Trying New Things 🤩 ⎮ OceanReef Neptune III Full Face Mask 

Have you tried diving with a full face mask? What did you think of it?

I fell in love with full face mask (FFM) diving last year. As a photographer/videographer, I really appreciate the one feature you didn't mention: no fogging...EVER! The lack of fogging and the wide field of vision are key aspects that affect your sight. For boat diving, you don't need to apply non-fog stuff and rinse it in the boat's sink (less sanitary). I use the OTS Guardian. The regulator is off to the side, so the bubbles are a bit more out of the way than the Ocean Reef. It's detachable from the mask, for easier servicing. I also rigged it with a swivel and quick-connect, so there's less hose resistance when I turn my head, and I can switch to a standard regulator (rigged with same) and use a conventional face mask (in case the OTS regulator malfunctions and I don't want to rig another second-stage hose, or some other reason). Like my FFM instructor, you have facial hair, and the skirts on the Ocean Reef and OTS seal really well, even with beards and mustaches. Another benefit: Because it seals your entire face, the FFM keeps you warmer in cold water diving. Both brands furnish ambient breathing (snorkel) valves that allow breathing fresh air at the surface in order to conserve gas (OTS near the top, Ocean Reef at the bottom, which may be more problematic). Finally, both brands are securely strapped on your head, so they won't get knocked or kicked off your face, like a conventional mask. It's great that you showed your training with the mask. It's very important that all divers with FFMs get certified or at least train to remove and put on these masks underwater, in case there's a problem. If any of your viewers are considering buying a FFM, they should try both brands in a pool with an instructor or dive buddy nearby and confirm that their dive shop is trained in servicing the masks' regulators.

Looks like a pretty cool mask! Thanks for showing it to us and giving the pros and cons. I have been curious about them.

I use this all the time on my dives. Highly recommend Ocean reef masks.

Maybe i'll buy it next year the Neptune III

Hi Matthias, now that you’ve had the mask for a while are you still enjoying it as much as you did when you first used it in Egypt?

Looks like a lot of fun.

I will be interested to see the pro and cons and if it is actually any good 🤔

если я когда-нибудь буду заниматься дайвингом, то обязательно куплю себе такую, проблема лишь в том что у нас обычно к декабрю наступает ледниковый период и надо бурить метр льда, чтобы понырять или дожидаться августа и бурить всего лишь 90 см льда))) Благодаря субтитрам понял что маска крутая, жаль не такая крутая как в игре сабнатика

I know I'm a little late to the party, haha. Thank you for posting this video about your initial experience with the OceanReef Neptune III. Now that you've had a little more time with it, and I assume you've been on your Egypt trip with it, do you still like it as much? Also, how do you feel the FFM affects your air consumption? Do you feel that you more/less air than with a conventional mask/regulator setup? Thank you, - Jan

hey how do you equalize your ears in this I bought one but can't seem to figure out it

How well can you talk in it underwater

Be careful of air consumption but you are going to love it....😉

Is the communications component made by OceanReef or is it from a third party? Also, have you tried products from OTS?

Interesting review Matthias ! Still a bit expensive though :-p