Your mask is probably the most important piece of scuba/snorkeling equipment that you will buy. If it doesn’t fit properly and starts to leak underwater then it will drive you potty. Here are a few tips for choosing a mask:
Finding the Best Fit for Your Mask
Place the mask on your face without putting the strap over your head. Make sure that your hair isn’t caught.
Suck in through you nose and the mask should stick to your face.
Try on as many as possible and you will find one than feels better (seals better) than the others. This is the mask you should buy.
How Well Can A Mask Really Fit?
Just ask Gary!
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Buy a twin lens mask. Prescription lenses cannot be fitted to single lens masks.
Some masks have the option of off-the-shelf prescription lenses. Ask our friendly staff about these options.
Any twin lens mask can be fitted with prescription lenses by an optician. This is more expensive than buying prescription lenses off-the-shelf from a dive shop.
Clear Skirt vs. Black Skirt Masks
Always buy a mask with a silicone skirt. It will keep its shape better and is way more comfortable than silitex.
Clear skirts do give some extra peripheral vision but can allow a bit of glare through in bright conditions and good visibility.
Black skirts can make people feel a little claustrophobic. It is the choice for underwater photographers as glare is reduced.
Black is only for photography? I don't buy that! I don't know a single thing that clear masks are good for. They're not good for spearing, they're not good for craying and they're not good photography. Anything else?
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... written by Rich,
June 15, 2009
I like clear masks for the periferal, and also think they look better! But I'm not that into u/w photography, I just look.
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... written by Dave,
June 15, 2009
There are quite a few company's that will do "stick on" prescripton lenses to Single lens masks as well.
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