[Leica] Question about RAW converters

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Best option (most flexible, and only one learning curve): Adobe
Subscription.

Best stand alone converter for Fuji X files - Iridient X
Transformer(Windows)/Iridient Developer(Mac):
https://www.iridientdigital.com/

Third Choice: Convert to DNG with Adobe DNG converter and use Lightroom:
https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/adobe-dng-converter.html

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 9:24 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I have upgraded my Fuji X-E2 camera to the X-E3. I like the E cameras for
> travelling because they are smaller and lighter than the X-T2, and I am
> going to Poland tomorrow. As is my habit with new equipment, I tested the
> camera by taking some pictures around Alicante, and last night I started up
> Lightroom and imported the RAW files…except that I didn’t! I still use the
> last non-subscription version of Lightroom, version 6.7, and it cannot
> import the RAW files from this camera. As far as I can see, I have two main
> options:
>
> 1) Bite the bullet and sign up for one of Adobe’s monthly plans. This is
> something I hate and I will only do it in extremis.
> 2) Find a separate RAW converter, use it to convert the RAW files to TIFF
> and then read the TIFF files into Lightroom.
>
> This is what I did last night—I downloaded some RAW converter from
> fuji.com <http://fuji.com/> and now I have the files in Lightroom. My
> question now is: what is the best stand-alone RAW converter for Fuji X RAW
> files? I know many use Capture One, but it is not cheap, and it is more of
> a full-fledged editor, designed to replace rather than supplement
> Lightroom. What I want is a simple, good converter that I can use as an
> intermediate step to create files that Lightroom can digest, but continue
> to do all the editing in Lightroom.
>
> What are my options?
>
> TIA,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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