Canon Powershot S1 IS - opinions?

"nospam" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Canon has a 2-page ad for this camera in the September edition of
> Scuba Diving magazine. Has anyone used this with the option
> underwater housing (and without it, on land, of course)? I like the
> 10x optical zoom and the availablity of the housing, I just have no
> way of testing it underwater without buying it.
>
>

Yes i have the camera/ housing but have not had the oppurtunity
to try it out
underwater as of yet. I have used it on land with the
housing on to protect
to camera from rain and mist (Niagara Falls)
The camera itself i love, i bougth it mainly for diving as i
can take movies for up to an
hour with a 2 gig card , ( about 2 hundred bucks) The
housing fits well to the camera
but i would not recommend this housing if you have to wear
gloves of any thickness,
the buttons to operate the camera are pretty small and very
close together,very awkward
i would think. The veiw finder has a little attachment to help
keep out sun glare, may help
may hinder, on land i keep it off. Secondly i find it hard to
see the mode dial due to the shape
of the mold itself, you really need to know your camera well
and where all the specific control
buttons are because once the housing is on it is hard to see
which is which.
Im not trying to be negative , i do like it, here in Canada
the housing can be found for
abour 250.00$ alot cheaper then going Ikelite for a grand,
you get what you pay for
The housing is rated for 40 meters, 140 ft, if you plan to
dive deeper, look for another
maker of housing ( ikelite is for 200 ft)
The best thing i could suggest to you is to go to a camera/
dive shop that has ahousing
you can put your camera in and check out what you think of all
the buttons and controls
Even with the few things i don't like about the housing, i
am looking forward to getting
out and trying it out, planning a trip to Cozumel in August,
maybe earlier

Richard ps this camera will except the DS-50 strobe from
Ikelite if you choose to go that
route



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>Richard ps this camera will except the DS-50 strobe from Ikelite if
you choose to go that route
>
I'd rather go with a camera that can accept the flash rather than except it!

I'd also take the time to read the email before posting it

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resulting in:
:I'd also take the time to read the email before posting it

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Dan Bracuk
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Canon has a 2-page ad for this camera in the September edition of
Scuba Diving magazine. Has anyone used this with the option
underwater housing (and without it, on land, of course)? I like the
10x optical zoom and the availablity of the housing, I just have no
way of testing it underwater without buying it.

Thanks.

"nospam" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Canon has a 2-page ad for this camera in the September edition of
> Scuba Diving magazine. Has anyone used this with the option
> underwater housing (and without it, on land, of course)? I like the
> 10x optical zoom and the availablity of the housing, I just have no
> way of testing it underwater without buying it.
>
>

Yes i have the camera/ housing but have not had the oppurtunity
to try it out
underwater as of yet. I have used it on land with the
housing on to protect
to camera from rain and mist (Niagara Falls)
The camera itself i love, i bougth it mainly for diving as i
can take movies for up to an
hour with a 2 gig card , ( about 2 hundred bucks) The
housing fits well to the camera
but i would not recommend this housing if you have to wear
gloves of any thickness,
the buttons to operate the camera are pretty small and very
close together,very awkward
i would think. The veiw finder has a little attachment to help
keep out sun glare, may help
may hinder, on land i keep it off. Secondly i find it hard to
see the mode dial due to the shape
of the mold itself, you really need to know your camera well
and where all the specific control
buttons are because once the housing is on it is hard to see
which is which.
Im not trying to be negative , i do like it, here in Canada
the housing can be found for
abour 250.00$ alot cheaper then going Ikelite for a grand,
you get what you pay for
The housing is rated for 40 meters, 140 ft, if you plan to
dive deeper, look for another
maker of housing ( ikelite is for 200 ft)
The best thing i could suggest to you is to go to a camera/
dive shop that has ahousing
you can put your camera in and check out what you think of all
the buttons and controls
Even with the few things i don't like about the housing, i
am looking forward to getting
out and trying it out, planning a trip to Cozumel in August,
maybe earlier

Richard ps this camera will except the DS-50 strobe from
Ikelite if you choose to go that
route



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>Richard ps this camera will except the DS-50 strobe from Ikelite if
you choose to go that route
>
I'd rather go with a camera that can accept the flash rather than except it!

I'd also take the time to read the email before posting it

"Tony Howard" <tony@samesamediving.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:
:I'd also take the time to read the email before posting it

Not me. Proofreading your own work is generally a waist of time.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.