Kim R

Hi Everyone! I'm headed to Socorro, Mexico in December and taking a group of super fun divers! I run a dive community called Designed for Scuba, and we're headed out on the Nautilus Belle Amie, in early December (you'd be back in time for the holidays)! If anyone is looking for a winter getaway, come join us! Details: Dates: Dec 7-15, 2025 (boarding the boat in the evening of Dec 7th) Location: Meeting in Cabo San Lucas (SJD) Pricing: Starts at $3799 p/person & $860 Marine Park fees (reduced for retirees and educators) Link to Additional Details: https://www.designedforscuba.com/encounters/socorro-2025 Check out more about the diving in Socorro. Interested in other locations? We're headed all over into 2026: Fiji, Raja Ampat, Maldives, Palau to name a few, check out the trips here: https://www.designedforscuba.com/encounters and feel free to reach out if you'd like to join: info @ designedforscuba . com Cheers! Kim :)

Yep, headed there Feb 8-11, 2025 before our liveaboard. Love Fuvahmulah.

Hi All, Just wanted to share in case anyone is still planning their 2025 trips or looking for a winter getaway. I'm headed to the Maldives in Feb 2025 and doing a Southern Sharks/Deep South trip. Starting with 3 nights in Fuvahmulah and then onto a 10 night liveaboard from Addu (most southern atoll) diving our way back to Male. If anyone is interested in joining our group. there are a few spots left. The trip does require that you have your AOW and at least 100 dives. We'll be diving in a lot of channels (with current- nothing scary but that's where the sharks/big stuff is) and using our reef hooks (also provided if you don't have one). Here are some details: 📆 Dates: Feb 11-21, 2025 (liveaboard) Feb 8-11, 2025 Fuvahmulah 💵 Starts at $3995.00 per/person (Standard Rooms) - includes the flight down to GAN 🔗 All the details: https://www.designedforscuba.com/encounters/maldives-deep-south-2025 We'll be on the lovely Carpe Novo vessel (pic below/attached). Happy to answer any questions about the trip! Kim

You're welcome to join us in Dec 2025! Headed with a group to Socorro! Can't wait!

I just got an M3 Pro as well (14in). I always max out the specs as much as I can everytime I upgrade since I try to keep them 4-5 years. I also upgraded from a 2020 MBP and there is a huge difference. So far I've only really used Lightroom with it but it's really fast! I too keep all my flies and LR library on an external HD.

That would make a lot of sense, maybe announced at DEMA and released in 2025? (I heard “next year” for a new replacement to the z330s) 🤷‍♀️

You’re welcome to join us in the Maldives in Feb! We had whale sharks, tiger sharks, reef sharks, hammerheads, mantas, etc. in the Deep South. -Kim

Saw your post in Wetpixel but came here to check as well! Feel free to shoot me a PM! Interested in this one! Thx!

Hi Mark! Ah gotcha, sounds like a great plan to me! That’s awesome! We actually are doing a big Raja trip in 2026 but late March into early April! I don’t have it posted yet but can share when I do! Kim 🙂

@Mark H Just catching this thread, and I'm not sure if you're flexible on your timing, but I have a group headed to Puerto Galera (we stay at Edgewater Resort and really like it) in late April/into early May 2025 (as we're combining it with a Palau liveaboard and the flights to Palau work well in/out of Manila). Anyway if that interests you, I'm happy to pass on the details. Love the diving in Puerto Galera (and Philippines in general). Kim 🙂

Hi! Interested in the video lights. Feel free to PM me.

Where was your post 6 months ago! LOL. (I was hunting down the vaccum button for a friend, rebuilding my old a6300 set up and I kept my vacuum button for my a6600 set up). Ah well... I might be interested in the CMC-2 though!

Shoot, just saw your other post too with items for sale. I have N85 extension rings but not N120...

@JS1221 I'm interested in this. Feel free to send me a DM message, etc. to chat further! Thx! Kim

Where on the island is this? I was there in Feb and def didn't see it, but I love it! (And headed back again in Feb).

Wow this is amazing! Thanks for putting all of this together!

Hi Everyone! I'm Kim! Been diving since my teenage years. Just got back from an incredible trip to Indonesia (Lembeh & Raja Ampat). Love it there so much! Based in the SF Bay Area (and nope, don't dive Monterey- too cold for me 😂). I plan and organize dive trips all over the world, but my heart is very much in SE Asia/Maldives, just love the diving over there! Feel free to connect with me/follow along on Insta: @scubagirl812 and @designedforscuba Looking to join a trip with a bunch of fun divers? Feel free to check out the trips here: https://www.designedforscuba.com/encounters. Feel free to reach out and ask any questions! Looking forward to connecting with other divers in this new(er) community! Ah hahha looks like I may have done an intro post back in Dec. Ah well, here I am again! LOL Cheers, Kim

Hello! Happy New Year! Happy to be here. Currently shooting with a Sony a6600 (nauticam set up), an older GoPro and an Insta 360! Lots of fun! Cheers All!