who are divers on CS?

[benmah]

Actually for what its worth, getting reliable equipment is more important than buying expensive equipment. We strive for a balance between cost and product reliability. Same with u/w photography equipment be it housing, strobes or lenses.

Personally, when it comes to the equipment that keeps me alive then I think its really naive to skimp. I have heard from my instructor friend that they are people who build their own BCs!!! And as most of us knoe, a regulator even if it fails it doesn't shut down and stop giving you air, in fact it does the opposite and gives too much. So I guess its not a matter of being cheapskate or not, its how much of a balance we are willing to strike. As for equipment that fails because of so called new technology I am glad that what I have today has been tried and tested by the most extreme of divers, tek divers.

Yes, I also agree that salespeople shldn't be pitching sales talks in such forums and also shouldn't be slamming other brands of equipment by saying they are no good or what not. Finally like our u/water photography equipment, maintenance is important and even the best of the best gear will fail if improperly maintained.

 

[Goondoo]

Actually for what its worth, getting reliable equipment is more important than buying expensive equipment. We strive for a balance between cost and product reliability. Same with u/w photography equipment be it housing, strobes or lenses.

Personally, when it comes to the equipment that keeps me alive then I think its really naive to skimp. I have heard from my instructor friend that they are people who build their own BCs!!! And as most of us knoe, a regulator even if it fails it doesn't shut down and stop giving you air, in fact it does the opposite and gives too much. So I guess its not a matter of being cheapskate or not, its how much of a balance we are willing to strike. As for equipment that fails because of so called new technology I am glad that what I have today has been tried and tested by the most extreme of divers, tek divers.

Yes, I also agree that salespeople shldn't be pitching sales talks in such forums and also shouldn't be slamming other brands of equipment by saying they are no good or what not. Finally like our u/water photography equipment, maintenance is important and even the best of the best gear will fail if improperly maintained.

Come on guys....100th page soon!!!!

 

[lovells19]

Actually for what its worth, getting reliable equipment is more important than buying expensive equipment. We strive for a balance between cost and product reliability. Same with u/w photography equipment be it housing, strobes or lenses.

Personally, when it comes to the equipment that keeps me alive then I think its really naive to skimp. I have heard from my instructor friend that they are people who build their own BCs!!! And as most of us knoe, a regulator even if it fails it doesn't shut down and stop giving you air, in fact it does the opposite and gives too much. So I guess its not a matter of being cheapskate or not, its how much of a balance we are willing to strike. As for equipment that fails because of so called new technology I am glad that what I have today has been tried and tested by the most extreme of divers, tek divers.

Yes, I also agree that salespeople shldn't be pitching sales talks in such forums and also shouldn't be slamming other brands of equipment by saying they are no good or what not. Finally like our u/water photography equipment, maintenance is important and even the best of the best gear will fail if improperly maintained.

yeah i agree.. no matter how expensive or good the equipment is, if the user is very careless, or doesn't bother to maintain.. then the equipment is no better off in the end.

sales people who slams other brands are lousy salesperson
if you can sell without having to slam other brands, then you're successful

 

[lovells19]

HAPPY BeeEeeeLated Birthday Underwater sub-Forum kekekeke

:bsmilie:

 

[beivied]

HAPPY BeeEeeeLated Birthday Underwater sub-Forum kekekeke

:bsmilie:

hahaha, thank you lovells!! i was also thinking of it this morning.. hee



Happy Belated Birthday, UWCS!!!! :cheergal:

 

[benmah]

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,285966,00.html?

Saw this in the news. Prob most know abt it already. Sad to see this kind of things happenning.

 

[beivied]

thank you benmah for updating the member with happenings in the dive scene... however, please be reminded we do not encourage speculation and discussion on matters not related to underwater photography. the post shall remain, so that members can read about the newspaper report, but please refrain from further posting about this incident.

thank you~

 

[waisj]

Yo all,

On behalf of me, beivied, siaoon, knightshades and lanxx.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Buy Buy BUY

Cheers

 

[sehsuan]

Yo all,

On behalf of me, beivied, siaoon, knightshades and lanxx.
Cheers

wah, become a Knight already?

ho ho ho.... blurp blurp blurp (bubbles)

 

[lovells19]

Hahahaha Merry merry xmas to all!!!

anyone want to meet up for coffee sat evening?

 

[Nika]

Got a Kyocera S4 on valentine's day..but so sad...no underwater housing in the market. :sticktong

Looking for some opinions in getting a digital camera with housing...
Any ideas???? :dunno:

Considering a olympus c5050z and a canon...but canon was so damn X, gotta burn my bonuses this year on one of them... :bigeyes:

so which dive centre you guys are from?? i am from big bubbles...stanley :think:

 

[bigfatfish]

Anybody here has friends diving in phuket? damage looks bad.

 

[bigfatfish]

newslink

a newsreport from ABC

 

[lanxx]

Mods, I know this is OT, but alot of divers are missing or dead in Thailand as of now.

Same goes of Maldives :cry:
I pray for them.

 

[lanxx]

more then 10,000 dead as of now.

Luckily, Jason, your trip was 1 week+ earlier. :bigeyes:
Or not we would have to worry for you.

 

[Ender]

Hope they r OK.

 

[siaoon]

ya... was so shocked to hear the area of affected areas...

but maybe we shld keep the discussion and well wishes in the other forum?? lets here be only photos related? wat say u ppl?

think there more than enuff forums talking abt this topic liao..

 

[beivied]

more then 10,000 dead as of now.

Luckily, Jason, your trip was 1 week+ earlier. :bigeyes:
Or not we would have to worry for you.

ya, precisely what i was thinking last night..

given that this is a major catastrophe, this thread shall be allowed, provided we do not go into horrible OT. Try to keep to only updates about it than non constructive speculations.

 

[WhyZzzzzz]

Hi,

Paul here, supposed to be in Pulau Weh, which is north of aceh. plane got cancelled from MEDAN to ACEH. So now in MEDAN , flying back to SG tonight.

We still have some friends stuck in Weh and we have no way of contacting them.

 

[stingraytan]

Hi,

Paul here, supposed to be in Pulau Weh, which is north of aceh. plane got cancelled from MEDAN to ACEH. So now in MEDAN , flying back to SG tonight.

We still have some friends stuck in Weh and we have no way of contacting them.

Seemed to me from the map that Sabang got a direct hit... was planning a trip there too.. let's keep our finger's crossed that they are alright. Please update us if your friends had gotten back to you.