

O2 analyzer is interesting, but the gold standard Analox is so easy to use, I feel like this is just one more thing to keep track of.Īt some point, feature creep has taken over. iX3M Reb - Rebreather support with ten mixes and three diluents.iX3M Tech+ - Up to ten gas mixes and greater configuration of the algorithms.iX3M Deep - Entry. Pitch and roll? I can't say I can think of a situation where I'd need this.

We've gotten to the point where in-camera metering is excellent for what we do, and it's not like you're going to shove you wrist in a fish's face to get a meter reading. Yesterday I had a great dive, 20m 90', with my friend Brandon Yancey, testing out my DoubleVision rebreather and it's new device, the DVSV (Double Vision. What good is a magnetometer if you're diving steels? If it's detuned that much that a pair of steels a foot and a half away don't affect it, how good is it going to be at finding anything?Ī light meter? I'm not sure what the point is. Entry and exit points, cool, but nothing to drool over. GPS? Ok, except it doesn't work underwater so really it's only got limited use. Maximum of flexibility, reliability and performance. At some point though, they're just packing more stuff in to say they can pack more stuff in.
