You would be surprised at the VR capabilities on these suckers. I owned a Sony that went out to 1200 mm and I could hand hold with sharp images using it a 1200. Now, professionally, I use my Nikon D850 with the Nikon 500 5.6 lens.
But, like I stated, the images I got from my little Sony 1200mm lens were quite useful, surprisingly.

Good for you grasshopper.

It is the latest version of the Nikon 200-400 f4 VRII. If you put it on a cropped sensor, you would have a field of view of 300-600 f4. But not quite 800mm. Unless of course you put a 1.4 on it. Then on a full frame, you would have a 300 to 600 but on a cropped sensor you would have an angle of view of 450 to 900. Now we are talking 800, even more!!

The average education level of a typical TSA agent is some high school, if your lucky. Good luck with taking anything on board.

And congratulations, you have helped to make it even longer.

Then you agree with me, how nice. You have learned that camera supplied straps are the worst thing for hanging a very expensive piece of equipment around your neck. You have learned that upgraded straps are the best. You have learned well grasshopper.

Anything is possible. But more importantly, WHAT HAS SONY SAID ABOUT IT.

Anything is possible. But more importantly, WHAT HAS SONY SAID ABOUT IT.

The 70-300 is all wrong for a reception. You are in tight places and need a lens that will allow you to shoot groups and individuals, I would think either the 18-70 (my choice) or the 28-105. But what do I know,I have only taken over 500 weddings.

I have show prints and have NEVER put my name on the front of the image. It takes away from the image.
Famous artists have all find ways to MINIMIZE their signatures on their prints, you really have to look to find it.
Putting your name on a photo is nothing more than an EGO TRIP for photographers. Let the image speak for itself.

[quote=Los-Angeles-Shooter]I am learning the Panasonic Lumix G85. The manual is tiny spindly sans serif unreadable type, often fractured 'English.' It is incomplete with many things not listed at all and others not explained. The first 8 pages and much throughout are idiotic safety warnings like 'don't let baby eat accessories' or don't pour gasoline on camera. The table of contents is crap and incomplete, many illustrations are too tiny and poorly-printed to be useful. There is NO index. The manual says a more detailed manual is available as a PDF on the website, but the link doesn't work!

Depends on the camera manufacture. I have owned Canon and Nikon for years and find little wrong in there very helpful, very professionally designed manuals.

Only YOU should make this decision. It is based on what YOU see through the viewfinder, not what WE will tell you about the difference in a 28 vs. a 24. Many here will get technical and tell you this and that.
BUT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO YOU. I would suggest looking through a 24 mm lens and then a 28 mm lens. Take them out for a shoot and see.
My personal take, I own primes of 20, 28, 50, and 85. Personally I see little difference unless I am in a tight area, which does not happen much.
But so sum this up, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO YOU, NOT US.

I can create a beautiful, sharp, crisp 20X30 image with my 12mp Nikon D3s. Why would anyone need anything more?

First thing I would suggest is being able to photograph a Portrait without creating very distracting circles in the background.

Why do people spend money on things that increase vibrations in your images?