Fuji X-T4 Review-Wildlife Photography
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- This video is a review of the Fuji X-T4 and what it's like for Wildlife Photography, these are my thoughts so far after using it for just over a month. It's not an in-depth review but covers some main features of interest for wildlife shooters. Music by Hammer and Felt - Beneath the Mountain.
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Finally an actual photographer that makes reviews, not a RUclips who tries to review cameras and equipment. THank you for your work Anthony.
You can even tell it from his handling of the camera and lens. Then you see the awsome shots on his website an you get the picture! 😀
Finally a humble photographer without the ego or arrogance.
Exacly
The first two and a half minutes was something from National Geographic channel man! Great job
Seriously man ! Very beautiful.
That was probably the most rewarding and informative review I’ve enjoyed for some time.
Thanks Anthony for your well thought out, very informative, honest, heart felt review 🙏 Absolute pleasure to watch
Your videos keep getting better and better :)
I've been searching for a wildlife review... Very helpful and loved the videos/photos examples mate.
Thanks!
Very, very good and honest content. I love how you perceive the world around you seeing not only the photography but also the world as such. This makes all you say even more thrust worthy. Congratulations on coming back to what you dreamed about as a young boy. I wish you fulfilment of your dreams and really hope you will bring more of your beautiful work to us in the future. All the best to you 👍
Thank you for the review, I have been thinking about getting the X-T4 and your thoughts were very helpful! Your wildlife photos are amazing!
Nice work Anthony - your passion for your art shines through the beautiful images you have shared with us. Just made the transition from Nikon to the XT-4 and have to say this is a lovely hybrid camera and it handles superbly well.Much easier to carry around than a DSLR with 200-500mm af lens which i took to the Farne Islands last year ! Thanks for posting such a positive and uplifting review.
My nikon gear consisted of a nikon 500mm f4 VRII and full frame body and crop bodies. Also a nikon 300mm f4 and the nikon 80-400mm VRII. For larger birds such as a heron, 500mm was often sufficient, but I still had to crop regularly. For smaller birds, I used a Nikon 1.4 tele converter on my 500mm lens and the D500-d7200 crop bodies, and still had to crop afterwards. If you have an equipped bird place that you can get close to, you don't always have to crop. I couldn't do wildlive anymore due to health problems and I sold all my nikon gear and bought myself fuji gear. Now my health has improved and I want to do more wildlife photography again and I bought the fuji 100-400mm. the number of misses I now have compared to my former nikon gear is considerable. The fuji 100-400mm is also not that sharp compared to my nikon 80-400mm, not to mention the speed of the AF. What I now know is the following: for wildlife and fast sports photography, fuji is very disappointing for me. Fuji is very good for stills and I enjoy it, but for wildlife live it is very disappointing.
AMAZING Footage !! Took some real patience and effort not to mention skills. Especially like seeing the badger! I haven't seen one yet. Been watching wildlife for over 30 years. Keep up the good work.
Those pictures at the end are impeccable ! Truly amazing !! Great work
Loved seeing the camera's results, something that is oddly lacking from most reviews.
Stunning photography and film, absolutely beautiful! Very helpful review thank you - I’m really tempted now!!
Loved your review and samples. Relevant and to the point. Wonderful experience watching it. Thanks, Antony.
Excellent video mate. Just got mine a few weeks ago and have been loving it as well. Just need a little more time to be able to accurately encapsulate my thoughts in a video like you.
My god, your video is amazing, as your pictures. I came here for review i stayed for your work. Best wishes sir :)
Peaceful and unhurried. Loved it. The shot of the horse moving in the silhouette frame was wonderful.
Sir, your content is much better than many RUclipsrs who have hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Please add more content. Your content surely deserves more views.
It will help us grow as well.🙏
Mate, I wasn't going to watch as I thought not another X-T4 review, but this was really good. First time I have heard about the ISO displayed during auto ISO. Thanks, mate.
I loved the peaceful beginning. Thank you for that feeling of calm.
You deserve millions and millions of subscribers. Your video and photos are amazing!
Very beautiful work and an extremely thoughtful, well considered review. Thank you.
By far the best review I found while looking for which camera I want to buy. Thank you!
Look at those photos. You are such a great photographer. Thank you for review
Stunning colors in your video work! Excellent review.
First: Gorgeous intro! I love that you first just show what someone skilled can do with the camera
Second: Now I really feel confirmed in my decision to transition from Canon (5Dmkii) to the Fuji X-t4!
