A lifelong Canon user I’m now researching APS-C sensor options, aiming to lighten the weight of my camera backpack. In coming weeks I’ll be switching to the subscription model of LTR-Classic, so should have access to the latest version. I’m having trouble drawing conclusions from what I’ve read (here and elsewhere) about LTR’s ability to process Fuji RAF files. Let's stick to that and and not take potshots at Adobe or any volunteer wanting to help. This topic is the best way to deal with fujifilm files in Lightroom. Which I also tried and gave up on, then you probably don't know how to use Lightroom well at all when it comes to Fujifilm images. If you best recommendation is to use Iridient Digital's X-Transformer plug-in. I could not get the results that I wanted out of Fuji and I considered my self a successful Nikon shooter. I had a Fujifilm mirrorless camera for a while. As experienced as I am, I am not in the least offended if John were to tell me that I don't know LR well enough to process FujiFilm images. I recommended him to this topic because he is probably the "Community Professional" here that knows the most about Processing FujiFilm with Lightroom. That's pretty tacky.Ĭlick to expand."One can't really tell someone they don't know LR well, and/or use its controls crudely, and/or spend too much time pixelpeeping crappy photos, and/or are really just against Adobe and the subscription business model." Neither is gatekeeping this community, BTW. What's also neither practical nor constructive is making overly broad and insulting claims about everyday Lightroom users - the very people this forum is designed to help - and how 1) they don't know Lightroom, 2) they use it crudely, 3) they engage in "pixel peeping crappy photos" (John's exact words), and 4) they complain because they don't like the subscription model. Yes, there are ways users can mitigate them, but worms are a standout problem in LR for Fuji users, while at the same time-and with the same files-they are simply not an everyday issue in C1, Iridient, Affinity, Apple Photos, etc. What's neither practical nor constructive is claiming worms are always user error. I'm here because I'm interested in practical and constructive solutions to problems encountered in Lightroom. Their products also have issues, as all products do. Neither am I here to worship Fuji and claim they can do no wrong. Their products have issues, but their products that I use are still the best tools for the job, IMHO. I'm not here to worship Adobe and claim they can do no wrong. Maybe because they have the most to be defensive about? And I've absolutely noticed a pattern: the folk who are the most stridently anti-"pixel peeping" are the Fuji shooters who use Adobe products. But I have hung out in a lot of forums for different brands for many years. Sure, not the 40-50 years that some of you have under your belts. I've shot Fuji for 6 years, and Nikon for 10. ![]() And if every time you do this you see flaws in your image caused by your raw processor, not by your camera or lens, then you have a right to be frustrated, and anyone who casually dismisses you as a "pixel peeper" who "doesn't know LR well" or who takes "crappy photos" should no longer be trusted or respected. The fact is there's a number of totally normal, respectable tasks that are often better done by zooming to 100% or more. Pixel peeping crappy photos? Yes, some people prefer to denigrate totally normal tasks that are part of working on any image as "pixel peeping." Given that Adobe itself recommends reviewing sharpening at 100% or greater zoom, I find those dismissals quite humorous and akin to " if you don't look closely, you won't see Adobe's flaws." ![]() I expect better from someone who has gone out of their way to label themselves as a "Community Professional." This is incredibly insulting and conspiratorial. To be fair on Fujifilm, this workflow (without the Iridient XTrans bit) is what I do on photos from any camera, that get published or supplied, so it's not just an issue with the Fujifilm cameras. I then save that file and it will now appear in Lightroom (as a 16bit proPhoto Tiff in my workflow) which is a very tidy clean file compared to the scrappiness of the LR sharpened original Fuji-X raw. I also may continue doing more image-work in layers there until I have the file I need. If a file needs to be used at a higher specification, such as for a commercial client or for a large print, then I will use Iridient XTrans (for the Xpro's files) and then turn the sharpening off in Lightroom, then Edit with Open in Photoshop as a Smart Object, then Smart sharpen in PS using the much more nuanced sliders there. I personally always set Detail to 0 for any camera but with Fuji (non-Bayer) files definitely 0, every time.įor my Fuji cameras (XPro2 and GFX50R) I import uncompressed raws and process in LR as normal. Absolutely agree with lowering the detail slider.
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