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They look fine on my calibrated 22" Eizo monitor. Thanks anyway.

Thanks! We were in the same area 4 days earlier, but the flowers had not yet opened. So a return visit was definitely in order.

Artemus

Thank you!

Thanks very much, Mike!

Hi Brian. I haved been using 4:3 since I got the X30, particularly because this size gives the full resolution of the sensor. I have not had any problems with this, even though my X-T1 and X100S are set to 3:2. It was very easy to become accustomed to the size, especially since I compose with the viewfinder, and the entire image is shown.

Thanks, Chucktin. The photographs were taken near my home in Northern New Mexico.

Thanks for responding. I know that, but whatever I set it to (e.g. ISO, white balance) will then probably shift, just as the aperture does. It would be great if there were a menu setting to disable the control ring altogether!

Yeah, taping it might be nice. I wonder if there is any way to disable the control ring in the menus? That way, I can control the aperture with the rear command dial, which is less apt to move on its own. The only menu option I could find is to change the rotation direction -- useless!

I have the front control ring set to default, which means it controls the aperture when I use aperture priority, which is almost all the time. However, the setting almost always shifts after taking some photographs and then placing the camera to my side (I am using a strap), Is there a way that the aperture setting can be made more stable?

We set out for an adventure on this warm and beautiful day. Rather than follow the well-marked trail, we went off in a southwesterly direction, climbing up and skirting the base of cliffs and rocky ridges. There were many wonderful rock formations, large boulders, and gnarled trees. Footing was fairly treacherous in many parts, with steep drops in case we got careless. Near the end we had to scramble up and over a rock slide, almost on all fours, to get to the top of the mesa. But the views were extraordinary! With nary another soul to be seen, other than the soaring resident ravens, the stillness and solitude were deeply nurturing, and as always the magnificence of nature uplifting and inspiring.

Thanks! He definitely enjoys it at times, but often I have to make some sort of noise to get him to momentarily look directly into the camera.

Thanks very much, Mike, and happy holidays!