Short Alpine Trip

A short break to Germany and Switzerland. I took the a6500 and only one lens with me, the 18-105mm F4 G lens.

**Please Note: Unless otherwise mentioned no post processing has been applied to the image samples in this guide except for cropping. Full resolution SOOC JPEG images are available to download. RAW files are also available but password protected to help keep my hosting costs sensible. However, I do provide the username/password to all members of our community forum. All images are copyright protected and may be used for personal use only.

Neuschwanstein Castle taken with Sony a6500 and SELP18105G Lens

You might recognise the famous castle Neuschwanstein, it’s probably one of the most photographed castles in the world. I grabbed this shot quickly from the car park, which was lucky as shortly afterwards it stared raining and didn’t let up till we left. Unfortunately it came out a little soft when zoomed in to 100 percent, I probably wasn’t holding the camera still enough as I know this camera/lens combo is pretty sharp when handled correctly.

97mm | 1/160 sec | f/4.0 | ISO 200 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

Walensee Switzerland taken with Sony a6500 and SELP18105G Lens

41mm | 1/80 sec | f/13 | ISO 250 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

400mm | 1/400 sec | f/5.6 | ISO 125 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

105mm | 1/200 sec | f/14 | ISO 640 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

60mm | 1/100 sec | f/14 | ISO 200 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

Seealpsee, Oberstdorf taken with Sony a6500 and SELP18105G Lens

18mm | 1/60 sec | f/14 | ISO 320 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

Sunstar taken with Sony a6500 and SELP18105G Lens

31mm | 1/60 sec | f/22 | ISO 125 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

18mm | 1/20 sec | f/13 | ISO 100 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

18mm | 1/25 sec | f/13 | ISO 100 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

Oytal, Oberstdorf taken with Sony a6500 and SELP18105G Lens

39mm | 1/60 sec | f/13 | ISO 320 | **Full Resolution Download: JPEG | RAW

All of these shots were handheld and taken on the fly. The focal range of the 18-105mm G lens is very versatile, allowing you to capture wide-angle shots or zoom right in for close ups. I’ve not actually used this lens a great deal since buying it, but I’m looking forward to testing it against the Sony 16-70mm F4 that I also own.

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