Cressi First Dive Mask with Inclined Lenses for Scuba Diving : Focus: Made in Italy

This product worked great for me. I was able to get a "prescription" corrective Cressi lens for each eye. Get your scrip and reduce by 0.25 (how much water magnifies) and round down nearest 0.5 stock lens size. I used correction lens of -4.5 left and -4.0 right and it worked fantastically for me.I got a good description and the suggestion to use a cell phone pry tool on a dive forum and also watched a YT video to change out the lenses. The plastic pry too worked great and if you review where the tabs are you can disassemble and substitute the lenses very straightforwardly. There is no astigmatism correction on the lenses but under water is wasn't noticeable for me.The mask itself fit my smaller face very well. It looks a little large on the face for me. Although a dive mask seems a little overkill for a snorkeling experience, the total expense was completely worthwhile. If you can't see the shape detail of tree leaves without glasses, you aren't going to see much underwater for small fish, coral, etc. This mask is a great option for nearsighted people. It's also surprisingly well made for something that is all plastic framed. I purchased the same mask for my husband. Size looked right on him. He has a longer narrow face compared to my round one. Fit him ok, but not perfect. Overall pleased with quality and the option to add lens correction.

Great price ! Holding up well if maintained properlyWould buy again

I'm very nearsighted and was dreading the cost of ordering a mask through my optician's office. This mask - along with the pop-in prescription lenses (sold separately) as a lifesaver! Great quality, great value, and I could see perfectly underwater!

The lenses fit the Cressi Focus mask just fine, and it's a good mask.I'm deducting TWO stars because of the incredible frustration trying to figure out how to install prescription lenses in the mask. A single sheet of paper with a couple of illustrations would be so easy to include, but there is nothing!Once you understand HOW to remove and replace the lenses, it's pretty easy. But it is NOT intuitive, and I couldn't find anything online that explained it clearly.FYI, here are the basic steps:1. There is a small triangular piece of plastic at the top of the nose. This must be pulled straight out, as you look at the mask. You can see behind it that there is a little tab. If you push the tab towards yourself with a small screwdriver, that will push this piece out.2. There is a bridge (where a unibrow; would be) with the Cressi logo on it just above the piece that you just removed. That piece needs to be pushed straight up, towards the ceiling as you face the mask. It's just a friction fit.3. Here is the hardest part to figure out: the two plastic rings that hold the lenses in place. You can't just force them out. If you look carefully at the front of the mask around the outside of the two retaining rings, you'll see three areas about 1/2 inch long each, which is where there are little plastic tabs that stick out from the retaining ring and hold it in place. [NOTE: My mask had a clear surround, but if your mask is a color then you won't be able to see where the tabs are.] The ring is somewhat flexible, so all you need to do is get a fingernail (or carefully with a small screwdriver) on the outside of the ring near one of the tabs and push inwards towards the center of that lens. This will get the tab out of its slot and allow you to pull it forwards slightly away from the lens. Do this for all three tabs.4. The old lens pops out at this point, and you simply set the new lens in its place.5. The only tricky part about putting it all back together, is that you really need to exert some force when pressing the retaining rings back into position against the face of the lenses. The tabs need to snap back into their retaining indentations. If you put the mask face-down on a table, you can press down on the inside of the mask and that will help force the retaining rings all the way back into position.6. Now it's easy: simply replace the unibrow piece by pressing it straight down from above - you can see the plastic part of the mask that it slides down onto.7. Finally snap the little triangular piece back into position by pressing it straight in. Again, after it's out, it's easy to see how it goes back in.Sheesh, why couldn't Cressi have included this little explanation along with a few line drawings with their mask and/or lenses?

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Was searching for a quality mask for snorkeling and swimming. Did a little research and decided to purchase this mask. For my use it is expensive, but I wanted something that would last me 10 to 20 years and Cressi has the reputation for quality. Fit:This particular product was just the right fir for my face. I have a rather narrow face and this mask fit perfect.Leakage:I have had no signs of leakage and expected none as Cressi is a top quality mask. Even with a small amount stubble there was no leakage.Snorkeling:I conducted many snorkeling sessions in Hawaii and the Caribbean here where I live and this mask did it's job.Design:This mask was so perfect the design is great awesome views and super lite.Functionality:For my needs this mask performed excellent and is very easy to use.Comfort:So comfortable and the materials used made the mask feel like a natural part of my face.

I was looking for a new scuba mask, but wanted one that could take prescription lenses without costing an arm and a leg. Cressi makes this mask with the intention of the user being able to replace the plain glass lenses with prefabricated prescription lenses. These lenses are available in 0.5 diopter increments, so they will be close to what you need, but won't have some of the features of specially made lenses. However, you're only wearing the mask for an hour at a time. The mask was reasonably easy to take apart and install the new lenses. Note I don't say it was easy to do, but you don't want a dive mask to fall apart on you while in use. You do need to put some effort into removing all the clips and putting it back together. But the mask works as advertised and is good value for the money.

I play underwater hockey using this mask twice a week. I like it. I had to replace the headband because the one which came with it didn't stay in place on my head, but that's true with every mask that I've tried. I also bought lenses to replace the faceplate (due to my poor vision), and they work well.