Diving apps for the iOS platform come in a number of forms. There’s the dive magazine, dive logger, dive planner and now the divers social app. Dive magazines come in two flavours – either a downloadable app (such as DIVE and Diver Magazine) and now through the Apple Newstand app. Dive logging software has moved on a lot [...]
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Recreational dive case for the iPhone 4s
More and more people are taking their cameras on dive trips these days given the fact that the entry cost is quickly dropping. Whether they choose a point and shoot, DSLR or Video Camera the big question is which case to buy – normally driven by a combination of cost and planned usage. However, given [...]
Web post roundup
Here’s a couple of interesting posts from around the web – mostly about diving related activities: From the Physorg.com site, a story on decompression : Researchers at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) have designed, built and validated a novel hyperbaric environment to study cellular behavior at greater depths. The joint ONR-NEDU effort is designed [...]
Technical diving on the Zenobia, Cyprus
On my latest jaunt away to Cyprus I took the opportunity to dive the MS Zenobia. It was a Swedish built Challenger-class RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980 on her maiden voyage. She now rests on her port side in approximately 42 metres (138 ft) of [...]
Irkutsk and diving Lake Baikal
Irkutsk……nearly three quarters of the way to Beijing and the largest city in Siberia. Famous for the many Russian exiles who were sent there for their part in the Decembrist revolt and lake Baikal – the worlds oldest and deepest lake. So what does a diver do with such a tempting dive site so close? [...]
Should I buy an expensive dive computer for technical diving?
Plan a dive or run by computer? Recreational or technical? One of the best things I bought when recreational diving was my Suunto D6 – not just because it was a nice looking watch but so that I could track my no deco time more accurately that sticking to a max depth/max dive time. Recreational [...]
Shooting underwater using a Canon and Kodak cameras
I’ve had an underwater camera for sometime now – well I mean cameras. They are the Canon A620, G10 and most recently the Kodak Zi8. I’ve thought about buying a housing for my Canon 7D from both Ikelite and Gates – I’ll discuss this at the end of the post. Once I’d passed my advanced [...]
Technical dives that aren’t that deep
Nine times out of ten, while setting up my technical gear on the boat I’m asked “How deep are you going?”. When diving the Thistlegorm the answer is 31m. Now, most people immediately respond with “what’s the point of 4 tanks and all that extra gear?” Location: 27° 49′ 03″ N, 33° 55′ 14″E. Northeast [...]
Updated Vimeo site!
I’ve just updated my vimeo site vimeo.com/johnmason/ with the latest technical diving videos (including the epic 20min edit of my recent 110 minute X-Scooter dive on the thistlegorm with Rod) Other videos on the site include videos shot with both my Canon 7D and Kodak Zi8. Related Posts:Web post roundupDiving apps for your iPhone and [...]
Relaxing in Bali, oh and some technical diving!
After visiting Roatan last year we decided to return to Bali for just over two weeks of relaxation in familiar surroundings. We spent the first few days around the Seminyak area – close to the beach and Ku De Ta. Prior to arrival, I’d asked a number of agents about last minute deals for villas. [...]
Palau, Malapascua and too many airports
Traveling to Palau is no easy task – I chose to fly Emirates to Manila via Dubai, then Continental Micronesia to Palau. On paper the stop overs looked a good idea, break up the travel, eat some food, do a little shopping but in the end it more than doubled the travel time.Something to bear [...]
Technical Diving with CamelDive.com
Just returned from another excellent diving trip to the Red Sea. Apart from the slightly cold weather, I’m now a Padi Master Scuba Diver after completing the Underwater Photography and Equipment specialities. However, following on from the deep dive course in Dahab I’ve completed the TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression procedures qualifications. A handful of [...]
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