These are absolutely beautiful fins. The pictures on them are sharp and bright. I've had trouble with the blade rails coming off though. That's my only complaint with these fins. I got the medium pure carbon blades. I'm a 5'7", 135lb woman. The recommendation for me was the soft blades, but I went with medium instead. I wish I had gotten the stiff blades as the medium are not very aggressive. I'm an avid diver with over 400 dives in my first 3 years of diving. If you dive a lot, I'd recommend going with the stiff blades.