im short-sightedness. if i want to buy a mask, do i need it to be custom-made so that it suits my power ? then i am able to see clearly when im underwater.
my friend told me to use contact lens but im not an avid user of it.
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i got a friend who tried to wear contact lense underwater. He said when the seawater sip into his mask, it sting his eyes like hell for the rest of his dive haha. Now he wear custom made mask with special lense. Order somewhere in mid valley megamall. Not sure where n how much

this might be troublesome for u. but do you mind asking him how much was it?

Get a good mask (Silicone) and get your skills right wearing the mask and practice to get the water out from the mask most likely dont have any problem

i got my license last year june and oni have less than 7 dive i think... my first holiday dive was at sipadan sabah ... haha and i got a RM 350 mask... but i dont quite like it ... i found it not tat nice compare to the one my instructor borrow me on my course dive... so it doesnt mean tat exp mask is good.. the most important is it fits ur face... and water not easy get into ur mask...

btw i heard tat there is a type of sticker lense which u can have power and stick it to ur normal mask screen...

I think there are goggles for short sightedness where the screen is compensated with various degrees for different levels of short sightedness. At least there was when I started scuba diving in 96. Check with TCE or other scuba gear vendors. I am sure there is, maybe you have to pre order them.

Then again if your short sightedness is not that bad, you don't need to be compensated as everything underwater is magnified by 25 percent.

There is mask for short-sightedness. I myself is short-sightedness.
When I first started diving, I went and get myself a pair of mask where they could change the lens to suit my power. It was around RM350-400, can't really remember. Did it at Sunway Mentari. Most of the dive shops do it and they have ready stock for these things, unless your power is super high like 800 and above or something.

But after a while, I gotten myself power-free mask as I prefer to wear contacts. Cause I would be blind on when I took off the mask and it would be hard to get a clean and dry towel to clean my specs so I can see properly. So I didn't like that and stick to contacts now.

However, if you choose to wear contacts, it's better to get dailies, as usually dive trips will do about 3-4 dives per day and you wouldn't really have the time to remove/change it every dive. I read somewhere that someone suggested to get two pair of contacts and change between it every dive as we have to soak the contacts for about 2 hour before wearing it again. As for the water sipping in to the mask, get the correct mask that fits your face, like someone else said, expensive doesn't mean good. It does sting if it goes in, but I just close my eyes very tightly, relax, wait for the sting to slowly go away and blink a lot with tears washing the sea water away.

Woot...I booked Berjaya Tioman for 5 day 4 night and get good rates for Berjaya air. Will dive Tioman again in May

haha nice.. envy la..... now cant go diving anymore.... its exp and i dont have time for it

I'm also using contacts instead of power mask. So far the only time i had issues with contacts coming off was when I did blowed bubbles into my mask while diving. 50 over dives and only 1 incident in 1 eye. So continued the dive with 1 eye.

No worries about it coming off, as long as you get a good brand, it should be ok. Don't go for fresh kon (ciba vision), damn useless.

anyone keen to dive in maldives? i m organizing one from 26nov - 3 dec on liveaboard budget style. 8d7n priced around rm3800 excluding flights. pm me for more info

brief info here
http://www.scuba-dobedo.com/index.php?opti...id=58&Itemid=68


This post has been edited by blueray: Mar 15 2011, 11:53 AM

how come your website stated rm3,500 but here 3.8k?lyn member more expensive r?
which vessel?hmm i think it should be 7D/7N not 8d/7n

maldive man.......nice ... if can go with gf lagik romantic haha... 3800 not bad price...including dive ?

LOB

just coming back from maldives lob 6th-12 march with scubatex team . damn nice weh .. able to see manta , whale shark , white tip and whale shark . no regret at all . package rm2600 without flight . rm3800 with flight tix .

I am planning to buy a BCD. I am interested in Mares Dragon or Scubapro model which is similar to the Dragon. If any of you got contact where can i get a vary good price.. pls share with me.

I cant use back inflated as recommended by my instructor. Better follow his advice coz he knows best.

If any of you guys knows anybody wanna sell their jacket BCD, size "MEDIUM".. pls Pm me. I dont mine buying 2nd hand as long its in great condition.

Thanks for your response guys..

Why you cant used back inflated BCD according to your instructor? Just want to know reason behind it.

I want to get a pair of fins. What brand and model do you guys recommend? Open heel preffered but not priority. And if possible name the shop selling them and the price. Thanks

This post has been edited by Proclaimer: Mar 25 2011, 03:44 AM

I believed fins are depend on individual preference. Last month, before I dive at Bali I'm doing a research on type of fins that are good control and maneuverability. After read up review on forum and some articles end up with Scubapro Seawing Nova and my friend with Mares X-Stream. Both of us are upgrade from Mares Superchannel and Mares Quattro. Both of new fins are great and I would say its stress free. I could feel different from the upgrade especially on speed after 1 full cycle but frog kick feel a bit weird haha...Seawing at RM650 after 15% (Sealantis) and X-Stream RM510 30%(Scuba Dynamics).

Hi Putraskyline...

I already tested the back inflated system before. I dont know how to swim and I am not very good in water.. at the surface to be exact. The last dive I did was in October last year at Tenggol. Even with jacket type i still got probs in surface.

I feel more secure using the jacket type than the back inflate.