bournemouth University. He learned to dive while on holiday in Australia and started taking underwater pictures in 1998. Saeed dives in the UK with...
We love ‘em – on most dives a turtle sighting is a big bonus. JAMIE WATTS looks at the reptiles that have returned to the seas...
Wakatobi Dive Resort in southern Sulawesi has a worldwide reputation for excellence. That doesn’t come cheap but, as NIGEL WADE discovers, you do get what you pay for...
Lundy Island provides an annual place of pilgrimage for STEVE DOVER, friends and children – and more often than not the seals are up for a laugh...
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