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Originally Posted by Stumptown
I bought a Cannon XTi a few months ago, and I can't say I'm totally pleased with it. I mostly got it for a trip I took to SE Asia and I had all sorts of power problems with it in the heat and humidity. After about 2 hours out it would start shutting down just as I was going to take a photo, and sometimes while the photo I just took was saving to the CF card, so I lost a lot of what I thought would have been good shots (I mostly shoot birds, so you're lucky if you get a second shot). Otherwise, it's a pretty good camera, but after using my old all-manual (and film) Pentax K1000 for eons, I find the auto focus a little difficult. These new-fangled cameras that try to do everything for you can take some getting used to, but if you're coming into it new that won't be as much of a problem.
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I have an XT and have shot in extreme cold temperatures without a glitch, but a few of my friends have trouble with 10 below. The main issue isn't the camera in my experience, but the quality of the CF card.
I recommend Sandisk EXTREME III or IV (III is cheaper) in the 1-2GB varieties, just buy a few if you need more space. Better to have many 4x2GB than 2x4GB or 1x8GB because if the card fails, you lose LESS.
The EXTREME III work in high humidity and temperature as well as low temperature.
-ohms.