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1. sehsuan/olympus 4040
2. wai / Canon S30 with underwater case
3. oceanxp / ???
4. Longman / 26 year old 50mm lens (My Eye)
5. MunWai / Contact Lens [/B]]
6. denizenx / lens? scuba mask my dear
7. e_liau / Oly 5050 w/o uw casing (sponser anyone?)
8. Serendipity
9. waisj / no underwater housing for FUJI S602
10. ahsiang/ olympus 4040 + pt010, D100 - saving for the housing
11. midreef/Canon A40(no UW casing), Sealife ReefMaster
12. sbs99/Nikon FE-10 (no uw casing)/OW Diver
13. kachang26/NikonF90x with Sea&Sea Housing
14. hyun / no camera
15. kng/ A40 with u/w housing
16. cheechee/EOS50/V3 without underwater housing.
17. Lensman/Canon S40 + DC300S+256mb CF /SSI S&R -
will be doing my madian voyage dive with my S40+housing next week in Bali. Let me be the trigger happy one, not the trigger fish
18. Stefan/MMII-ex + YS-50 + YS-60 + 20mm + macro
19. domaeo/Canon Eos 500 / Advanced diver
20. swimcraze / contact lens :bsmilie:
21 lanxx / S30 with u/w casing
2. wai / Canon S30 with underwater case
3. oceanxp / ???
4. Longman / 26 year old 50mm lens (My Eye)
5. MunWai / Contact Lens [/B]]
6. denizenx / lens? scuba mask my dear
7. e_liau / Oly 5050 w/o uw casing (sponser anyone?)
8. Serendipity
9. waisj / no underwater housing for FUJI S602
10. ahsiang/ olympus 4040 + pt010, D100 - saving for the housing
11. midreef/Canon A40(no UW casing), Sealife ReefMaster
12. sbs99/Nikon FE-10 (no uw casing)/OW Diver
13. kachang26/NikonF90x with Sea&Sea Housing
14. hyun / no camera
15. kng/ A40 with u/w housing
16. cheechee/EOS50/V3 without underwater housing.
17. Lensman/Canon S40 + DC300S+256mb CF /SSI S&R -
will be doing my madian voyage dive with my S40+housing next week in Bali. Let me be the trigger happy one, not the trigger fish
18. Stefan/MMII-ex + YS-50 + YS-60 + 20mm + macro
19. domaeo/Canon Eos 500 / Advanced diver
20. swimcraze / contact lens :bsmilie:
21 lanxx / S30 with u/w casing
Was just wondering if anyone would be keen on a photographic trip to Bali for about 1 week. Strictly for u/w photographers & videographers only. Then we wouldn't kena from those impatient divers who wants to see 10 miles of reefs & corals in 1 dive, as all will take their time & take it easy.
Likely date, say - mid-end June.
Budget - will see what is the interest range - big fish / marco life etc etc and will tailor accordingly. And the accomodation required.
I am familiar with that dive shop who hosted my last 2 dive trips there and there are plenty more to see & do...... except going to Kuta town for party - too risky for me there.
PS: I am not an instructor or a dive shop owner & associate with commercial &n financial interest in this trip. Just wan to find kakis only.
Likely date, say - mid-end June.
Budget - will see what is the interest range - big fish / marco life etc etc and will tailor accordingly. And the accomodation required.
I am familiar with that dive shop who hosted my last 2 dive trips there and there are plenty more to see & do...... except going to Kuta town for party - too risky for me there.
PS: I am not an instructor or a dive shop owner & associate with commercial &n financial interest in this trip. Just wan to find kakis only.
hoppinghippo
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Hi just wondering if anyone can recc a cheap dive shop to buy mare Quattro fins?
Originally posted by kng
YES! The photos are AWESOME... thanks Munwai!! Apparently there is a good chance of spotting them in Bali in the aug/sept season but you must be prepared to go DEEP... eg. 150ft. I guess that means a strobe is a necessity... no$$,
50 meters? but i thought the sunfish were called as such because they're like seen "basking" near the surface... if it takes to go that deep, i'm afraid i can't go - i'm only a padi owd.
Again, based on hearsay, the sunfish only come up to the surface in temperate climates. In Aug/Sept, there is supposed to be a cold current that runs through Nusa Penida, and this draws the sunfish up (to 100-150ft?) from otherwise unreachable depths. A friend who saw the sunfish in Bali said that the waters were super cold at that time - under 20 celcius.
Sehsuan, welcome back to clubsnap and you shld definitely take your AOW qualification so that you can 'legally' go to 130 ft and also do night dives!!
thank you kng, for your very polite post 
but what happened is that i have returned the 4040 to my old man, and i'm stuck with a u/w casing with no camera. i'm having plans to buy a new bicycle and it's gonna cost half an arm and half a leg - the bike is $4300, not including any other optional upgrades in the near future
right now i'm also comtemplating buying myself a 4040 on hire purchase where possible for the casing so that i can embark on u/w photography once more - the first time i did my leisure dive, those pictures were just lousy!
oh, and the bicycle has now superceded the desire to get a new camera (actually, two - #1 is 10D for land shooting, #2 is the 4040 for u/w shooting), and since these would be compounded by the $$$ to be poured into the EF lenses, where am i able to afford the money for the AWD course? sigh. :cry:
but thank you for your highly hospitable welcome. i appreciate that. :rbounce:
but what happened is that i have returned the 4040 to my old man, and i'm stuck with a u/w casing with no camera. i'm having plans to buy a new bicycle and it's gonna cost half an arm and half a leg - the bike is $4300, not including any other optional upgrades in the near future
right now i'm also comtemplating buying myself a 4040 on hire purchase where possible for the casing so that i can embark on u/w photography once more - the first time i did my leisure dive, those pictures were just lousy!
oh, and the bicycle has now superceded the desire to get a new camera (actually, two - #1 is 10D for land shooting, #2 is the 4040 for u/w shooting), and since these would be compounded by the $$$ to be poured into the EF lenses, where am i able to afford the money for the AWD course? sigh. :cry:
but thank you for your highly hospitable welcome. i appreciate that. :rbounce:
Hiya...
