LOMO MASK'S

In this issue I continue my recent theme of bringing to your attention, great high quality products that are sold at low, reasonable prices.

Lomo are a Glasgow based firm Specialising in water sports gear and wetsuits. They have been around for a few years now and I have reviewed a few of their products. In fact it would be safe to say the produce my favourite piece of kit! My bright yellow 7mm dive hood which will keep me warm right through the winter. They have now added a range of mask’s to their range of dive kit. There is a range of around 8 masks starting at a £18 price tag and this is for a mask with a high quality silicone skirt, supplied in a nice strong mask box! The vast majority of masks are priced around £20 with only 1 the Alumino Mask topping £32. Top of the range and less than half the price of similar mask’s from the big name producers.

I was sent over 2 masks to try out here is how I found them.-

1) The black mask –

NAME:- TECHNO

PRICE:- £25

I was drawn to this mask because of its black silicone skirt; I prefer this when working with the camera as it reduces all those reflections in shallow water. This one’s frame has an interesting design and it certainly fitted my face well, the skirt made a great seal. Buckles and straps are fairly standard and are easy to use.

2) The clear mask-

NAME:- NITRO

PRICE:- £23

This one came with a clear skirt and it bore a striking resemblance to my Cressi Sub Matrix Mask. The feel of the silicone skirt was very similar. In fact the only clear difference was that I paid twice as much for the matrix. Once again the straps and buckles are standard and easy to use.

Choosing a dive mask is a matter of personal choice as everybody’s face is different. All I can say is the two above masks fitted my face like limpet mines and the nose pockets comfortably encased my nose.

If you are in the market for a new mask I would recommend you take a look at LOMO’s website as the masks are all on clear display there, or if you are based in Glasgow pop in and see the guy’s.

UK Telephone 0141 221 7674
Fax 07092 007159
Lines are open 10-6pm Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat.
e-mail us:- admin@ewetsuits.com

Or visit:-
Lomo Watersport
Lomo House
104 Hydepark Street
Glasgow
G3 8BW
UK

Website www.ewetsuits.com

SUPERB U12 FROM EYEMOUTH

Hi All Sorry about the delay in posting something new, there have been 2 reasons for this; mainly snow and ice! Yes the season has had a very slow start on the East coast of Scotland this year due to the adverse conditions and i have been limited to a couple of training dives. However, the season started yesterday with a stupendous dive on the U12 in fantastic 10-15 metre visibility. I was out with Marine Quest taking advantage of a lul in the bad weather. We were rewarded for the effort with amazing conditions if somewhat cold with water temperatures hovering around 5 Celsius. So shiver me timbres and all that! I don't think my pictures have done justice to the dive but hopefully they will give you an idea of how good the dive was.

Another reason for the delay in my postings is that i have also been working on a big project that will come into fruition later in the year so please keep your eyes peeled to the site for further details appearing shortly.

Mike

Happy 2010

Hi All,
The Heavy snow and Ice have certainly curtailed diving activities over the festive period. I have managed to get some nice winter topside images though! The cold snap looks to be thawing now so hopefully i will be able to get back in the water soon. Anyway i hope you all have a great 2010 and please keep watching this space for all that is going on in diving around Scotland

WOULD YOU LIKE MIKE CLARKS UNDERWATER IMAGES IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

Hi All,

I hope you are enjoying my blog, there are certainly many more interesting articles and images in the pipeline. This is just a wee blog to let you know that after a bit of difficulty with my Photobox photo gallery, I have now been able to update them. I have also added a topside gallery full of Castles and Birds, with lots more wildlife to be added in due course.

The Galleries on Photobox show only a fraction of my work, so if you are after a print of something from above or below the waves but cant see it on that site, just give me a mail with your requirements and i will look out relevant material. So if you fancy something for your nearest and dearest please do take a look at the images in the my prints section of the website and i will get it delivered before Santa arrives.

all the best and have a great Christmas and New Year.

Mike Clark

MIKE CLARK DIVES K17 AT LAST

A weather window appeared and Marine Quest took advantage of it. I was surprised when Jim told me the trip to K17 was on. I had dived the K4 B4 but K17 was new to me and i was really looking forward to the trip. Here are a brief selection of my images from the trip. It was very hard work getting these images as the tide was fierce. I would think that there are very few pictures if any at all of this shipwreck. A more expansive article will feature in due course. Thanks Marinequest.