I think it said on the post. It was a Panasonic FZ-200 (Lumix) f/2.8 max aperture throughout its 25-600mm optical range (plus it has digital zoom), but the min is only f/8. 12MP so it's not a powerhouse, but there were baggage restrictions and I didn't think I could sacrifice the space and weight of extra clothes for a DSLR, a couple lenses, and maybe a portable tripod. I bought the camera used from a Hog in Nevada a few weeks before the trip...I think I paid like $200. It was my longest (days), farthest and most expensive trip. I hope to blow that record out of the water in the future, but the trips I want to go on cost an entire year's net pay!! Search my topics if you want to see more Israel pics. I think they're on page 2 or 3 of the search.

Toni Girl: Having an *up-to-date* off-site backup is very important from a security concern. This concern also applies to backups with connected external drives, NAS and so forth. Ransomeware (and other malware) are serious threats these days. Ransomeware code, once in a system, can migrate to all connected drives, whether mapped or not, and to other PCs on the LAN. External drives used to back up files should be air-gapped as soon as the backup is complete. After I make a backup I disconnect the drive and put it in a fireproof safe.

I highly recommend that you (and others) subscribe to CyberHeistNews that can be found at https://www.knowbe4.com/cyberheistnews/. (It is an e-mail/web newsletter at no cost). Good info, today's edition contains info on disgusting hackers targeting folks who want to help Hurricane Harvey survivors in Texas.

I don't use a program to organize my photos, exactly, but I do use one for backup. The software that came with my original camera uploaded to the computer in folders that were in the following order: Year/month/(date shot). I have a separate folder for each camera. My current camera software(s) allows me to continue this, but I must change the month when appropriate. However, these are all in a folder I called Archive, which in turn, is under photos. In these folders are the files SOOC. Also under photos are subjects such as birds, cars, wildlife, and so on. In these I put images AFTER post processing. Since the Exif data tells me date shot, I can always go back to the originals by date.

As for backup, I use SyncBack (a free version) to maintain a backup to an external 1 TB drive. I also keep photos on Smugmug, but this is a manual exercise.

Storage and Organization can be done in the Pictures folder on Windows. But if you are also looking for an editing program, LR does it all. [Adobe CC subscription includes both LR and PS.] Free trial is available on the website if you want to try it out first.

Backup can be done with external hard drives [xHD], and so far the ones I have used all have built-in software for doing automatic backups on a schedule you set. All you have to do then is check periodically to see if they are getting full, and also do spot-checks to make sure they are still doing the backups. Any system can fail, which is why multiple backups are recommended.

I have heard good things about Backblaze, and am planning on setting up an account very soon.