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Fuji RAW and Lightroom
ianwatson:
Good afternoon all,
I am circling the idea of a Fuji X100V. The word is that Lightroom used to struggle with Fuji's RAW files. However, time has passed and Lightroom has been updated. I played with a couple of images that I downloaded from the internet. There doesn't seem to be any difference worthy of angst between Lightroom and Iridient Developer, which often received the nod as the best choice.
Would those more familiar with Fuji files please tell me what they think?
pluton:
Lightroom user since 2007. Fuji (16MP) user since 2013.
Color, contrast, and all the normal raw conversion parameters and adjustments work fine in Lightroom.
Lightroom (and presumably ACR) does just fine with Fuji X files with one exception:
Certain files that depend for their impact on the accurate rendering of tiny, random, fractal-like details, such as thousands of small tree leaves on the ground, millions of sharply defined blades of grass in a wideangle shot, or sharply-rendered jagged rock surfaces will show the peculiar deficiency of the Adobe raw conversion, but only upon extreme enlargement.
Repeat: Only under extreme enlargement. As in greater than an A2 size inkjet print.
For normal prints and web use, the odd detail rendering is not visible, period.
For the very few shots that may require it, the app Iridient Transformer X can be had for not much money. In ITX, the Fuji raw file is converted to a DNG, then Lightroom can do the rest in the normal fashion.
In general, the tiny detail issue is either not an issue, or less of an issue, in Iridient Developer, Photo Ninja, Capture One, and the built-in MacOS raw conversion, among others.
I have all of these, but use Lightroom for 99.9% of Fuji shots.
Akira:
I won't argue with Keith, but Capture One Express Fujifilm can be had for free and decodes RAF fantastically with no hint of anything like "wormy artefacts". I used X-E3 and X-T3 with the software and unsubscribed AdobeCC during that time. X100V uses the same 26MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor.
Akira:
I noticed that X100V shows some overheating issue. That seems to occur only in a relatively extreme conditions and to be well manageable, though:
https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/global-news/2020/0511_3469872/
MFloyd:
About a year ago I followed an official Fuji workshop around the GFX50s. All post production was treated with Lr, and I must say, no particular problem arose. The course was given by a sort of Fuji ambassador. So, I guess, from Fuji’s side, doing PP with Adobe should be OK.
Just my two cents.
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