Anyone with experience using the HydroOptix 4.5d Mask?

LOL, might be the price tag.
Then again if it keeps you from running into things like... ship
wrecks.


On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1) wrote:

~|>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>
~|>
~|>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks and
questions.
~|>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>bj



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

LOL, might be the price tag.
Then again if it keeps you from running into things like... ship
wrecks.


On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1) wrote:

~|>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>
~|>
~|>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks and
questions.
~|>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>bj



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

LOL, might be the price tag.
Then again if it keeps you from running into things like... ship
wrecks.


On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1) wrote:

~|>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>
~|>
~|>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks and
questions.
~|>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>bj



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

LOL, might be the price tag.
Then again if it keeps you from running into things like... ship
wrecks.


On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1) wrote:

~|>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>
~|>
~|>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks and
questions.
~|>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>bj



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

LOL, might be the price tag.
Then again if it keeps you from running into things like... ship
wrecks.


On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1) wrote:

~|>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>
~|>
~|>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks and
questions.
~|>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>bj



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

LOL, might be the price tag.
Then again if it keeps you from running into things like... ship
wrecks.


On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1) wrote:

~|>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>
~|>
~|>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks and
questions.
~|>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>bj



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

LOL, might be the price tag.
Then again if it keeps you from running into things like... ship
wrecks.


On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1) wrote:

~|>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>
~|>
~|>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks and
questions.
~|>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>bj



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

Hmmm, given all that, then I think I'll just get a prescription mask
so I can see my console. Damn those progressive Lenses.

Thanks for the feed back, much appreciated.



On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:11:50 -0700, Rich Lockyer
<rlockyer@linkline.DONTSPAMME.com> wrote:

~|>On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1)
wrote:
~|>
~|>>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>>
~|>>
~|>>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks
and questions.
~|>>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>Put one on and dunked my head at the show in Long Beach.
~|>
~|>I'm slightly nearsighted... -.5 and -.75. Not bad... my night
vision
~|>suffers a little and I only use glasses for driving at night when
I'm
~|>tired.
~|>
~|>I'm not nearsighted enough to use these things.
~|>It's fuzz-city. Can't see how many fingers I'm holding up.
~|>
~|>To counter it, they sell you boxes of disposable contacts that are,
~|>IIRC, something like a -4 'scrip.
~|>
~|>The FOV of the thing IS all it's cracked up to be, but it is not a
low
~|>volume mask, and you have to be willing to put up with:
~|>
~|>1 - Wearing contacts... and able to put them in on a rolling dive
boat
~|>in a salt-air environment.
~|>2 - Being EXTREMELY far-sighted on the boat between dives, unless
you
~|>want to do the contact drill between dives, in which case, you'll
want
~|>a case for your contacts.
~|>
~|>
~|>
~|> --- Rich
~|> http://richlockyer.tripod.com/



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

Hmmm, given all that, then I think I'll just get a prescription mask
so I can see my console. Damn those progressive Lenses.

Thanks for the feed back, much appreciated.



On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:11:50 -0700, Rich Lockyer
<rlockyer@linkline.DONTSPAMME.com> wrote:

~|>On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1)
wrote:
~|>
~|>>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>>
~|>>
~|>>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks
and questions.
~|>>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>Put one on and dunked my head at the show in Long Beach.
~|>
~|>I'm slightly nearsighted... -.5 and -.75. Not bad... my night
vision
~|>suffers a little and I only use glasses for driving at night when
I'm
~|>tired.
~|>
~|>I'm not nearsighted enough to use these things.
~|>It's fuzz-city. Can't see how many fingers I'm holding up.
~|>
~|>To counter it, they sell you boxes of disposable contacts that are,
~|>IIRC, something like a -4 'scrip.
~|>
~|>The FOV of the thing IS all it's cracked up to be, but it is not a
low
~|>volume mask, and you have to be willing to put up with:
~|>
~|>1 - Wearing contacts... and able to put them in on a rolling dive
boat
~|>in a salt-air environment.
~|>2 - Being EXTREMELY far-sighted on the boat between dives, unless
you
~|>want to do the contact drill between dives, in which case, you'll
want
~|>a case for your contacts.
~|>
~|>
~|>
~|> --- Rich
~|> http://richlockyer.tripod.com/



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~

Hmmm, given all that, then I think I'll just get a prescription mask
so I can see my console. Damn those progressive Lenses.

Thanks for the feed back, much appreciated.



On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:11:50 -0700, Rich Lockyer
<rlockyer@linkline.DONTSPAMME.com> wrote:

~|>On 01 Jun 2004 02:30:12 GMT, bjames1@aol.comspamfree (BJAMES1)
wrote:
~|>
~|>>>Your opinion and how has it held up?
~|>>>
~|>>
~|>>We've got one on display in the shop. Sure gets a lot of looks
and questions.
~|>>And it's held up just fine....right there on display, in the shop.
~|>
~|>Put one on and dunked my head at the show in Long Beach.
~|>
~|>I'm slightly nearsighted... -.5 and -.75. Not bad... my night
vision
~|>suffers a little and I only use glasses for driving at night when
I'm
~|>tired.
~|>
~|>I'm not nearsighted enough to use these things.
~|>It's fuzz-city. Can't see how many fingers I'm holding up.
~|>
~|>To counter it, they sell you boxes of disposable contacts that are,
~|>IIRC, something like a -4 'scrip.
~|>
~|>The FOV of the thing IS all it's cracked up to be, but it is not a
low
~|>volume mask, and you have to be willing to put up with:
~|>
~|>1 - Wearing contacts... and able to put them in on a rolling dive
boat
~|>in a salt-air environment.
~|>2 - Being EXTREMELY far-sighted on the boat between dives, unless
you
~|>want to do the contact drill between dives, in which case, you'll
want
~|>a case for your contacts.
~|>
~|>
~|>
~|> --- Rich
~|> http://richlockyer.tripod.com/



~~~Fortes Fortuna Juvat~~~
~~~~~Veritas Vincit~~~~~~~