Great video! I also just got mine and enjoying using it. It’s such a versatile camera that can be as simple or sophisticated as you want it to be.
Love your intro, tranquill and peaceful. Nicely done.
What a great video! You deserve a lot more views and subscribers.
Stunning video and photos Anthony! You already have a new subscriber!! A greetings from Alicante. Spain.
Rafa Vera Photography thanks Rafa!
This is absolutely super footage -- a far better advert for the X-T4 than most of the others I've seen. Fair play.
Agree with the comment about photography being super for our mental health! Find it to be my favorite de-stressor.
Waw brilliant work, nice down to earth bloke, knowledgable and a great communicator, refreshing.
The footage on the XT4 is amazing. Is beautiful.
Great review Anthony, love the wildlife footage-particularly of the fox and badger. I would consider Fuji for wildlife photo/video if they did have a couple more options in their telephoto lens line-up. I currently use a Nikon D7500 + Sigma 150-600mm C lens. For stills that is FF equiv of 225mm - 900mm and for video their is an extra 1.5X crop when filming in 4K so in some ways even better for wildlife. But using a DSLR is not always ideal for hybrid shooters like me. If Fuji could make maybe a 200-600mm F5.6 lens that would be a killer combo paired with the X-T4. If they do make an X-H2 it should have an integrated grip like the Olympus EM1-X and built-in variable ND filter which would be so helpful for video (shutter angle etc). Keep up the good work :-)
This amazing photographer has proven with this video that Fujifilm is counted in the top camera manufacturers for numerous photographic genres, including wildlife.
I've been using the Fuji XT-4 for almost two years now with the very compact and budget friendly XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 for wildlife videography and I’m very satisfied with the results. The camera and lens really jump started a new hobby for me since the start of the pandemic. I've been particularly pleased with the stabilization but of course low light scenarios are tough when limited to f/6.7 (really need to crank up the ISO). Nevertheless I’ve really enjoyed getting outside and capturing some beautiful Ohio wildlife.
hello there! I will be moving to Cuyahoga Falls in a month and I wonder if you can send me link where I can see what you have captured in Ohio. Thank you!
Thanks for true value in this review. Great job, very helpful
I love the feel of the fuji cameras. made for the hands.
All I can say is...wow...brilliant work and excellent review.
I congratulate you for the wonderful video and for sharing wonderful photographs. good job
the first video of xt4 footgage I watch entirely. Then at the end I say oohhh ive seen his videos before. I enjoyed this one . Thnx
That was one of the best I have seen about XT4. Your work is superb and I thing the whole terminology of "Wildlife" should change to "Serene Life" instead. There is noting "wild" in this video, it just gives me so much peace and joy. Keep on the great job.
Thanks so much for this video, it's nice to hear from real professionals
Thanks! Very useful "wildlife users point of view". Love your video too!
Amazing video. Wow. The wildlife you captured was incredible. Liked & Subscribed.
Finally an X-T4 Wildlife photography review... THANK YOU!!! A 500 mm f/5.6 prime may be quite expensive... perhaps a 200-500 mm zoom could be a little bit more affordable and all around? Hope a Fuji zoom with this reach was released 🙏 Great video! Keep it up!
I too would like to see Fuji pursue this area of photography. While not much of a nature/wildlife shooter myself, I do dabble. My field is photojournalism/documentary and travel and I do shoot quite a few events where long glass is definitely an asset. I currently rock the 50-140 and 100-400. While I love the 50-140, not so much love for the 100-400. I have rented the 200mm a beautiful lens, I wish I could afford to buy it outright. As for Fuji adding new and longer lenses to their lineup, well according to the Fuji Podcast via Fuji Rumours a few weeks back, the guest, the head of Fuji UK seem to be saying that Fuji might be re-thinking long prime lenses, due in large part to slow sales of the 200mm. Again, that is a rumour, let's hope that it is not true. Anywho, like Anthony, I am an ex-Canon shooter of some 37 years that have fallen in love with the Fuji-X system (there seems to be a lot of us out there) and I have not regretted it for one moment.
A 200-500 wouldn't be too different from the 100-400 besides beeing heavier, bigger - look at Nikon's - for a bit longer reach. A 500/5.6 DO has the potential for top-notch image quality as well as compact size and handholdability. One could carry it as easily as the 100-400 with longer reach and better IQ. Could be a bird-photographers dream.
