ScubaGadget - The Deep Background on Scuba

Pete Naylor’s awe inspiring photo at the right does a better job than any words I can conjure up to illustrate why we are passionate about diving, more passionate about diving cold water, claim that B.C. diving is the best in world at any temperature, and why diving with Porpoise Bay Charters will likely be [...]

If you are a super dive geek you will already have noticed the BigBlue AFO lights look just like the underwater TV camera mounted on the bottom of Mike Nelson’s boat in some of the Sea Hunt episodes. The shape of this light is so eye catching that, even though all but a few of [...]

Here’s an idea: take your scuba mask glue on bunch of hook thingies so you have a better chance of snagging your self on a ghost net. Then paint the sides of your mask to limit peripheral vision. Then add some other bits to make it harder to get a seal or clear a flooded mask. Why? So you [...]

Digicams are moving beyond the snorkel and splash range. Still not deep enought to earn a C-card, the 10.1-megapixel Olympus Stylus 1030 SW will however dive with you down to 33 feet with no case needed. Our go-to experts on digital cameras, Steves Digicams calls it “the toughest point-and-shoot camera in the world.” Beyond the pond, the camera [...]

Ok, I could whine because I just bought my DC600 in December, but I will keep my professional demeanor. Now I want one of these. The new SeaLife DC800 is faster on the draw with shutter response time of .01 second and quicker to start up. Besides being 8 megapixal, a big change with this model is ergonomics. The [...]

The online scuba retailers seem to be learning from the tech world, posting items for sale practically as soon as the are dreamed up by the manufactures, then hoping they actually ship. The new SeaLife DC800 is not expected to ship until May 2008 and the press release is not even ready. The Sealife marketing [...]