OK.... I gotta come clean. I made the long sunshade pic just to dick with casey. I had to scotch tape a bunch of 2 inch shades together on the top and side away from the camera, so they'd stay together long enuff to pose the fake pic. I'm still snickering, tho.....
That's one nice thing on a variable, dial it down for close shots and still have the ability to reach out when needed. And despite what you might think, a compact rifle/carbine can still be very effective at long range....