Black OMS mask any good?

[David Pye]

Hi all,

Thinking about buying one of these:

SCUBA Dive Masks http://www.OMSdive.com

(The black techie-looking one).

Anyone any thoughts on these?

David

[pieater]

Originally Posted by David Pye

Hi all,

Thinking about buying one of these:

SCUBA Dive Masks http://www.OMSdive.com

(The black techie-looking one).

Anyone any thoughts on these?

David

Does it fit your face? Unless you can try one on I wouldn't bother just trusting the blurb on t'internet.

[David Pye]

I admit that was something I was a bit concerned about....

I suppose it was a bit of a silly question to ask "Would this mask fit my face?"

I'm not sure who (other than divers warehouse, nowhere near me) stocks em...

David

[Lou]

Originally Posted by David Pye

I admit that was something I was a bit concerned about....

I suppose it was a bit of a silly question to ask "Would this mask fit my face?"

I'm not sure who (other than divers warehouse, nowhere near me) stocks em...

David

Why do you want that one? Or do you just want a black "techie-looking" mask? If it is just black then look at Beaver Atomics (fit most folk apparently) and Oceanic Shadows (or Mini Shadows). Both good masks (we have them both and no problems from either, although the Beaver is quite new)

[Harlequin]

Hiya mate

I use a design with side windows. Doesn't give good peripheral vision but it certainly freaks buddies out when they signal OK and you signal back without turning your head

Anything to keep me neck dry

[David Pye]

Hi Lou,

I'm not particularly set on that one, just quite like the look of OMS stuff in general, and want a mask with black skirts (oh, okay, I want the techie look! )

I'm not particularly fond of Beaver stuff in general, but I may well change my mind on that - I've not seen the Atomic mask in the flesh.

David

[David Pye]

My current mask is the Scubapro Cool Vue, which has got 'side windows', but I don't really like it that much to be honest. You see too many things out of the corner of your eye, but not well enough to be useful!

[Owenter]

Bought one, it broke on first outing, took it back and bought a regular cheapy one instead, 40 dives later still going strong. Better to find a comfy one that fits whether it's black, clear or pink with green spots.

[Lou]

Originally Posted by David Pye

Hi Lou,

I'm not particularly set on that one, just quite like the look of OMS stuff in general, and want a mask with black skirts (oh, okay, I want the techie look! )

I'm not particularly fond of Beaver stuff in general, but I may well change my mind on that - I've not seen the Atomic mask in the flesh.

David

I know Beaver stuff has a bad rep - justifiably so in some cases, but the mask is actually really good. Very low profile and extremely comfortable. It is frameless, like the Oceanic Shadows and so far cooler than the OMS one

[pieater]

I've got one of the Apeks black skirted things. When I tried it, I wasn't bothered about the skirt colour, it's the fit that counts. As an aside, one of the rollers in the buckles fell out after about 20 dives. I emailed Apeks and got a replacement in the post FOC.