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mid range ($) apsc camera and housing

Started Jun 28, 2020 | Discussions thread
kelpdiver Veteran Member • Posts: 5,564
Re: mid range ($) apsc camera and housing

PHXAZCRAIG wrote:

I typically dive with eight pounds, evenly distributed between side pockets and back pockets. Never seemed to make much difference whether I used the back pockets, but I like the idea.

I did a trip to Cozumel with my steel plate and didn't wear a weight belt.   Was comfy and well trimmed.   But...it's an extra 6 pounds of luggage, the cardinal sin for photogs.

My fins are Apollo Biofins, made of pure - and heavy - rubber. There have been times I've blown air through my suit into my boots to get a bit of temporary trim there. These would be the first thing to go if I have to reduce weight I suppose, but I really like these fins. They have a lot of 'bite'. (And again, only set of fins I've owned since 2006.)

For truly warm water, I did sub out the dense jetfins for full foot Mares fins that straddle the line between diving and free diving length.

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