[Leica] Question about RAW converters

[Nathan Wajsman]

Thanks, but I am not prepared to embark on another learning curve (or rather, I am too lazy to do it ;-)). I tried a couple of the ones people have suggested, and settled on the Iridient software recommended by Jayanand. In fact, in addition to the full developer that costs $100, they also have a simplified, Fuji X-specific version for $40, which is what I bought. I have tested it and the results are good, and the user interface is reasonable and clear. I’m all set.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
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> On 7 Aug 2021, at 14:50, RicCarter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> Just fyi
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> I have been happy in my conversion from Lightroom to ON1
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> I still use Lightroom on aarchives when I have to fish from there.
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>> On Aug 6, 2021, at 11:54 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> What are my options?
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>> TIA,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
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>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
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>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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>> YNWA
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