Advantages: Adjustable lenses for short-sight, peripheral vision panels Disadvantages: Overpriced, cheaper alternatives available, awkward to adjust
a greater sense of all-round vision than do normal facemasks. The Esa has panels below each eye which allow for viewing below and the manufacturer recommends that this is useful for viewing diving gauges and weighbelts, or just seeing what is directly underneath you. There are also side panels which give peripheral vision, useful to stop you scraping against coral or banging into other divers. The mask is also recommended for divers with sight problems and both the main lenses and bottom panels can be specially adjusted for short sighted divers.
♣♣♣ My experiences ♣♣♣
I had the opportunity to try this mask out a couple of times on short dives recently instead of my usual bog-standard mask. The mask is certainly quite snug fitting and I have to say I didn't find it all that easy to adjust: the maker ...
cladach29 25.09.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Mares Esa Mask
Advantages: Leak free, looks good Disadvantages: None!
First things first - the actual name of the product is:
Mares Lirica TechBlack! Not that I'm trying to be difficult - but I thought I'd be accurate!
I was looking for a mask which fitted me well without the need to perform a power inhale just to get it to fit my face: this mask fits the bill perfectly. I actually discovered the Lirica range whilst flicking through the Mares catalogue and thought that it looked like a stylish bit of kit to own... oh like so many divers, don't I base my decisions on the most important aspects! Anyway, having gained an interest in it, I obviously wanted to try it for fit - so, a couple of days later - at the NEC dive show, I tried on a foul looking yellow version and asked the people at the stall if they had the techblack... to which I was replied "sorry mate, they don't make it in black" - hmmm, having ...