Hey.. nope problematio...
BTW, I was told by other divers, that SunFishes are usually found close by cleaning stations (reefs spots) and most often closer to the surface, the reachable depth of ave 28m. Sometimes, some even break the surface too ...
Like catching Whale Sharks n Mantlas...it's all about timing and luck ...
Cheers!
MunWai
Originally posted by kng
YES! The photos are AWESOME... thanks Munwai!! Apparently there is a good chance of spotting them in Bali in the aug/sept season but you must be prepared to go DEEP... eg. 150ft. I guess that means a strobe is a necessity... no$$,
Hey.. nope problematio...
BTW, I was told by other divers, that SunFishes are usually found close by cleaning stations (reefs spots) and most often closer to the surface, the reachable depth of ave 28m. Sometimes, some even break the surface too ...
Like catching Whale Sharks n Mantlas...it's all about timing and luck ...
Cheers!
MunWai
2 weeks before my last trip, the DM saw 2 mola mola at Nusa Pernida. He was shocked too, coz the waters were supposed to be too warm for their liking. It was like 20 - 30 m range. Yeah, that deep sea creature, can really go deep. Hey, my housing is rated for 30m only.
Anyway, Nusa Perneda are ground for advanced divers and I will swear by it. 1st trip there (2 trips ago), the waters were so clear that i did 47m. Only to realise that I narced out. Fortunately, I subconciously held on to the corals & instructed myself to tank-banged for help. The 2 buddies, experience local divers, came over thinking I spoted some small marine life at were my hand is. After I grabbed one's arm and signed at my head is yo-yo, we ascended up. At 44 - 45 m, I recovered. But that left me we a deco dive. Shesh. I forgotten how to read my DC on deco mode. anyway, I have 120 bar and 2 others tank with me, I sat out at 20m till the deco mode is out. Phew.
The 1st dive of the 2nd trip there. Was caught in a very very strong current. Bubbles were blowing sideways, and I was swep away. Got caught in a washing machine that dropped me from 10 - 12 m to almost 40m. There are more to go towards the bottom. I could not read my DC which was in front of my face as the buddles smashed back at my face. Aiyah.....I worry more about my casing & camera man. Inflated my BC to max. This was a doing that only happened on my pool session as a newbie when I didn't know how things worked. Yeah, I didn't shoot to the surface and my DC did not yell !!! This was how strong the down current was. On surfacing and seeing sunlight, I almost cried. Could have been another statisic man. Anyway, the 400hp speed boat too over 5 mins to reach me and another 9 min to pick up the others in the group. That was how far we drifted apart.
Good news was I surfaced with over 120bar on 17 min u/w. Ok, another shallow dive was possible and I insisted that the DM chose an easier location.
The trip I proposed will not have this kind of wild currents.
Yeah, the date is TBA. Depends largely on cheap airfare to Bali (and work schedule too) . I paid S$285 & $375 on both trip.
So we will see.. I missed that massage by Louvenia Beach (northern Bali) S$6 (1.5hrs) and watching the sunset at the same time. Soooo cool.... ;p
At S$1000 for that simple digicam & housing set-up, have to jaga. That is almost the price of my scuba outfit and it beyond the cover of my travel insurance for loss of personal items.
Thank heavens I live to tell this tale.
Anyway, I will want to meet that mola mola under more claim & condition. Not forgetting that elusive 1cm tall "pigmy" seahorse.
Thank heavens I live to tell this tale.
Anyway, I will want to meet that mola mola under more claim & condition. Not forgetting that elusive 1cm tall "pigmy" seahorse.
Originally posted by sehsuan
WOW. that was a whirlpool you hit?
btw, i believe u/w photographers are the smartest of the lot because we have to "jaga" scuba safety issues as well as photo composition and such stuff.
Wooah... washing machine currents are v dangerous, esp when the diver doesn't realise that he's in one and the current is an UP one!! One can easily get swept up to the surface quickly and get bends as a result of the 'quick ascent'. No joke. Looks like nusa penida is not for newbies.
Sehsuan, buy a 2nd hand 4040 lah! Then at least you don't waste your u/w housing!!
Lensman, you'll need a u/w macro lens before you can get a decent photo of the pgymy seahorse - its only 3-5mm tall!!!!
bubbles...bubbles..
Originally posted by kng
Sehsuan, buy a 2nd hand 4040 lah! Then at least you don't waste your u/w housing!!
Lensman, you'll need a u/w macro lens before you can get a decent photo of the pgymy seahorse - its only 3-5mm tall!!!!
where oh where can i find a 2nd hand 4040? oh where oh where can it be?
by the way, how are you folks able to find a 5mm small animal in the vast open sea?
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