Subgear’s new Apnea 1 five-mil is a unique wetsuit designed specifically for free diving. It comes with a nylon-lined interior so it’s comfortable against the skin plus easy to climb in and out of. However, its exterior surface is slick to repel water.
Seasoft’s frameless Visionmaster Super Mask features lenses made of H-G-G glass with Crystal ARC anti-reflective coatings that virtually eliminate glare. HGG glass and Crystal ARC coatings are found on the optics of leading riflescopes and camera lenses and allow up to 20% more light to reach your eyes.
The T-120 Mini torch may be small in size, but it delivers quite a punch when it comes to illumination.
Nauticam’s anodized aluminum housing for the Sony NEX-7 camera supports all camera controls, each one ergonomically placed for comfortable shooting. The housing takes advantage of the unique NEX-7 three-dial interface to give the user direct access to ALL THREE manual exposure settings.
This year’s undisputed favorite among test divers, the Aquaride Elite is well built with virtually no inherent buoyancy.
The two-week Submerge with SCUBAPRO tour, which concluded in Crystal River May 19, brought together SCUBAPRO gear and experts, _Scuba Diving_’s ScubaLab director John Brumm and other magazine staffers, and dozens of divers to get the scoop about the latest gear straight from SCUBAPRO’s experts as well as to explore the unique ecosystem of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge — and come face to face with its most famous residents, manatees.
On May 12, Key Dives hosted the Submerge with SCUBAPRO tour, where divers checked out the latest SCUBAPRO dive gear, heard gear seminars presented by SCUBAPRO and _Scuba Diving_'s ScubaLab Director John Brumm, and of course, enjoyed diving Alligator Reef!
The Submerge with SCUBAPRO gear demo tour hit Pompano Beach on May 9, offering free equipment trials, informative gear presentations, discounted boat dives with Pompano Dive Center, a tasty barbecue lunch and all the good times participants could handle.
The Submerge with SCUBAPRO gear demo tour kicked off at Jupiter Dive Center on Sunday, May 6, where sunny skies, warm water, free burritos and Goliath grouper were all part of the fun!