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Old 25th April 2006, 18:48   #3 (permalink)
rewrites
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cornwall, UK
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Re: Thanks to all 'Posters' !

You won't regret it. I took delivery of mine 10 days ago and managed to get in the water with it for the first time yesterday - family commitments meant that it has been sat in its box in the living room enticing me (although I have to confess to several 'armchair' dives - much to the missus enjoyment). I spent a blissful hour at 20 metres watching the large pollack circling above and the colorful wrasse grubbing around in the sand below - excellent!

FWIW - I found using the integrated weight pouches very easy to use and the trim underwater was great - no backache which I used to suffer a little with a separate weight belt. Don't forget the trim pouches tucked away at the top of both sides of the wing for more options.

Walking to the shore, I didn't have the handset strapped to my wrist, so managed to christen it beautifully by swinging it into a rusty iron post - some nice scratches, but no permanent damage - lesson learned

In the water, the unit feels very balanced, although i still feel myself yearning for the clutter-free chest of a backplate and single webbing harness. I did find the position of the hud (even using the 'low' hud mount) obscured my 'vision' - literally - it is hard to see the handset on the left wrist - a few more adjustments required.

Overall, I find the unit a dream to dive - the vision electronics simple and intuitive to operate underwater and above (even downloading the dive profile onto PC was a breeze). The only negative is the harness - built like a battleship and oozing quality workmanship, but just too many d-rings and clips - and a complete PITA to don quickly.
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