Hi Cary,

Quote Originally Posted by cary chilton View Post
Hello, I am new. I am hoping to pick up a Canon Rebel XTi or XSi (12 megapixel) or the pricy 40D 10 megapixel. Which one would you recommend?
I can't afford more than the 40D. I am not a professional photographer, but I want to be able to take beautiful portraits, landscapes, sunsets ( I travel around Asia a lot). I thought I read that the XSi uses a newer smaller lithium battery, is that a problem or an adv? Please offer your experiences

Cary
Make sure you go to a camera shop, pick them up and see which you prefer. I have a 30D and 300D and much prefer the 30D because it feels much better for me (weightier, fits my hands better, I feel more comfortable using it). It's only 8Mp but the features of the 40d (and now 50d), while they would be nice, aren't necessary for the type of pics I take. So as others have suggested, maybe a 2nd hand 20d/30d may be enough to get you started, put the extra $$ towards another lens.

Also megapixels aren't everything I've had some professional pics taken of my daughter - and the photographer used a 350d (which is 8Mp) and they are awesome pics.

Check out some reviews about the cameras (here and somewhere like dpreview.com).