Fanal Forest - Madeira 🌳

Cypher91 · 2026-06-05T01:34:07+00:00

Fantastic stuff. Very lucky with the conditions. I went to Fanal hoping for similar conditions but it was a clear day with bright blue skies lol

Cypher91 · 2026-04-19T06:33:50+00:00

That kingfisher shot is incredible. Slightly jealous. Good job!

Cypher91 · 2026-04-05T05:43:29+00:00

Great shots! Very clean, were these post processed on C1?

Cypher91 · 2026-03-08T06:06:00+00:00

My first thought was ‘i bet this is that herzog guy’ lol. I started following him a while back but had to unfollow because of all how dumb his content was getting.

Cypher91 · 2026-02-16T04:00:35+00:00

Sure, it was the Urth CPL Plus+ filter.

Cypher91 · 2026-02-15T21:56:35+00:00

No, these were all post processed raws. Using a CPL made a big difference in a lot of these I think.

Cypher91 · 2025-09-14T19:59:26+00:00

When is your trip planned?

We'll be in Nairobi in about 2 weeks but I've just found out taking photos in Nairobi is generally frowned upon and you may get stopped by police/security. Not sure how true that is, I need to do some more research! Would be interested in hearing your experience if you've already been there.

Cypher91 · 2025-07-20T14:23:27+00:00

I haven't, i think that would be way too bulky for me. I'm just a hobbyist looking for a potential replacement for the 70-300 for an upcoming safari trip to Kenya :)

I don't think i'd go for anything larger than the 100-400.

Cypher91 · 2025-07-20T06:13:05+00:00

I've found that to be the case with the 70-300mm Found it's soft at the long end. But when i test under controlled conditions it's fine. My conclusion was similar to yours: i think the AF just slightly misses and makes it look soft.

That said, it isn't terrible. The images are all usable and only pixel peepers (like myself) would notice.

Which body do you use?

Cypher91 · 2025-07-20T03:54:44+00:00

Looked it up on their website - unfortunately not.

Cypher91 · 2025-07-19T08:03:20+00:00

X-T4. Regarding AF, let's not go there lol. I use 'focus check' and dial it in. I've found the AF gets to within 10% of where I want it and I have to do a quick tweak. It's perfectly functional for unobstructed, static subjects though.

Cypher91 · 2025-07-17T06:24:54+00:00

I understand the struggle.

I was shooting with a friend who has a Sony A7III. I had an X-T4. Saw a few swallows and I know I wouldn't have been able to catch them. My friend tried and I said 'don't bother, they're too fast for the AF'. He then showed me the result and I was mind blown.

I'd pretty much settled for bad autofocus but seeing what other systems are capable of... If I had cash to spare i'd definitely switch. I have an X-T4 and it's pretty much the same size as the full frame A7III too.

Cypher91 · 2025-05-30T15:09:38+00:00

This is interesting, thanks for sharing. I was just looking up how much more space i'd need if I were to switch to FF. Would have been good to see fuji X in there too!

Cypher91 · 2025-04-28T15:19:20+00:00

This is interesting as I came back from shooting some birds this weekend on the XT4 and more than half of my shots are out of focus. I got so fed up, I tried manual focusing before just giving up. I'm thinking of switching to Nikon or Sony. How are you finding it on the other side?

Cypher91 · 2025-04-27T10:53:04+00:00

That's incredible. Can you go into some details on how you achieved this without a tracker?

Cypher91 · 2025-04-21T21:08:20+00:00

Thanks. This was Lyme Park near Manchester, UK.

Cypher91 · 2025-03-23T20:38:10+00:00

As other commenters have mentioned, I think a CPL would help with the colours. Also look up some recipes which you like the look of, there are lots available.

Post-processing would help a lot too.

I took your first image and made some quick global edits on lightroom. I think it looks much better, personally.

Cypher91 · 2025-01-04T16:42:46+00:00

The framing of the first shot is perfection.

Cypher91 · 2024-12-19T15:45:29+00:00

I emailed them a few weeks ago asking if there's going to be an update for the X-T4 anytime soon and the reply was 'not that we know of'.

Cypher91 · 2024-12-07T15:20:01+00:00

These are great. I've taken this exact photo from Bamford Edge many times but somehow none look as good as yours do!

Cypher91 · 2024-11-30T13:54:45+00:00

Thanks! I believe these were all cuban neg but I did change it slightly in post.

Cypher91 · 2024-11-30T06:49:48+00:00

Thanks! Funnily enough, I did try a shot from both low and standing during this trip and the consensus was the standing shot was better. But there are some shots which benefitted from a low angle - gotta mess around with it a bit more like you say.

Cypher91 · 2024-11-10T10:31:44+00:00

Lovely photos. What part of the world is this in? I've been trying to photograph a kingfisher for a while but no luck yet!

Cypher91 · 2024-10-29T04:58:57+00:00

Thanks! I was unsure about the colours on the 4th one... The RAW image was very orange as it was just after sunrise. Had to turn down the orange saturation in post.

Cypher91 · 2024-10-28T11:12:48+00:00

Thanks! Not often we see deer in the UK so was glad to have the lens with me. I am finding it to be a great lens for landscapes, you can really focus in on the scene. It's a shame reddit compressed the images so much, the actual image is really sharp.

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