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Upgrade to Fuji is a funny turn of phrase.Best X-Trans RAW Converter - Fuji vs.
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IRIDIENT X TRANSFORMER VERSUS ACR UPGRADEĪs lovely as the cameras are to handle, they are not in terms of image creation any kind of upgrade to any full frame camera out there less than ten years old (even my original Canon 5D offered better RAW files than an X-T3).įuji’s X-Trans cameras are APS-C and the image falls apart at high ISO (no colour information left) and turns into watercolour in mid-tier ISO.
If a Fuji X user is seriously looking at PhotoLab (and that disqualifies the original poster), what worked for me with Fuji files was to do initial processing in Iridient Developer and then bring the files into PhotoLab.Īs PhotoLab does a lot more for my photography than X-Trans could, I switched first to Sony A7 III for mirrorless (staying with Canon for DSLR) to shoot vintage lenses.įuji X-Trans files look their best when processed by Fuji. Images were great but I didn’t like the ergonomics so I bought a Z6. The Z6 is basically a full frame Fuji X-H1 ergonomically (I like the X-H1 very much). Iridient delivers top-quality X-Trans conversions, wether via the X-Transformer LR plugin or the standalone Developer app. Iridient X-Transformer is a utility that can be used to convert Fujifilm RAF images to DNG format using Iridient Digitals high quality RAW processing algorithms. The Canon gear has partly been sold and the rest will go soon.Ĭuriously Prime Noise Reduction is more important for high ISO Canon shooters than Nikon shooters, as Canon has a lot of blotchy colour noise, while Nikon’s noise is more pixellated and textured like film grain.
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Note that C1 Express for Fuji is free -) It's more limited than full C1 Pro, but you don't need to buy anything to use C1 for Fuji. The problem I see with that Iridient plugin, as I see it, is that it's maintained by one. Much of the core RAW processing, sharpening, noise reduction and lens corrections featured in this program are shared with Iridient Developer a more full. Nikon’s noise is not nearly as ugly as Canon noise. Thus Prime Noise makes a much bigger difference on Canon files (allows a photographer to shoot 1.5 stops higher and retain similar image quality than with any other RAW development software). no high ISO Canon shooter should even consider any other RAW developer. PhotoLab has other excellent traits, including workflow and design and the editable presets system, which make it a very good choice of RAW developer, for Nikon shooters."I know some do turn off Iridient sharpening in X-Transformer and I chose to allow the user complete control over disabling much of the functionality in X-Transformer, however I feel strongly for most people that turning off sharpening is tossing out perhaps the very best feature of Iridient X-Transformer. I feel that my Iridient Reveal sharpening algorithm is nearly as critical to the high regarded Iridient image quality as the Iridient demosaics, with Bayer cameras perhaps more so.
X-Transformer doesn't allow the fine control or visual preview of sharpening that Iridient Developer does (or Lightroom), but in my opinion you'll get better end results if you at least use a Low level of Iridient sharpening and rely on less Adobe sharpening later. Some also feel that Adobe sharpening is partially, if not largely, responsible for "worm" artifacts in Lightroom/ACR, at least without careful customization of the various adjustment options. If "worm" type artifacts are a concern, with X-Trans models especially, this would be another reason to minimize or entirely avoid use of Adobe sharpening.
I realize everyone's preferences can vary widely, sometimes radically, but it definitely makes me cringe every time I see someone advocating for turning off sharpening entirely in X-Transformer as a general recommendation especially if the replacement sharpening is Lightroom's. I feel less strongly about noise reduction, but there too realize completely turning off noise reduction means absolutely no noise reduction at all and with high ISO images the DNG will be extraordinarily noisy and will definitely require more noise reduction adjustment in later post processing. Often people turn off X-Transformer and then complain about how incredibly noisy the DNGs are compared to RAF. With zero RAW NR high ISO RAW images are extremely noisy and if disabling X-Transformer NR certainly plan on adding more noise reduction later for best results.