Elios Red Mimetic

[foxfish]

Some of my Mediterranean friends have been excited about Elios's new red suit - I cant find it on their web site?
Are there any other manufacturers selling red camo?

[spaghetti]

Italian brand Effesub makes a very nice red camo suit (nylon outside/open cell inside, in fine Nam Liong neoprene) that looks simply AWESOME!
MUTE - RED CAMU 55 - Effesub

[foxfish]

OOooo looks nice but how much?

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by foxfish

OOooo looks nice but how much?

found it at 170 euro + shipping for the whole (jacket and trousers are NOT sold separately). I like the camo protection of forearms and legs. Looks nice indeed

[foxfish]

Look better than nice! Thanks for the info but still need to see the elios?

[foxfish]

I do like the design but is does look a little "gay"

[Marwan]

where's pastor when you need him

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by Marwan

where's pastor when you need him

I was about to post the same where's Pastor?
However you're kind of spot on, Foxy: the suit is specifically designed for hunting eels
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PS(uh, we're joking about gays: feels like being on Medfish! )

[Marwan]

i think polosub can make this model in red also although its not on their site...but ive seen some pics of guys having it in red
http://www.polosub.com/scheda_mute.php?id=2

[spaghetti]

On the serious side I (and my gay buddies as well) wouldn't use a red suit for hunting in shallow water.
The chromatic concept that lies under it is: maximum visibility when on surface (for safety purpose), minimum visibility at depth (red colour disappears in deep water, giving a dark, shadowy effect). But for hunting 0-10 meters I think that black or "realistic" reef camo is still much better.

[Pastor]

Ucks sake! One mention of gay and I get dragged into it

Has anyone ever tried removing the red component from a red object using photoshop? Or even a pink object? Very surprising results

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by Pastor

Has anyone ever tried removing the red component from a red object using photoshop? Or even a pink object? Very surprising results

No. How's the outcome?

[Pastor]

I did try to find the pictures earlier but I found them in a sent email in the end. The top picture is the original with the red still in and the bottom with the red taken out. Fish don't see red light remember

[Magpie]

Mart, go here and click on the yamamoto 45 camo link:

Spear fishing

Don't see the point myself, if the red turns grey at depth then why not just use grey? On one of my guns the label is bright red, deepest I've taken it was 10m and I made a point of looking at it and it was still bright red....

[Pastor]

Originally Posted by Magpie

Don't see the point myself, if the red turns grey at depth then why not just use grey? On one of my guns the label is bright red, deepest I've taken it was 10m and I made a point of looking at it and it was still bright red....

One advantage is that fish can't see red so they see something that blends into the background but to you and I red stands out like a sore thumb. Drop a red and a brown camo gun in the kelp and which one are you going to see first? Or your mate in his bright red suit? Bring it on I say