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HAIGH QUARRY OPENING FOR THE 2012 SEASON IN jANUARY?
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
1/7/2012
No, the season at Haigh Quarry is not opening this weekend! It will open for the 2012 season on Saturday April 7th, but because of our unusually warm weather Tina has decided to give Midwest divers a chance to scratch th...

SCUBA DIVERS LEFT BEHIND IN FLORIDA
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
10/6/2011
The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was investigating RJ Diving Ventures of Miami Florida. The investigation was initiated because the dive operator left behind two tourists while they were scuba diving.   D...

10 WORST MISTAKES MADE BY RECREATIONAL DIVERS
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
9/30/2011
1.      Don’t make safety decisions based on financial considerations! Many fatalities and injuries occur because people want diving, dive training or dive travel to be cheap, easy and fast. Always use the proper equipme...

MSD FORUMS - UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
TOPIC: newbie
nurse1951
Posted: 2/21/2009 9:31:20 PM

Joined on
2/21/2009

 Is it better to purchase an underwater camera or a land camera with a casing?
Dean810
Posted: 2/22/2009 11:44:44 PM

Joined on
5/22/2006

 Do you do a lot of photography now?  What is your budget?  I think that is the issue.  Housings can be very expensive but you have a lot more camera options with that.  But if you are like me, a point and shoot camera would work just fine.
seawitch22
Posted: 2/26/2009 6:30:08 PM

Joined on
8/6/2007

 I bought a Panasonic Lumix-smaller model land camera- and they sell the housing for about $250. I can't find a strobe to fit the top of the housing through Panasonic so I have to look elsewhere. It is a nice camera and was recommended by quite a few friends that own one.