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- Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:27 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Coast Vis Recently
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5714
Re: Coast Vis Recently
My brother and a friend dove Waldport last Friday night and had 6-10. I heard it was about the same at Newport the following day. For Oregon in the winter, the viz hasn't been too bad so far this year- most likely since we haven't had a lot of rain.
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:58 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: E-PL1 Users Group
- Replies: 191
- Views: 32658
Re: E-PL1 Users Group
This thread and the one Peter Guy posted about the Adorama deal convinced me to stick a crowbar in my wallet; I ended up buying an E-PL2 from another user on this forum. I'm loving it already, and I can't wait to get better. Here's a couple of my favorite shots so far...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:40 am
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
- Topic: Oly E-PL1 and housing bundle
- Replies: 1
- Views: 366
Re: Oly E-PL1 and housing bundle
Relisted, and expiring today. I figured I would go this route instead of returning it and incurring the freight to get it back to New York...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:28 am
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
- Topic: Oly E-PL1 and housing bundle
- Replies: 1
- Views: 366
Oly E-PL1 and housing bundle
I bought the Adorama bundle but ended up buying an E-PL2 kit from another diver. Don't need both, so the E-PL1 / PT EP01 package is listed on e-bay, and it ends this evening. As noted on the auction, it also comes with the zoom gear and an extra battery. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oly-PEN-E-PL1-with-PT...
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:36 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: SK-7 Sticking
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4434
Re: SK-7 Sticking
Sorry- we pulled it apart at the shop out of curiosity. What kind of oil do you refill them with?
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:00 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: SK-7 Sticking
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4434
Re: SK-7 Sticking
Heh, I replaced my third one in 2 years just today. Apparently, I'm hard on them. Any bubbles in it?
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:44 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 704365
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Siuslaw South Jetty- Florence, Oregon: 6', which was better than I expected...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:24 pm
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: Lighting and strobe workshop report
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2441
Re: Lighting and strobe workshop report
Thanks for posting these reports, Lynne. Makes me think about taking a class or two someday...
- Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:27 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
- Replies: 5425
- Views: 1022347
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Yeah, I wish I had a dollar for every time I told one of my dive buddies to check out this thread
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:36 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: Outrageous Deal on Camera and Housing
- Replies: 81
- Views: 13342
Re: Outrageous Deal on Camera and Housing
Really thinking hard about this. Before I upgrade, I've got some questions for the experts here: -How much "growth" can we get out of these? Peter mentioned the dome, but what other lenses should we be thinking about? Diopters? Anything else? -I currently have a YS-02 strobe since my curre...
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:08 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: New rock scallop reporting requirement
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6231
Re: New rock scallop reporting requirement
One other thing that I believe is new is that scallops are not be removed from the shell in the field, except for immediate consumption. My 2psi is that it would better to leave the shells as close to the taking point as possible because of all the organisms attached, but I don't make the rules.
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:46 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: A pair of dive boats
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1116
Re: A pair of dive boats
Thanks for the comments, guys. It does have an older VP but my brother has plans for a TBI 305. He's a diesel mechanic, so to him carburetors are evil and not to be trusted...
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:31 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: Opinion trawl!!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1376
Re: Opinion trawl!!!!
I made the video-light-must-be-the-best-of-both-worlds mistake a couple of years ago with the Sealife 980. It really wasn't enough light for stills, and it seemed that it scared the fish. I now have a strobe, and the video light is still on my rig- I aim it off to the side and use it as my primary d...
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:39 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: A pair of dive boats
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1116
A pair of dive boats
I remember doing some casual internet searches to find ideas for setting up a dive boat, so I figured I’d payback the knowledge I gained by posting some shots of the two boats my group dives off of. First is an 18’ open tri-hull my brothers and I went in on together. Ugly White Boat has been in our ...
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:32 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Non current sensitive "off the beaten path" dive sites?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 10090
Re: Non current sensitive "off the beaten path" dive sites?
I got to thinking- some of the coolest rock structure I've seen has been in rivers. I have no idea what you washingonians have up there, but it might be worth looking into for late summer / early fall. There's current (duh), but it can be manageable and predictable. As an example, around here we div...
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:39 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Small fish in Lingcods mouth?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2423
Re: Small fish in Lingcods mouth?
I'm not sure- we had different buddies. He mentioned it afterwards; he took some pics, but they didn't turn out too well. As an aside, I was surprised how big some of the lings were there- one of them looked like it could eat a small child.
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:58 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Small fish in Lingcods mouth?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2423
Re: Small fish in Lingcods mouth?
I know this is an old thread, but it's as good a place as any to mention something my brother saw last weekend. We were diving the Pinnacle in Hood Canal when he found a squat lobster cleaning a ling. Any one else ever see something like this?
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:27 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Non current sensitive "off the beaten path" dive sites?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 10090
Re: Non current sensitive "off the beaten path" dive sites?
Last winter a few of us made some dives off the public boat ramp in Gig Harbor. Not the most exciting dives ever from a critter standpoint, but there were tons of different nudibranchs. It was mostly about bottles and the other sort of man-made detritus you'd expect in a muck dive. Might be worth a ...
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:38 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Thursday Crew Takes Over Sund Rock! - Vid and Pics Added!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1495
Re: Thursday Crew Takes Over Sund Rock!
Nice- I might be diving there this weekend and would love to finally see a Brotula. Where was it hanging out?
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:12 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: 2012 favorites
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5520
Re: 2012 favorites
Thanks for the thread, Lynne. I'm totally outclassed here, but I'll post a couple of my favs anyways. DSC07135.JPG RIL on a pinnacle offshore out of Newport, OR DSC07212.JPG Kind of a lousy pic from a technical standpoint, but it was sure cool seeing this big old Chinook in a 30' hole in the McKenzi...
- Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:38 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Les Davis 12/21
- Replies: 5
- Views: 777
Re: Les Davis 12/21
Just out of curiosity, what kind of camera rig are you shooting now? Those are nice macro shots.
- Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:37 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3419
Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon
From the Newport area north and from Charleston south you can find diving like that. I've never been lucky enough to get that good of visibility, but even with 10-ft of viz, the diving is spectacular. It's so hit or miss as to whether you can even get across the bars, though- more often than I'd lik...
- Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:22 am
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
- Replies: 5425
- Views: 1022347
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Sorry to hear that, Jan. Hopefully you'll be back in the water soon...
- Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:44 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Dry suits... What do you dive?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3070
Re: Dry suits... What do you dive?
I've got a USIA bag suit that I bought used for $500. I use the USIA undergarment that it came with, along with a thin performance-type shirt and bottom (mostly for moisture wicking if we're hiking or swimming a ways). That combo is fine for temps down to mid to low 40's. Colder than that, I add fle...
- Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:54 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Down the memory line
- Replies: 377
- Views: 214757
Re: Down the memory line
Thanks, Jan- I've been looking forward to these posts