Fourth Element Seeker Mask
Kate Heeks-Purell Jan 29, 2025
(And another look at their Lens Technology)
We all agree that the most important piece of equipment you buy as a diver is your mask. How we perceive the underwater world is largely determined by what we see – a mask can literally make or break a dive! We have all had a dive where your mask is continuously filling with water or fogging up and its all you can focus on, so its important to get it right.
There's a lot to consider when buying a new scuba dive mask, the volume, fit, brand and look of it, and with new range of Seeker Masks from Fourth Element boasting a near natural field of vision claiming (and proving!) to fit almost every shape face we are taking another look at their different lens technology.
They introduced this concept with their Scout Masks and it has been so popular they have used it in their Navigator Masks and now the new Seeker Masks.
Here the thinking behind it, diving in caves is a different experience from snorkelling in tropical seas. Likewise, diving in lower visibility, temperate waters is different from the near unlimited visibility of some blue water locations.
Fourth Element’s lens system is designed to deliver an optimised experience for different conditions when diving – whether for underwater photographers looking to maximise the light transmission or wreck divers needing to enhance their perception of dimly lit surroundings.
SHIELD: (Gold) Inspired by the gold visors of NASA astronauts, the SHIELD lens provides UV protection and reduces glare, making it ideally suited to tropical and warmer water environments. It also protects against harmful UVA and UVB rays
CLARITY: (Clear) Maximising the amount of transmitted light, without any tint from impurities in the glass, the CLARITY is the ideal lens for night divers and photographers. Any of the other treated lens while they might enhance your view during the dive wont show truly what your capturing on camera! If you’re a keen photographer or videographer this might be something to think about.
ENHANCE: (Blue) Filtering Ultraviolet and HEV (High Energy Visible) radiation, the Enhance lens is designed to protect the eye and enhance the visual experience. It is well known that UV has a damaging effect on the eye, but it has also been shown that HEV light can interfere with the lutein proteins in the eye and alter them, so filtering out this High Energy radiation can help to preserve optical health.
CONTRAST: (Green) Filtering out some of the mid-range wavelengths of light in the visible spectrum, the CONTRAST lens has a green appearance. This provides full UVA and UVB protection from harmful ultraviolet which can damage the retina. This mask is ideal for our temperate waters here in New Zealand.
A few other reasons we love the Fourth Element masks is they are the first masks to come safe and snug in an OceanPositive Mask Case. Designed to completely eliminate unnecessary single use plastic used in traditional dive mask cases, this zero plastic case fits perfectly in your fin foot pocket for easy storage.
They also all fit the Fourth Element Mask Straps, an elasticated ski style mask strap. This is super comfortable and long hair friendly, it can be adjusted without taking it off, fits all snokels (and if we are honest fits most other brands of masks if your looking for an upgrade for your current mask)
