any underwater cameras to recommend? going to tioman this sat...

will check whether there's any waterproof disposable cam in camera shops and the price later...

Need pressure proof? or just snorkel???

dont waste money on the disposable/reusable cheap film underwater cameras. i bought a film one for 70 or 80, used it once, and put it aside after that, so bad the pic quality.

if u going snorkelling - buy the waterproof pouch for your digital camera, can go 5m or so.

for diving - better invest in a marine case, or rent from dive centre. taking UW pics is fun!

This post has been edited by ericcc: Oct 24 2012, 10:54 PM

my bro is instructor at blue bubbles scuba,just check it out at his Face book page "blue bubbles scuba

I`m using Olympus XZ-1 Camera and with casing spent around 2K...really happy and its among the best ever camera i bought...never regret!! .Lowyat Plaza are the right choice to buy camera..

just snorkelling..a pro here has enlightened me on this..thanks..

i think i would better get a pouch...thanks..


ok..i will go check..thanks

hehe..i seldom go snorkelling...the above would be more vfm..thanks

Just came back from 6D5N at Manado. Dived with Minahasa Divers at Hotel Sedona. Awesome divemasters and dive center. We did a day trip to Lembeh and the macro life at Lembeh was one of the best I've dived so far - family of pygmy seahorse and various nudibranches, also saw an electric clam. A very sad thing was that Bunaken and Manado had lots of rubbish on the surface. Lembeh was fantastic though. The underwater world was awesome and the corals were very beautiful but the surface was a whole different story all together. Will definitely go back to dive in Lembeh in the future.

Total damage:-
USD638/person include 3 boat dives a day, accommodation and meals
SilkAir SIN-Manado roughly RM1100/person
AirAsia KL-SIN roughly RM200/person include baggage allowance
Rp50,000 per day for Bunaken and Lembeh marine park fee

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Added on October 25, 2012, 1:24 pmI have a Canon S95 and a Canon G9 with Canon underwater housing. All bought from US except S95 housing bought from a friendly forumer here (website is Camera2u.com).

If you are just going to use it a few times for snorkeling, then get a Dicapac (or something similar). You can not only use it in the sea, you can also use it when you do outdoor activities. Here are some authorized dealers for Dicapac in Malaysia: http://www.dicapacmalaysia.com/where-to-buy/
There are also some online sellers here on this forum, I've seen quite a number of people selling Dicapac and similar items.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Oct 25 2012, 01:24 PM

I am looking at buying a dive computer. Anyone know where can I get a suunto D6i for a good price?

Wait for next MIDE or ADEX show ?

I'm going to boracay in 2 weeks time. Any recommended dive school for me and my friends with good service and reasonable price?

Can't wait that long. I have 4 dive trips until April 2013.

How much cheaper can you get in Adex or Mide? I am looking to upgrade my reg and BCD.

A friend of mine is organizing a LOB trip in southern thailand somewhere in December. Just asking here if anyone's interested, if yes, I'll provide more details later.

which one is more beautiful/the best for OWD, Pulau Perhentian or Pulau Sembilan ? Thanks

This post has been edited by altung: Nov 3 2012, 05:42 PM

I would go with perhentian. Haven't been to pulau sembilan but heard visibility not very good.

any other suggestion ?

Visibility almost <5m and rarely goes to 10m

Hello people.

Interested in learning scuba diving.
Can anyone explain the breakdown of it?

Do I need to go through the beginner stage then only can proceed to Open Water Dive?

Which are the reliable and affordable dive centres I can learn and get my license from?
Most probably going for the course alone so gotta be safe.

Thanks!

The course itself is around 900++. If you are taking the course in Selangor area, i think those dive center will have you learn the confined water training in their pool and also their MCQ exam. After that, go to island for open water diving. Personally, I would recommend you to take this because 4D3N is too short . I took 4D3N course on the island and don ahve time to enjoy the island. Haha.

I'm not sure which dive center to recommend. Not from selangor area. Ask those sifus here

Woah. So where did you learn yours from? So I can just go straight to Open Dive Water Course right?

I went for 4D3N course on Redang. A lil bit rush but overall, I enjoyed it. Your daily activity will be like this wakeup->dive->eat->dive->eat->dive->eat-> study . Haha, yeah you can take the course straight away