Sony FE 20mm f/1.8G Examples: Alabama Hills and Inyo National Forest

2020-05-03 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra, Inyo National Forest, Mt Whitney area, peak bagging, Sony, Sony FE, Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G, Sony Lenses

I’ve added a good number of examples to my review of the Sony FE 20mm f/1.8G:

Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Examples: Inyo National Forest

Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Examples: Alabama Hills

Includes images up to full camera resolution as well as some high-res panoramas.

At about $898, the Sony FE 20mm f/1.8G offers outstanding value and perhaps the best performance from a 20/21mm lens I have yet seen. This particular sample has some lens skew, so I’d want a more symmetric sample, but its inherent excellence across the frame is plain to see by f/4.

Warm Late Day Light on Lichen Covered Rocks, View to Big Pine

f9 @ 1/8 sec EFC shutter focus stack 2 frames, ISO 50; 2020-04-29 19:00:39
Sony A7R IV + Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G
ENV: Inyo National Forest, altitude 6940 ft / 2115 m, 70°F / 21°C
RAW: LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, pull 1 stops, -100 Highlights, +60 Whites, +20 Clarity, USM {8,50,0}

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Dead Tree on White Mountain Hillside

f8 @ 8.0 sec EFC shutter focus stack 4 frames, ISO 50; 2020-04-30 19:59:30
Sony A7R IV + Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G
ENV: Inyo National Forest, altitude 7050 ft / 2149 m, 60°F / 15°C
RAW: LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, push 0.17 stops, +40 Whites, +20 Clarity

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Dramatic morning clouds over Owens Valley seen from Alabama Hills Looking Towards Inyos

f6.3 @ 1/2500 sec electronic shutter, ISO 50; 2020-03-23 08:52:23
Sony A7R IV + Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 5050 ft / 1539 m, 45°F / 7°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, push 1 stops, +100 Shadows, -100 Highlights, +60 Whites, +25 Clarity, Chroma NR {10,50,50}

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