How to Choose a Scuba Mask: Fit, Lenses and Price
A mask needs to fit your face and give you a clear view. Here’s what to check at the dive shop, including prescription lenses and replacement parts.
Read the guide →Australia’s #1 Scuba Diving Equipment GuideFind the right scuba gear.
Find the right scuba gear.
For the diving you do.
Buying your first mask, upgrading your dive computer or packing for an Australian dive trip? We’ll help you compare the options and work out what matters for you.
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EXPLORE THE MAKERS
Great gear starts here.
THE EQUIPMENT LIBRARY
Browse all 12 sections Every part of your setup.
Masks, snorkels & fins
Start with comfort, a reliable fit and freedom to move.
Masks · Prescription lenses · Snorkels
Regulators & breathing
Understand the system connecting you to your breathing gas.
First stages · Second stages · Alternate air
Buoyancy & weighting
Explore BCDs, wings, harnesses and weight systems.
Jacket BCDs · Back-inflate BCDs · Backplates
Exposure protection
Build a clothing system for the water and the surface.
Wetsuits · Drysuits · Undersuits
Cylinders & valves
Materials, markings, connections and ownership.
Steel · Aluminium · Valves
Computers & instruments
Make sense of displays, controls and connected instruments.
Computers · Transmitters · SPGsRANKINGS & TOP LISTS
Not sure which gear to choose?
Start with 36 buying shortlists across 12 categories, then compare your favourites head to head. We explain the useful differences and show published scores when the evidence supports them.
BUYING GUIDES
All buying guides →What to check before you buy.
How to Choose Dive Fins for Travel
Compare travel fins, check whether you need boots and find out what will fit in your bag.
Read the guide →
Is It Worth Upgrading Your Dive Computer?
A clearer screen, air integration or a smaller watch: work out what an upgrade would change and what the complete package will cost.
Read the guide →DIVING IN AUSTRALIA
Pack for where you’re diving.
Check gear priorities for the Great Barrier Reef, Ningaloo, Sydney, Port Phillip, Tasmania and Whyalla.
01 / GET STARTED
My first equipment
Find out what you need first, what can wait and what to ask at the dive shop.
02 / LOOK CLOSERImprove my setup
Find the upgrade that solves a real problem, whether that’s fit, a screen you can read or less gear to carry.
03 / EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGETechnical reference
Explore the specialist topics planned for qualified review.
THE FIELD GUIDES
View all guides Get to know the essentials.
Start with our buying guides.
Learn what to check, compare real models and build a shortlist that suits your diving.
Browse the buying guides →BUYING SCUBA GEAR IN AUSTRALIA
A good deal starts with the right questions.
Check the exact model, local servicing, included accessories and the full cost in Australian dollars. Our checklist helps you compare shop quotes and avoid buying a setup twice.
Read the Australian gear buying checklist →Know what you’re buying.
Our guides explain the features. Our product pages link to the specifications and published reviews, so you can check the details yourself.
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