Own a basic housed GoPro? It’s time to up your game with Ikelite’s Vega lights, tray, arms and configurable grips. The Vega lights pump a combined 4,400 lumens of light, allowing you to film everything from tiny blennies to massive whale sharks.

Contact: IKELITE.COM

You’ll wear it as a wristwatch even when you’re not in the water. But the Newton, with its mineral-glass display and reinforced casing, is more than a good-looking dive computer; it allows divers to select between two gas mixes while in the water.

Contact: CRESSIUSA.COM

If you’re a minimalist packer, you’ll love Genesis Scuba’s lightweight Drift BC. This jacket-style BC has two quick-release weight pouches, a back pad for comfort, and a sternum strap and cummerbund with a double-pull overstrap that helps you get a perfect fit.

Contact: GENESISSCUBA.COM

MSRP: $350

If you’ve been assembling your camera system like MacGyver, the YS adapter from ULCS lets you attach a light or strobe to your camera’s hot or cold shoe, and provides a spot for a focus light for a camera that already has two strobes.

Contact: ULCS.COM

MSRP: $18.95

For more than 20 years, the ScubaLab team has tested several thousand items of scuba equipment, and has discovered some real gems. From spiffy watches to camera adapters, ScubaLab brings you these top four expert-reviewed, must-have gear to add to your list.

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