Tips for capturing family portraits intended for 8x10 size

[Mark Elberson]

Ahhhh...but which aspect ratio?

Make it selectable. I'm sure it would be buried in the custom menu but I'd find it :-)

I'd guess most 'casual' users print 4x6 if they print at all

I agree. I think this is something that would be much more valuable on XD bodies...although until I buy another 5DII my backup body is a 50D.

I think it should be an option but not forced on people

I agree. The default should be "disable".

On the other hand, there's absolutely no reason Canon can't implement crop lines of multiple selectable aspect ratios for Live View, and likewise, they could easily implement them on a transmissive viewfinder LCD such as those used on the 7D and 60D.

Amen