Canon 1000D temperature spec

[Glider]

The manual for my Canon 1000D says ambient temperature range is specified at 0 to +40 centigrade.

I'm outside with my old DSI IIc CCD at he moment and the internal temperature reading has just plummeted to below zero. As I remember the camera used to run about +5C hot so it's a bit brisk at the moment out there.

I was just wasting a couple of hours on M1 until Orion came up, however I'm now thinking it is too cold to change over to the Canon for some widefield work.

Anybody got any experience of the Canon at these temperatures?

[Ibbo!]

Mine was OK last week not sure it was this cold

Would like to try it tonight but I can't get the roof off the obs

I cleared the snow yesterday but its frozen solid

Steve

[Starblazer]

I've used my 1000d at -10 outside, It didn't seem to mind much Although the batteries don't last as long.