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    What kind of goggles are these?

    So I found this freediver, who does a 55m dive in goggles (not a diving mask).
    You can see the goggles up close toward the end of this short vid.



    Does someone know what kind of goggles these are?
    I NEED them



    The woman has a truly beautiful monofin technique too btw
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvOWnl8YCxg

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    I did a search, "freediving goggles"... These could be it too. Scroll to the bottom.
    http://www.learn2freedive.com/gary_l...structor.shtml

    Here is a close up... They are a bit pricey.
    http://scubagearplus.com/proddetail....od=LQV.GOGGLES
    Last edited by Mermaid Jaffa; 06-16-2015 at 01:13 PM.
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    ah no, I didn't even of that xD
    Can try!

    Now that I think of it, most competitive freedivers use goggles rather than masks, probably because every bit of water resistance counts.
    Still, it'd be handy to have squeeze-free diving goggles!
    I hate masks...and they always leak for me ack.

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    Maybe you bought the wrong mask. My first goggles (the type with one large eye area instead of two eye cups) did leak a lot, like a waterfall! But once I got the prototype model (not in shops yet), that is made for Asian face, there was very little leakage. Didn't have to empty each time like the previous one.
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    I have a small mask for "ladies", made leaner and smaller than men's masks, and it's still too wide.
    Same with all goggles.
    The only goggles that don't leak for me is a kid version of Aquasphere.

    So I guess I need to look for a children dive mask (and those mostly are cheap pink plastic things ).

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    You can buy a fluid goggles adapter lens, and make your own pair of fluid goggles using ones that fit you right. It costs less money too.

    http://www.freedivinginstructors.com...&product_id=59

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    Quote Originally Posted by AptaMer View Post
    You can buy a fluid goggles adapter lens, and make your own pair of fluid goggles using ones that fit you right. It costs less money too.

    http://www.freedivinginstructors.com...&product_id=59
    Those are so cool! Wish they made them for prescription goggles too. But I suspect the funny lens in the middle would make the wearer of prescription goggles eyesight worse.
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    Thanks!
    You're right, it seem to be fluid goggles.

    The guys on DeeperBlue say one cannot see much with those, but they probably beat a bulky mask (or not having any xD).
    300$ huh.
    mmh...

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    I guess this is not the real deal?
    http://www.amazon.de/Itm-Standard-Ea...=fluid+goggles

    Strange tidbit:
    the same product (from the same company) costs 150$ on amazon.com and was previously over 200$.
    Must be an error with the price on amazon.de.

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