here's a good gear supplier

[CoastalOutfitters]

check out leisurepro.com , i have used them before, although they arent much help with tech questions, but certainly reasonable prices............

anyone have the cressi rondine gara 2000 fins? i need an opinion

[speckle-catcher]

are you freediving or on scuba?

IIRC, the those fins are incredibly long - and not particularly suited for scuba.

[CoastalOutfitters]

i do both, have been scuba cert. since 1972 . been all over the us ,bahamas, carribean. sou.america, etc........have a big enough boat to handle a few folks.

i do freedive some , but especially want the long deep apnea type fins for the really deep stuff.

it is incredibly hard on you to try it with scuba fins, actually not worth it , unless you are just sitting there waiting for a shot to happen by.
i about killed myself last time in the bahamas freediving for hogfish and grouper.......man, what calf cramps

[speckle-catcher]

what type of scuba fins are you using?

I've had the Mares Avanti Quattros for some time and they perform very well.

I have one pair of freediving fins - the Omer Ice fins - I wasn't very impressed with them when I tried them with scuba, they are great for free diving. My scuba fins don't work very well for free diving, either.

[CoastalOutfitters]

i have tha avanti quattros also, too wide and bulky for a hard push when freediving, that's why i'm looking for someone that has used the cressi rondine 2000s, i have a high instep and am afraid they will put my feet to sleep if too tight.

i looked at the omer's too they have a newer freedive fin, that would be an option, look at the fins on the site i suggested, there are alot of freedive fins in their list.