Sony RX Series Great Camera for Vacationing

[GvilleRick]

My wife and I just returned from a River Cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. We had decided to try and pack light with just a carry-on and personal item. I went back and forth over whether to take my a7RV with maybe the Samyang 35-150 and Sony 16-35 f/4 or to just take my RX10iv. I decided to stick with just the RX10 since I would be spending a lot of time walking. While there were a few times I wished I had the a7RV (especially in dark churches or museums) I am happy with the shots I got. Here are some examples. I had downloaded the latest version of PhotoLab (v. 9) and mainly used it for editing.

Buda Castle at night.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 25.6 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 6400

Bratislava Castle taken from the ship as we passed by on the way to Vienna.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 24-600mm F2.4-4.0
• 18.2 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1000

Two views of Dürnstein, Austria as we sailed through the Wachau Valley.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 24-600mm F2.4-4.0
• 13.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

• DSC-RX10M4
• 24-600mm F2.4-4.0
• 18.2 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

Altar in the Church of St. George (Stadtpfarrkirche Schärding) in Schärding, Upper Austria

• DSC-RX10M4
• 24-600mm F2.4-4.0
• 25.6 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 5000

Iconic image of the Altes Rathaus or Old Town Hall of Bamberg, Germany.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 8.8 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 125

Marksburg Castle, a medieval fortress located in Braubach, Germany taken as we sailed the Middle Rhine.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 49.5 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 1000

Tomb effigy in the Cologne Cathedral of Saint Engelbert of Cologne, who was the Archbishop of Cologne from 1220 until his assassination in 1225.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 49.5 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/30 sec
• ISO 6400

Windmills in Zaanse Schans, The Netherlands.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 30.5 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

Houseboats along the Prinsengracht or Prince's Canal in Amsterdam.

• DSC-RX10M4
• 12.3 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 1600