11-13-2013, 11:16 AM
Klaus,
I have a question regarding your experience with the Fuji cameras. ( I am actuallty considering to buy an x-e2 as a general take-everywhere camera due to the high quality of lenses)
I have downloaded raw and jpg files (from the x100s, x-e1) from various sources, processed them in ACR 8.3 and compared them to each other camers what strikes is:
1. The developed raw files are not better than the corresponding jpgs (which is Ok in itself, I suppose)
2. It is impossible to increase the sharpening of the Fuji raw files in ACR over the default sharpening of 25 without very ugly and coarse artefact showing up in low contrast areas (such as foliage) ( btw these artefacts also show up when the jpgs are further sharpened in photoshop with unsharp mask) I have tried many approaches here (e.g. used only the detail slider, increased masking, used lumiscence noise reduction, decreased colur noise reduction etc.), but never was I able to achieve a comparable degree of sharpness in a fuji raw file than say in canon or sony aps-c raw file (at least not without artefacts).
3. the fuji raw files render by default low contrast areas too sharp and high contrast areas too soft.
4. I am absolutly unable to obtain the degree of natural looking detail in stones, foliage, leaves and grass than I can from obtain comparable bayer sensor sucha a sony nex 6, which also uses a 16mP sensor. Fuji detail in landscape images is either soft or full of artefacts. Other subjects, such as people, are fine, however.
I am doing something wrong here? I have more than 10 years of experience with raw processing with files from many different cameras. Or is the fuji x-trans sensor just bad in comparism to other offerings? Btw:I also briefly tried silkypix and capture 1 which do not seem to do a better job.
Any help is much appreciated!
best wishes
Jens
I have a question regarding your experience with the Fuji cameras. ( I am actuallty considering to buy an x-e2 as a general take-everywhere camera due to the high quality of lenses)
I have downloaded raw and jpg files (from the x100s, x-e1) from various sources, processed them in ACR 8.3 and compared them to each other camers what strikes is:
1. The developed raw files are not better than the corresponding jpgs (which is Ok in itself, I suppose)
2. It is impossible to increase the sharpening of the Fuji raw files in ACR over the default sharpening of 25 without very ugly and coarse artefact showing up in low contrast areas (such as foliage) ( btw these artefacts also show up when the jpgs are further sharpened in photoshop with unsharp mask) I have tried many approaches here (e.g. used only the detail slider, increased masking, used lumiscence noise reduction, decreased colur noise reduction etc.), but never was I able to achieve a comparable degree of sharpness in a fuji raw file than say in canon or sony aps-c raw file (at least not without artefacts).
3. the fuji raw files render by default low contrast areas too sharp and high contrast areas too soft.
4. I am absolutly unable to obtain the degree of natural looking detail in stones, foliage, leaves and grass than I can from obtain comparable bayer sensor sucha a sony nex 6, which also uses a 16mP sensor. Fuji detail in landscape images is either soft or full of artefacts. Other subjects, such as people, are fine, however.
I am doing something wrong here? I have more than 10 years of experience with raw processing with files from many different cameras. Or is the fuji x-trans sensor just bad in comparism to other offerings? Btw:I also briefly tried silkypix and capture 1 which do not seem to do a better job.
Any help is much appreciated!
best wishes
Jens