Canon A 40 With Canon Housing?

[Wreck Ranger]

I AM PURCHASING A DIGITAL CAMERA SOON. I'VE LOOKED AT THE REEFMASTER200 AND NOW I'M LOOKING AT THE A40. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFO ON THE A40? IS IT UNCOMPRESSED PICTURES? IS THE HOUSING A GOOD HOUSING? IF NOT DOES ANYONE HAVE A SUGGESTION ON AN ALTERNATE (YET INEXPENSIVE) HOUSING? IS THERE A CAMERA IN THIS RANGE THATS BETTER OR AT LEAST AN EQUIVILANT?
THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUT!

 

[Dee]

Click here for an excellent review of it. Can't imagine finding more info anywhere else.

Oh BTW...could you stop shouting? All caps are very hard to read!

 

[chrispete]

I have a Canon A40 and canon housing, and I've been very pleased with it. It does store the pictures in a compressed format.

 

[DazedAndConfuzed]

chrispete,

So how close does the macro take you on the A40? I guess there is no equivalence of 1:3 or 1:2 in digital since it is not CCD size but megapixel. But wide is the field of view in the closest macro setting?