I also have to admit that I left the 80x200 zoom on my old camera most of the time. Unless I was going to take family photos. Big crowds I still used the bigger zoom...
My sister in law would always ask me why my family photos were always so much better than hers even when I took the photo with her camera(an instamatic) I told her it was because I didn't need everyones legs so I got closer she never got it....she always said it was because of my lens...even with her camera....lol....
A lot of family photos show people standing in a group but they could be anyone's family cause you couldn't tell who they were.
I still laugh at that.....