Sounds like another clickbait title of a Tony Northrup video.

In short: no, a tripod isn't necessary for a snapshot. But get serious and yes, a tripod is needed.

I often focus stack to get ultra-close foreground without the diffraction of a tight aperture, and I sometimes use a portrait-length lens for landscapes, shooting several frames to stitch into a pano. Let's see, four or five sets for a pano plus three or four frames each for focus stacking. Try that handheld.

How long have you had Spectrum? That low monthly rate of $35 sounds like the 12-month introductory rate. I paid $30/month for a year, but it's now gone up to the normal $70/month. I have internet only, no TV or phone plan with Spectrum.

Spectrum is reliable and consistently fast, at least around here. It's clearly the best option for us.

Jerry, I've also heard that T-Mobile offers home internet for those with its phone plan.

I thought about posting this but didn't want to spoil the fun yet: https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/some-fun-sony-just-developed-a-new-4000mm-f-0-3-full-frame-e-mount-lens/

Andrea gets playful sometimes.

Will the lens mount support it? Or does it need a tripod collar?

Sure, kind of like Sony entering the camera market and leading the transition to mirrorless that everyone followed. That was pretty worthless, wasn't it?

Seems I recall reading that you have Spectrum internet. If so, use the mobile app to manage your account and devices. You should be able to change the name with very little effort. I use the app to manage usage of my kids and their friends, pausing internet access and restoring it with a few taps on my phone. I haven't changed the network name yet, but I've toyed with a few clever names I've heard of. FBI Surveillance Van is one on my short list.

I've been to all three, many times each. You captured their beauty very nicely.

The first two are from Death Valley: Zabriskie Point and Mesquite Dunes. Next is Zion, from Canyon Overlook I think. And the last is Bryce, from one of the visitor parking lots -- same place I shot my avatar, looks like.

Very nice, especially the Bryce shot. I've been to all three of these parks a number of times (my avatar is a shot from Bryce I took in 2011).

Whirlwind tours can be fun, but I prefer spending a few days in one location to see more than can be seen in a single day. On the other hand, I once got off I-90 in Indiana and drove a few miles north to cross into Michigan, and then I turned around and got back on the interstate to continue east, just to check off Michigan on my list of states I've visited -- which is 38 and counting, but it would have been 37 otherwise.

In my defense, I was around 2,000 miles into a 7,000-mile road trip, so I wasn't going to miss that chance. And I turned around in a Walmart parking lot where I spotted an Amish horse-drawn carriage, the only one I've ever seen, even though I traversed states better known for Amish populations.

Around ten years ago, Samsung had three Android-based cameras: two point & shoots, the Galaxy and Galaxy 2; and an APS-C interchangeable-lens mirrorless, the Galaxy NX. I remember the latter from an article, probably on PetaPixel, but that's about all I know.

Neither Samsung nor Zeiss is known for making cameras and neither stayed with cameras long, so I wouldn't consider the failure of these cameras an indictment against the idea of using an Android OS in a camera. I like the idea, mostly for the reasons Tony talks about.

Correct on both points. I considered that an Android OS might be overkill and Sony may have already achieved max efficiency with what it requires, and to be honest I don't know enough about coding to even speculate -- but when have I ever allowed lack of knowledge to stop me?

Seems some are missing the point. Tony didn't suggest that Sony would downgrade its cameras. He simply postulated that Sony might adopt an Android operating system that would allow for faster operation and transfer speeds plus increased versatility and customization. If this happens, we won't see any decrease in imaging quality.

Gotta admit, Tony made a persuasive argument. But he also once argued that we don't need circular polarizers, and that wasn't his only misguided idea that went to video -- which is why I unsubscribed a few years ago (guess I'm a Tony-hater, Jerry).

Tony failed to mention that around 8-10 years ago, Samsung released three Android cameras: two point & shoot and an APS-C mirrorless ILC. They were the Galaxy, Galaxy 2, and Galaxy NX.

^^^ Troll. No sane human could really believe this.

(Buick, maybe, and possibly even Oldsmobile. But Cadillac? Pffft.)