Purchased for my daughter and great intro fins

Purchased for my daughter and great intro fins - good push and no cramp at all!

Bought for a friend

Bought for a friend - My daughter already has a pair and very happy with them

I currently own a pair of TUSA Expert Zoom fins

I currently own a pair of TUSA Expert Zoom fins, but wanted a lighter pair for travel along with a new mask and snorkel. Basically I was buying kit for travel to replace my older heavier UK diving kit. I bought these Oceanic fins in a package with the Oceanic Shadow mask and snorkel. The Oceanic mask and snorkel are excellent, however the fins I cannot say the same for. I took them out to the Phillipines at Christmas and found the following:- 1) The water escape holes on the top toe end of the foot pocket were so placed that my big toe protruded through my bootie into the hole. Not ideal for hard finning. 2) If found that they were rather more flexible in comparison to my TUSA Expert Zoom fins. However, I continued to dive with them for the duration of my liveaboard and subequent shore dives. In March I went out to Mexico to dive of Cozumel Island near Cancun. The current was very strong and was basically became a few days of drift diving. Here is where these fins let me down. If I needed to kick into the current, maybe to make it to over to the next section of a reef, or just to slow down, I noticed I was kicking infinitely more than the guide or my buddy. My buddy even commented afterwards that my fins were bending heavily. It was exceptionally hard work, and in the end I signalled to my Buddy I wanted to bail out as I was hoovering air and was starting to get a headache. I released my SMB and up we went.(FYI I'm 31 and not unfit) As a result, I went into town that night and bought a pair of Cressi Pro Light fins. Used them the next day and these did the job where the Oceanic fins failed. They alo fitted the bill in terms of being lightweight. So my opinion is, The Oceanic Viper fins are great for snorkelling, great in a quarry, or a location without current. If you get caught in a big current though, You may encounter more work than your bargained for.

Great set of fins

Great set of fins, took a lot of punishment on my recent trip. Only fault i found was that universal spring straps didn't fit, so had to use the straps that came with the fins. As i was in and out of the water several times a day the spring straps would of been better, but the oceanic one's are a little bit to pricey.

A good pair of fins

A good pair of fins. I have used these fins a while now and never suffered any cramp from using them. They are a little light when diving in a drysuit, so you need to be more mindful of air in your legs affecting your buoyancy, but for wetsuit diving they are great. If you don't like the rubber straps you can change them for oceanic's spring straps easily, but I find the rubber straps are tough enough. At this price, you really can't fault these fins. Another great product from Oceanic.

Heavy fins but they help keep my feet in a...

Heavy fins but they help keep my feet in a good position.Well made and will last a long time. For the money I can't think why anyone would buy anything else.

Great fitting fins with a secure clasp

Great fitting fins with a secure clasp.