I am convinced that 95% of you can do a much better job, so please try to keep the flaming in the comment section below 50 posts per minute. It’s simply the best I could come up with, based on my poor eyesight, my poor taste, my poor skills, my crappy computer screen and my limited time. Just to be clear: This isn’t another (yawn!) comparison of “default sharpening settings” (which, in my maybe not so humble opinion, is useless), but of settings I found optimal (as in “the sweet spot”) for each converter and each sample file.
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Of course, you can download the RAW file and work on it with the RAW converter of your choice. ) That, my dear friends, won’t work.Īre you done pixel-peeping? Then let’s poll for DSCF0998-A to DSCF0998-H:Īgain, don’t try to judge colors, contrast and the likes, just focus at the rendering of fine details and the artifacts that come along with it at critical sharpness levels. Of course, the sequence for this sample is different from the previous example, so don’t even think about crossmatching sample 3 to sample C, etc. I love it!Ĭlick here to go to Flickr for eight different versions of the file, this time named DSCF0998-A to DSCF0998-H. Our second sample is a particularly tough one, as it contains foliage and grass in all shapes and sizes. If you click on the “original size” versions of the samples in Flickr, you will get 100% magnification views in lossless JPEG format, so prepare yourself for extended loading times. Personally, I think it’s interesting to not only see how differently the RAW converters are rendering the overall image, but also how different parts of the image reveal quite different levels of fine detail depending on which converter the file was processed with. Go ahead, knock yourselves out and do a better job with the RAW converter of your choosing! That’s why you’ll also find links to the original RAW files in Flickr’s image descriptions. I did my best to set each RAW converter to maximum effect with respect to revealing as much detail as possible, but hey, I’m only human (aka not Ken Rockwell). Here’s how it goes: Look at the samples 1 to 8, then vote in the poll below for the one you like the most. That’s intentional, as weaknesses tend to reveal themselves at critical sharpening levels (think “watercolor effect”). Instead, I focused on revealing as much sharp detail as possible, so for some of you, the results may look a tad too sharp. Just look at the files without a safety net of hearsay! Spooky, huh? Let flowers speak!Įnough introductory talk, let’s have a look at the first demo file:īy clicking here, you will get to a private Flickr set showing you eight different renderings of this image, labeled DSCF0544-1 to DSCF0544-8, displaying the results from RAW converters 1 to 8, respectively. I didn’t care about matching colors, contrast and the likes (you can change those anytime and anywhere to your personal taste). This means that you’ll have to drop your preconceptions.
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My goal was to use AccuRaw 1.1.1, Aperture 3.4.5 with Apple Camera Raw 4.0.8, Capture One Pro 7.1.3, Iridient Developer 2.2, Lightroom 5.2RC, RPP 64 4.7.1, Silkypix 5.0.45 and the internal RAW converter of an X-Pro1 to extract as much detail as possible from two proven RAW sample files, then presenting the results without telling you which sample was made with which converter. What I am really going to do in this column is offering you a humble comparison of eight different X-Trans compatible RAW converters with respect to critical detail rendering at higher sharpening levels. I was told that this kind of language attracts readers (hey, it worked on you, didn’t it?), and by the way, did I mention that the DSLR is dead and that Fuji is the new Leica? One will feature a first look at Fuji’s new X-A1 entry-level system camera (I have been testing a pre-production camera for several weeks), another one a look at the XF23mmF1.4 R lens that has just been officially announced (I am currently testing a pre-production sample).Īs for this X-Pert Corner edition, it appears like I am promising you an “ultimate” RAW converter shootout, but of course, that’s just stupid marketing blah to lure you in. I’ll try to prepare a new set of reading samples for one of the next editions of this column. Of course, there’ll also be an eBook version for Kindle, iBooks and the likes. You can preorder it by clicking here (currently with a 30% discount). It went to the printer yesterday (it will be printed in the U.S.A), and it’s expected to hit the stores by the end of October. It’s been a while, but to my defense, I have been busy finishing my new book Mastering the Fujifilm X-E1 and X-Pro1.
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Talk to Rico (open forum for questions & feedback) – Rico’s Flickr sets – RAW converter comparison Flickr set (private set, must use this link) – Mastering the Fujifilm X-Pro1 reading samples (65 free pages)