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Post by tomcatpc on Aug 30, 2019 18:01:26 GMT -8
Magnum P.I....have not heard/seen that one in ages, which is sad because I loved it!
I think this mask will see some bottom time on my face, once the "newness" of my Cressi Pinocchio wears off... Love that mask too!!!
Mark
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Aug 30, 2019 21:34:35 GMT -8
DRW, when did low volume masks start showing up? JB The first low-volume mask, JB, showed up in the early 1950s, in the form of the Cressi Pinocchio, here worn by its designer and wartime Italian combat swimmer Luigi Ferraro, who also invented the Cressi Rondine fin:  The UK had a slightly odd 1956 version of this mask called the Typhoon Surf Star:  Luigi Fabbri, who is a great collector of vintage diving gear and runs a wonderful website on the subject explains the underlying rationale of this model at Typhoon Surf Star as follows in the original Italian: "la sagomatura per il naso aveva lo scopo di portare il vetro molto vicino agli occhi, aumentando il campo visivo e riducendo il volume della maschera", which is translated into English as "the nose shape was intended to bring the glass very close to the eyes, increasing the field of vision and reducing the volume of the mask". I'd have to look at my catalogues to establish when most diving masks went over to "low-volume". The process would have been gradual, starting with a few models that turned out to be popular with divers. Personally, as a vintage snorkeller who never dived to great depths, I've always found higher-volume masks perfectly serviceable and indeed better-fitting, because there was more skirt to seal against the face, as shown in the image below from a book I've owned since boyhood:  DRW |
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Post by tomcatpc on Aug 31, 2019 6:35:18 GMT -8
I'm kind of diggin' the DM-22, modern 1970's style. Or a similar mask by Dacor's competitors.
I am glad the Cressi Pinocchio is still being made, even if it is difficult to obtain in the US. I got mine off of Amazon.com two years ago for about $25 (US) and was not disappointed!
I do look forward to diving the DM-10 in the future.
Mark
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