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Such an amazing photo. Thanks for sharing ❤️

This is the only picture in this sub that made me remember I have a 4k display. Absolutely incredible

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Madeira is fucking unreal. My first "far away" vacation was there and I think about doing my next one there again.

Wow thank you so much!

Wholeheartedly agree, surreal experiences here.

Where is that? Is that on one of our levadas?

This is on PR1 Pico do Arieiro. Not sure exactly where this view was located, but it was on this trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/portugal/madeira--2/pr1-pico-do-arieiro-pico-ruivo

I was just there a couple months ago. Amazing place but man those roads can get real scary lol

Can't wait to visit in May!

Any recommendations or advice?

Rent a car so that you can get out of Funchal, roam all of Madeira, and discover beautiful places that you won’t find on a guided tour

Was already planning on renting a car, thanks! Any specific regions of the island you recommend checking out?

Go drive along the north coast, you’ll see places like Illheaus de Janela, spot rainbows off the cliffs, sun rays beaming through the clouds and hitting the sea, good restaurants, etc.

What camera and lens?

Sony A7rii camera body, 24mm F/1.4 G Master Lens, uncompressed RAW files. This image is bracketed 2.0EV 3 images to increase the scene’s dynamic range.

That’s the camera I ain to buy soon. I have an a7ii. If I put good glass, the image quality is pristine. But sometimes I feel like I need more resolution still. What made you pick the a7r2 and how do you like that camera so far?

I love your image, by the way.

My primary focus is landscape photography. No videography, ever. Sometimes I do portraits and I also use this camera for casual, unserious shooting as well. If that sounds like what you’d use it for then go for it, especially because you can find it for around $1,000 or less (last time I checked). Adding good glass into the mix like the G Master line adds a ton of quality to the pics from this camera body. Hopefully this perspective helps!

I do pretty much the same. Also no video ever. Seems like a good fit. Last question, if I may. The autofocus is good and reliable? Or so you do mainly MF given all the landscaping photography and all?

The autofocus is not reliable at all. That among a few other features (e.g. battery life, internal intervalometer missing, poorer color balance, etc.) is why I would recommend investing in a newer a7r model if money is no issue. I usually use AF to get in a general range of sharpness and then go manual from there to dial it in a bit more. Nevertheless, you can easily get around the pitfalls of the a7rii.