Kalender Quantentunnel a bird photographer dream you say... I’ve been photographing pelagic birds for a while and I’ve seen 600 mm f/4 kept away because of the fixed focal lenght, despite being “a bird photographer dream”. There are no bird photographers dream. There is the lens you are carrying with you at the time Nature gifts you with an encounter. At that time, I’d rather carry a newer Fuji lens with extra reach like Nikon’s than a fixed prime with the same reach with almost no noticeable better image quality. I’d rather come back home with actual material than with a “bird phorographers dream” and no pictures at all because they were nearer than expected. I finally got the A7RIV + 200-600 mm lens. LOVE IT. It’s... a wildlife photographer’s dream 😉 Cheers!
Thanks for an interesting review and sharing great photos!
just bought hic camera, thanks for your video it is very helpful, and I love your wild nature video
Whole video you are blurred!! So are so humble one person ❤️ love your every work
Great intro and on the point comments about Fuji for wildlife. Nice! And what a nice area you must be in judged by the sound in the background (woodpeckers?).
That was some stunning footage!
Thanks just got the xt4 looking for lenses now, great help
Awsome review, you got a new subscriber mate.
So beautiful review 😍.
I do wildlife with the X-T20 and the 100-400 and that works greatly ^^.
what a great review, thanks Anthony, there are only a few people using fuji for wildlife (well there are not enough lenses)
I just bought a used xt3 and I love it !! can't wait to use it for wildlife photography/videos, as of right now I have an old canon FD 200mm f4 that should do the job ! (it's fully manual but sooo lightweight !)
Galterius that sounds fun are you using a fringer adapter?
@@anthonyhurren5613 well it's a completely manual vintage lens so I only need a "dead" adapter. I bought the k&f FD to FX (20euros) and it works really well, it's made out of steel so no weak spot there !
It's not the sharpest lens in the world but it's very cheap (actually I got it for free, I found it in a closet at my gradparents' house ^^)
I would also love to get the fringer adapter to adapt nice EF telephoto lenses (my father owns a 600 f4 L
Hi Anthony! Definitely I'm a committed sports photographer really into high quality work...however, so much to learn and that day to reach this goal is way far!
Great approach to the XT-4 and generally the video is really excellent. On my side an XT-3 kit lens + 50140 and 100-400 and recently 90mmF2. Looking for 2021 for a second body either a XT4 or the XH-2... The second body is for a more comfortable and safe shoot, either I have to switch on the field e.g. rugby or motor racing or because of the IBIS capabilities.
Agree about the 100-400, and the prime 200 on my wish list. I'll have a check on your IG and introduce myself.
Thank you for addressing the subject so well and Merry Xmas :)
i have zero interest in wildlife photography but i ended up watching the whole 22 mins. Great stuff mate
For the Battery Grip... a dab of blue (not red) locktight works wonders in holding the 1/4-20 in place for a grip that you don't expect to ever want to take off.
solid and informative content. Thank you!
Superb captures. Great job!
Great balanced review and I am just at the stage of considering upgrading my XT3. I mainly shoot swans and event work for charities. My only comment which is observational not critical is when comparing the 100-400 and 200 lenses , the latter prime is eye watering expensive and should be significantly better that the 100-400.
Shame this guys does not post some more, come across this after just getting an XT4, great video
Excellent video, and great photos
Hi a really well made video I totally agree with your comments regarding a 500mm lens it’s definitely needed for bird photography. Was this video created with the XT4 using IBIS in camera. You can see your love of nature in this video. Really nice to see content like this during these times.
Martin Parker hi Martin glad you like it! Yes all the footage shot with the Fuji X-T4 with the 200mm + 100-400 with IBIS on combined with the lenses own Optical OIS, the except where the camera is actually in shot. There is no stabilisation added on post on any of the X-T4 clips, but I have obviously chosen all the best clips I took, but it performed superbly considering the length of the lenses I was using for hand held video clips. 👍
Yo.... i thought i was in heaven for second. Thank you, badass review and beautiful video. Just subscribe.
Just amazingly good, thank you for the video.
Great video. I'm going to buy a fujifilm camera later in the year. I am lucky enough to have a decent budget so xt4 is looking possible but l also love the xpro3 and x100v. I don't shoot video but I'm still undecided they are all great. I love the simplicity of the xpro3 and x100v. Any tips. Is the xt4 the best all-rounder?
