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Not about Belize but yes about Agressor. I have been in a dive trip in the red sea on the Agressor Red Sea II 3 weeks ago, I was told it was a luxyry boat, they charge as a luxury boat. It's not, it's a normal boat with the normal services in the red sea, the staff made the difference. They were fantastic, but the boat on itself, old and normal.
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Inexpensive Chinese video lights
atus replied to Jukka-Pekka Salmenkaita's topic in Lights, Strobes, and Lighting Technique
Well, it's your opinion. I have 2 of them, and almost 4 of my partners have it also. We all also use it in night dives (medium power, full power is too much for me in a night dive) the ones who run video use it to lit the scene and the ones who takes pictures like me, use it as a focus light. I don't see any reason to buy it from Amazon for double the price. And I don't need to read any opinion in Amazon. I have my own experience over the years with this torch. Trust me, for 40-50 euros you won't find anything better. I have no idea the real power they give, but for sure more than the 800 euros Sola torches. I would probably buy this lux meter just for couriosity, even I don't trust a lot in a 40 euros lux meter 😉 -
Inexpensive Chinese video lights
atus replied to Jukka-Pekka Salmenkaita's topic in Lights, Strobes, and Lighting Technique
Well, I usually would agree you, but in this case, at least with the torches that I have linked, not . I have one of that torches for about long 4 years and still working fine. I know it doesn't give 20.000 lumen, the color temperature it's not bad, but everytining always can improve, and the batteries are 4x18650, an standar nowadays. I had torches that I paid more than 400 euros than lasted just two years. My dive buddy had two Sola, he paid 800 euros each some years ago. Those ones lasted 2 years, after that time they flooded and the factory simply said that were out of warranty. -
Inexpensive Chinese video lights
atus replied to Jukka-Pekka Salmenkaita's topic in Lights, Strobes, and Lighting Technique
Me and my friends are using these torches for years, they definitevely do the job, obviously they don't give the 20.000 lumen announced, but for the price...We mostly use it as a focus torch, for night dives and some of my friends which do video with a gopro use two of them to lit the scene. https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005002229906611.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.294c64aa2cEV1q&algo_pvid=a55182d1-8cad-4e0a-aec4-9edb91bbf71d&algo_exp_id=a55182d1-8cad-4e0a-aec4-9edb91bbf71d-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis!EUR!43.49!43.49!!!329.72!329.72!%40211b65de17291032517964201e3bac!12000019441952825!sea!ES!2040584551!X&curPageLogUid=WMAxGCVtkZyG&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch|query_from%3A -
Amazing, that encounters are the reason for I started diving.
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atus started following Red Sea wrecks and reefs 2024
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We recently arrived from the Red Sea. We made the north route, reefs and wrecks. Special thanks to @hedonist222his speed has allowed that the housing for replace my old one arrived on time for the trip. I just wanted to show you some pictures of the beautiful trip we made.
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My spares for a trip... -O rings -Fiber Optic cables -Trigger -Batteries for the strobes, for the trigger and for the vaccum sensor -Velcro -Tie wraps -tape -An extra strobe -Allen keys And this is not an spare, but is the most important, my Leatherman Charge Tool. In all my trips, for diving and with my other hobby, motorbikes, I always carry the Leatherman, and in every single trip I have used it.
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Thank you so much to @hedonist222 I recently purchase from him a housing. He has been, keen, nice and quick, I absolutely recommend him as a seller.
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Destination, Resort, Dive Guide and Critter-Spotter Recommendations
atus replied to TimG's topic in Trip Reports & Travel
Yes, they do, but with a very small boat, so only about 8 people allowed. -
Best diving in Europe during winter months?
atus replied to sinetwo's topic in Trip Reports & Travel
Yep, it's a bit deep, about 35 meters more or less. The problem is that it's not easy to go. That dive it's located out of the reserve. And because of the winds there are only few times in the year that it's possible to go. i was lucky enough to be there. The name of that eels is Heteroconger longissimus there is a huge garden of that eels in a dive site called "el desierto" i've been told that it's more than 1 km long large. They start in around 25 m depth. And it's a challenge to take them a good picture. I know the Rafa Herrero's work but I have never meet him. -
Lightroom CC Question - How to Delete from NAS
atus replied to Apneagraph's topic in Shooting Technique, Workflow and Editing
If you are new to Lightroom, and assuming your Nas is linked with your Nas, get the habit of everything you want to do with the pictures you do it from LR. So select the pictures, go to the file "picture" and the last option must be delet all selected pictures. You will get two opttion, delete only for LR or delete from your harddisk. Choose delete form your hard disk and it's done. -
Best diving in Europe during winter months?
atus replied to sinetwo's topic in Trip Reports & Travel
Sorry, I wanted to link the gallery and I don't know how to undo this mess.... This is the link to the gallery... https://www.flickr.com/photos/atussub/albums/72157717702398828/ -
Best diving in Europe during winter months?
atus replied to sinetwo's topic in Trip Reports & Travel
Not a single coral reef. El hierro is known by the grouoers, there are lots of them and they are very friendly. And there are lots of them because the people discovered than groupers are more valuable in the sea than in your dish. So they don't fish it, furthermore, right in front of them there is the marine reserve "el mar de las calmas" where only local fishermen are allow to work and there is a real surveillance of the marine reserve with big fines when doing bad. A part of groupers you can find lots of trunmpet fish, parrot fish "endemic vieja canaria", thousands of fire worms, morey eels...really many fish. Their star dive spot is a vulcano named "el bajón", an spot with strong current but plenty of fish. Here you can see my El Hierro pictures on flickr from my last trip there in 2021 -
Best diving in Europe during winter months?
atus replied to sinetwo's topic in Trip Reports & Travel
I've been at El Hierro 2 times, great place, great food, great diving, but I wouldn't say the best diving in Spain, There's a few spots almost the same good, but El Hierro is very budget friendly, in fact, the last time I've been there, I made 10 days with 800 euros, all the meals and beers at the retaurants and 3 dives per day, two in the morning and a night dive everyday. There are up to 12 dive center in La Restinga. Cabo de Palos in Mediterranean Mainland of Spain is another must to go, but althought meals and hotels are budget friendly, diving is definitively not budget friendly. And for photography is complicated, currents, bad visibility, depth... Illes Medes in the mediterranean north of Spain could fit you, but i don't really know how many dive centers are open in wintertime. And, my home, Balearic islands. I live in Ibiza, only a single dive center remains open in winter, but if you like to dive from the shore there is a filling air station. If you love Posidonia, and all its critters, easy to find if you know how and you have the patience, that could be your place. But again, it isn't budget friendly, in fact it's the most expensive. In Mallorca, the same than Ibiza, but could be a bit cheaper, the El Toro marine reserve is spectacular. But mediterranean is a very weather changing place, nobody could warranty that you come and can dive. -
Destination, Resort, Dive Guide and Critter-Spotter Recommendations
atus replied to TimG's topic in Trip Reports & Travel
I would like to add in Tulamben, Bali. Matahari resort, good accomodation, the dive center is 10 meters away from the restaurant and swimming pool. Amazing dive spot just infront of the resort, black water, the best creature spotter guide I have ever seen... Fantastic place for macro shooting. I have been twice and I will probably return.