Trip through the mountains

I'm going to go on a trip around the mountains (for 3 days) with a group of friends, a long walk there, set up camp, etc.

I'm not sure whether I should buy a Compactflash card, as I currently use a 4gb microdrive. I'm afraid that the microdrive may get damaged due to all the walking and bumps, and due to the cold weather and alititude.

Secondly, I guess I'll have to keep the spare batteries wrapped up warm, and maybe even take out my camera battery once in a while. Any tips on this, or anything else than relates to this?

I'm considering bringing my 50 /1.8, or should I get the tamron 28-75 a bit early and go with that? I fear the 50 may be too long for landscapes but I dont mind losing £70 on the trip.

P.S I've got an EF 28-80mm collecting dust in my draws, maybe I could bring that? I haven't used it because of my two primes blow it away, and I've never seen anyway for anything that wide or long ... a few steps back or forward.

Thanks

1. Get the CF card. You are right to question the ruggedness of the micro drive.
2. The cold should not adversely affect the batteries, in fact it is the heat that drains them.
3. Get the Tamron 28-75. The one my wife has is light weight, compact and killer sharp. It will also be much more versatile than the 50mm.

P.S. I think this thread is more appropriate and will get more responses here.

I am in total agreement with Skip. The 50mm to me is not as versitle as the 28-70 and I think you will appreciate the wide angle. However that 50 weighs nothing so I would atleast take it. Now, you must either plan on offloading images somehow or buy numerous CF cards.

With a 350D, I'd be worried that even 28mm isn't going to be wide enough.

Recently I went on holiday to the Canadian Rockies and I took my Sigma 18-200mm zoom as an all-purpose lens. (I haven't had my 350D very long and I'm not yet sure what lenses I want to get; once I make up my mind I can sell the Sigma.) Anyway at the end of the holiday I dumped all the EXIF data into a spreadsheet and did some analysis to see what I could learn about my photography.

I think the attached chart is very informative. Apart from telling me that I need a longer lens for wildlife shots, because there were clearly lots of times when 200mm wasn't enough, it also showed that a lot of the time I was using 18mm for landscapes, and I guess if I'd had a wider angle I'd have used it. So something like a 10-22mm is on my wish-list. If I hadn't been able to go wider than 28mm I'd have really suffered.

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