Beautiful footage mate!
The last sunset shot was surreal
Such a beautiful video!
Really great intro and outro, this is why I love these kind of channels and reviews more than the stuff of let's say Jared Polin (not that there's anything wrong with Polin).
I'm afraid that wildlife photographers will be neglected by Fuji. From what I know they will release a 70-300mm zoom lens next year. Prime lenses such as the 500mm will be way too niche for them. It doesn't help that the 200mm prime lens has pretty terrible sales.
Regarding the X-H2 there are rumors that it either will have a 42 megapixel or 31 megapixel sensor from Sony. The 42 megapixel sensor sounds really impressive, but I think it will come with a big cost regarding pixel density making it difficult to use in dark(er) situations. The 31 megapixel sensor would make sense in order to distinct the X-H2 from the X-T4.
Hi Optidorf thanks for the comments! I think I am right in saying if Fuji opt for a square pixel sensor the higher pixel count won't be as bad in low light as a standard higher res rectangular pixel therefore hopefully it won't effect the low light performance too much, lets hope Fuji get the balance right of resolution and low light performance! Kind regards Anthony
Well done. Great footage
Fantastic Review!
A fantastic wildlife video presentation. Here is how the camera and lenses work for me. Fuji professional cameras are great, great, and great.......😜😎😍🥰😃.
Thanks for the video, this is really the first one about what I'm interested in. One thing you haven't talked about is, how EVF refresh rate and blackout compares to X-T3?
Hi Good point i didn’t test that but it would be good to compare side by side, but I have sold my X-T3 now 😂
I am now using the xt20 with 100-400. It is good, also if I see people with canon and nikon take better wildlife photo.
But I think, this problem, is because the poor lenses for wildlife that Fuji has, only the 100-400 and the 200.
Hope they will make some more lenses, like a 600. If this happens, I will definitely stay on Fuji and upgrade with xt4.
Great video (:
I love the camera and seriously considered it for wildlife photography. Unfortunately there just isn’t enough high quality zoom and primes lenses by Fuji for wildlife. I ended up going with a Nikon D500.
Makes sense. If you pair the D500 with a Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6 or maybe a Sigma 150-600mm you have a powerful combo.
This was great to see
Great Video!🌞
so beautiful！ thank you for sharing
This is incredible
Hi Anthony, XT3 actually displays ISO as soon as you press down the shutter button halfway. (Stills not movie.) Love the relaxed style and interesting content in your reviews! Thank you! B Rgds, Anders, Sweden
I just seemed to just get my custom max iso showing on a half press for some reason 🤔 maybe they changed it with a firmware? I have sold it now though so can’t check anymore
Yes that puzzled me too in the beginning. Until I noticed that it was only (me) the camera hitting the roof as regards the chosen custom iso limit in combination with my chosen SS and aperture. I set up three custom iso ranges directly in the beginning and usually the camera hit the upper iso-limit on the two lower range iso setting very quickly when shooting wildlife (high ss etc..) so I realised that the “max” iso “always” being displayed in the viewfinder was just a result of the camera trying its best to expose correctly at those high SS’s I had chosen, hence cranking up to the highest iso value “allowed” by my custom iso range setting. So if anybody out there have the same problem, choose slower and slower SS and press the shutter button halfway until you see the iso value start dropping. (Choosing biggest aperture (lowest number) helps...) Then you know that the camera is working properly displaying the correct iso in your viewfinder when having auto iso chosen. If that doesn’t work, try again in a brighter light somewhere.... Short version: think exposure triangle! - 😉
Awesome review I shoot a broad range of styles mainly portrait and landscape and I am leaving Nikon ff to Fuji xt3 have u missed the ff dof or larger mega pixel files love to see a video on other styles
Michael Nikonfuji hi Michael glad you like the video! I personally haven’t missed full frame, I do recommend getting the fast primes though 1.4’s that for me give enough background separation for weddings portraits etc, in fact when I owned a canon full frame with 1.4 primes I often found the depth of field too shallow at times not being able to focus very easily on both eyes for close portraits etc, so ended up stopping down a little anyway, but that’s just my personal opinion, you can see loads more of my non wildlife work here: www.anthonyhurren.com
Thanks for a great video. I have the X-T2 and the X-H1 and I am thinking to get the X-T4. I am mostly photographing landscape and macro but also some wildlife. So it was great to hear what you have to say about the X-T4.
