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Scuba Forum / General / July 2006prescription masks
How does one go about buying one of these? > How does one go about buying one of these? Numerous places. Many online. You can spend anywhere from less than a hundred to $1,000 Also depends heavily on which mask you choose. >> How does one go about buying one of these? > > Numerous places. > > Many online. Anywhere not online? Care to point me in the right direction? > Anywhere not online? Care to point me in the right direction? Your local dive shop should carry lenses; http://shop.divebooty.com/6108.html http://www.bizrate.com/scubadiving_snorkelingequipment/oid323558899.html http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=scuba%20prescription%20lenses&btnG=Google+Se arch&sa=N&tab=wf You just have to have a mask that the lenses will fit, or you can get the applique type, or contacts. > >> How does one go about buying one of these? > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Anywhere not online? Care to point me in the right direction? http://www.prescriptiondivemasks.com/ http://www.sonic.net/~scubavsn/zap_page/ http://www.rxdivemask.com/  SignatureArt >> >> How does one go about buying one of these? >> > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.prescriptiondivemasks.com/ I've used these folks before and can recommend their work. I liked it well enough that I'm going to use them again. > http://www.sonic.net/~scubavsn/zap_page/ > http://www.rxdivemask.com/ Signaturedillon JAFO > How does one go about buying one of these? find your prescription - give to your local dive shop > How does one go about buying one of these? Two way I used, though both invovled going to my LDS a) they had a mask that had pre-made prescription lenses - while not a perfect fit, they did match my rescription well enough. This is now my backup b) ordered a prescription mask that wouldmatch my prescription exactly. In this case, t was a seaview mask witht he color-correcting lenses - they didnt have pre-made lenses so it had to be a custom order. Dennis > How does one go about buying one of these? http://makeashorterlink.com/?P2952166D :-) http://www.prescriptiondivemasks.com/ SignaturePopeye "Best thing for him, really, his therapy was going nowhere." -Dr. Hannibal Lector. www.finalprotectivefire.com > How does one go about buying one of these? There are a few different ways to go on this. 1. Skip the prescription and just go with a diopter corrected mask. This works great for those that are mildly nearsighted and don't have astigmatism or need bifocals. If you can use the off the shelf glasses at the super market drug department, then these will work just fine. On a positive note, since these are always twin lenses, should you break one, you can order a single eye replacement with no problem. The limitation is that there are usually only one or two masks per company that they sell diopter corrected lenses for and fit may not be perfect unless you get lucky. Plan on about $50-90 for the mask and $35-90 per eye for the lenses. 2. Find a store that sells a full prescription mask. This way, they are dispensing optically correct lenses that are made just for you. Seavision is the most popular sold in dive shops. However, they can run you $200+. 3. Find a mask that really fits you well and you like. It can be any design, color, skirt type, shape and lens type you want. I have a large tri-view while my wife has a fairly compact single lens mask. Then send it in with your prescription and have the custom corrected glass bonded to the inside of your mask. Mask cost is all over the board depending on personal preference ($25-100) and the bonded lenses are around $100-120 for the set. The drawback to bonding is that you need to pay around $20to have the lenses changed out when you go to a different mask. Hope that helps Just my $.02 SignatureRay Contreras =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Webmonkey for: http://www.ossystems.com http://www.bobs-garage.com http://www.clanwolverine.org http://www.rayzplace.com >> How does one go about buying one of these? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > This works great for those that are mildly nearsighted and don't have > astigmatism or need bifocals. Yeah, that's not me. I run about -6 in both eyes with pretty severe astigmatism. If thats not corrected, I might as well not even wear a mask. <g> > 3. Find a mask that really fits you well and you like. It can be any > design, color, skirt type, shape and lens type you want. I have a large [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > $100-120 for the set. The drawback to bonding is that you need to pay > around $20to have the lenses changed out when you go to a different mask. That's probably what I'd do. I really like the mask I have now. Guess the issue is then if I ever want to dive with contacts in, I;d have to get a different mask. > That's probably what I'd do. I really like the mask I have now. Guess > the issue is then if I ever want to dive with contacts in, I;d have to get > a different mask. Or replacement lenses for the one you have. Actually, having an extra mask is a pretty good idea. I was real happy one of the people on a local boat did. Imagine sitting there as the boat leaves the dock and just after it's too late to do anything about it, having the mask you've been using for . . . well, for a long time, fall into three pieces in your hand. Not cool. Lee > > That's probably what I'd do. I really like the mask I have now. Guess > > the issue is then if I ever want to dive with contacts in, I;d have to get [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > too late to do anything about it, having the mask you've been using for . . > . well, for a long time, fall into three pieces in your hand. Not cool. 3 pieces? That's no big deal... imagine setting a perfectly good mask down and picking it up only to find that the lens has completely shattered somehow. Hundreds of lens "shards" everywhere. > 3 pieces? That's no big deal... imagine setting a perfectly good mask > down > and picking it up only to find that the lens has completely shattered > somehow. Hundreds of lens "shards" everywhere. Tough call. With a shattered lens, you knew there was a problem right away. Holding a mask, frame and lens in my hand, it took me a few minutes to figure out what was wrong . . . as the boat pulled further from the dock. Neither is something I'd look forward to doing again. Lee > > 3 pieces? That's no big deal... imagine setting a perfectly good mask > > down [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Neither is something I'd look forward to doing again. Luckily, I wasn't on a boat when it happened. Not so luckily, I didn't have a spare. The only good thing about it was that I hadn't paid for the trip as such so I wasn't out a bunch of money. > Luckily, I wasn't on a boat when it happened. Not so luckily, I didn't > have > a spare. I didn't either. Lucky for me, someone else did. I do now. Lee >>> That's probably what I'd do. I really like the mask I have now. Guess >>> the issue is then if I ever want to dive with contacts in, I;d have to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > and picking it up only to find that the lens has completely shattered > somehow. Hundreds of lens "shards" everywhere. Better somewhere else than on your face. > How does one go about buying one of these? Did you try your local dive shop? Jay http://www.divewithjay.com > How does one go about buying one of these? i have a look US divers mask, went to the shop, gave them my prescription (-4.25), we rounded down to -4 which was the closest lense they had, popped them in and i was off. $60 for the mask, and i think $30 a lense but i could be wrong. works - perfectly-. >> How does one go about buying one of these? > > i have a look US divers mask, went to the shop, gave them my > prescription (-4.25), we rounded down to -4 which was the closest lense > they had, popped them in and i was off. $60 for the mask, and i think > $30 a lense but i could be wrong. works - perfectly-. I have a feeling mine would be more expensive...I'm around -6.5 in both eyes with a pretty extreme astigmatism. I actually tried regular contacts once and it didn't do much good, so I think if I got good lenses in a mask, it would be pretty expensive. I'm starting to think that just a backup pair of contacts might be the way to go. > I have a feeling mine would be more expensive...I'm around -6.5 in both > eyes with a pretty extreme astigmatism. Off the shelf lenses tend to be pretty consistently priced. Your astigmatism, however, would probably be a problem. You are likely to need to have a lens specifically ground for you or have lenses ground by a regular lab, bonded to your mask. Either method is more expensive than inserting off the shelf lenses. Lee |
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