I have the X-T2 and just bought the X-T4. It’s finally a worthy upgrade to the X-T2. The tracking af is great as is the IBIS.
“Love how compact it is”, huge lense :)
Pierre Laviolette 🤣 yes the 200mm F2 is a beast but it’s worth noting the equivalent full frame canon lens is the 300mm 2.8 L which is bigger and heavier than the 200mm F2. So there is some difference there 👍
Nice review and video; subscribed ! I'd love to know what is the music ? It's a gorgeous tune !
Hi Thanks for the comments the music is Hammer and felt - Beneath the Mountain from my Artist Subscription
@@anthonyhurren5613 Oh sorry Anthony I didn't see it there in your description above. Many thanks for letting me know, and also for
making such a lovely video with amazing shots.. the music just completes it perfectly, great choice !
Wonderful and informative 👍
Thank you for the review. Great work! How did you find the autofocus tracking of moving subjects? I am thinking of things like birds in flight, for example. That's one of the features that others have said is "so so". Though honestly, it doesn't look like it's an issue for you. Granted, you are obviously a pro :)
Jon Elofson hi Jon Glad you like it, in terms of tracking it seems to be an improvement so far but to be fair I haven’t shot a lot of birds in flight yet only a handful but so far so good! 👍
@@anthonyhurren5613 Thank you for the quick reply. Now following you on Instagram, so I will keep an eye on your great work. This might just be the camera I have been looking for...I don't really shoot many birds in flight either.
Thanks for this great video.
Can you comment on whether the IBIS adds anything to the XF100-400, which already has OIS?
S L hi i haven’t done any side by side tests but certainly from just using it for video you can see the improved stability so I would say yes it’s an improvement for sure! 👍
Anthony, great review and some excellent pics, thanks! Eight months on, are you still using the 100-400 zoom? In general I'm more of a prime lens photographer but for birds I would be more interested in that lens because of versatility and reach. Wanted to ask if you have tried it with the teleconverters, and if you have, whether you noticed any quality compromise. (You had already stated an image quality difference between the prime lens and the zoom, the question is whether image quality is further compromised).
Hi Joseph I tend to avoid using converters on the 100-400 if possible only if I have great light and can stop down to f11 to help the sharpness at the long end, or for just reference shots. But bare In mind I am very fussy about lenses rendering detail as I prefer primes over zooms also, and the detail from the 200mm f2 is so good it has raised my expectations for lenses to a higher level. The 100-400 is at its sharpest before the long end so I stop down to around f8 if at 400mm. Fuji are bringing out a 150-600mm in 2022 according to Fujirumours (who are very accurate with their predictions) also maybe Sigma might offer something this year, I want to try the Nikon 500pf with a fringer adapter if there isn’t any long prime options in 2021 for Fuji. Kind regards Anthony
@@anthonyhurren5613 Thanks for the detailed reply, took a while to visit back ;)
Thanks for your great review. I currently still have an Xt2 and hoped Canon's new EOS R6 would be nice priced. It isn't and the RF system is way more expensive. I like shoot wildlife myself too. The xt2 + 100-400 does this nice unless birds or animals are fast. Did you shot with an XT2 + 100-400 too and would it be a big improvement to justify the 1800 euro for the XT4?
Hi Defo an improvement with focus speed from the XT2 to XT4 👍
Hi Anthony. Beautiful photography and videography. Have you used the xt-4 in low light and how did you find it.
Hi Tony sorry for the late reply, yes it’s been great in low light especially paired with the 200mm F2👍
Very nice work 👌
amazing video. i would like to see xt4 tracking birds in flight, but didnt found any on yt yet. :)
Not just sports and wildlife shooters want Fuji to integrate battery grips, I've been advocating for it as well and I shoot concerts.
would really like a"stills" focused xh-2 body with the latest sensor(xtrans 4?5?6?) for stills. Ergos wise: I really come to like the top display on my G9.
thank you i just purchased a XT4 i have a Fuji xt 2 i should see quite differance
nice video amazing shots, i was wondering what about the autofocus on both lenses? im about to get this camera with the 100.400mm for bird photography.
Hi Ricardo sorry for the late reply auto focus is excellent on both lenses but a little faster on the 200mm I think. The camera sometimes struggles with birds in flight when the bird is far off though. Kind regards Anthony