Fuji RAW (RAF) Files Question

[lawrence]

I have a Fuji X30 and am considering buying an X-Pro 2 later in the year, however there's an issue that is causing problems for me.

The X30 can save in either JPEG or RAW (RAF) format and normally I much prefer RAW over JPEG however I'm currently saving in both, the reason being that the zoom lens produces a lot of distortion that is corrected in camera in the JPEG files but not in the RAW files. This means that I have to individually correct the distortion in the RAW files later on, which is very time consuming. Is there a shortcut to doing this, for example to somehow batch correct the files? Of course since the lens is a zoom the distortion depends on the focal length used in each shot.

Although I have LR6 I would much prefer a solution that doesn't involve the use of LR since I am starting to move away from this software.

 

[Filzkoeter]

The correction profiles are written into the raw files and nearly every raw converter applies them automatically (in LR you can't even turn it off). That's the case for the aps-c sensor Fuji-X-cameras... don't know about the X30.

 

[lawrence]

The correction profiles are written into the raw files and nearly every raw converter applies them automatically (in LR you can't even turn it off). That's the case for the aps-c sensor Fuji-X-cameras... don't know about the X30.

Thanks. Presumably this also applies to the Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter? I normally convert RAW to DNG...

 

[pechelman]

also keep in mind, that depending on which fuji lens(es) you end up getting, distortion may not even be worth correcting. (e.g. xf14/2.8 & xf35/1.4)

 

[lawrence]

also keep in mind, that depending on which fuji lens(es) you end up getting, distortion may not even be worth correcting. (e.g. xf14/2.8 & xf35/1.4)

I'm looking at the 18-55 as a first lens.

 

[willie_901]

I enjoy LR CC so I never use Adobe Camera Raw or DNG Converter.

However I would be shocked if ACR does not read and apply the lens barrel distortion correction parameters. As far as I know, LR and ACR use the same rendering engine (assuming one is using the same generations of LR and ACR).

I have read other platforms, such as Capture 1, use Fujifilm's on-lens correction parameters. It seems Capture 1 also supports raw rendering without any lens correction as well.

 

[lawrence]

I enjoy LR CC so I never use Adobe Camera Raw or DNG Converter.

However I would be shocked if ACR does not read and apply the lens barrel distortion correction parameters. As far as I know, LR and ACR use the same rendering engine (assuming one is using the same generations of LR and ACR).

I have read other platforms, such as Capture 1, use Fujifilm's on-lens correction parameters. It seems Capture 1 also supports raw rendering without any lens correction as well.

Thanks for this helpful reply. I've now done some comparisons in various software to try to understand the problem. I simply loaded the files into the various applications without making any adjustments.

Note that there is no distortion shown in the in-camera JPEG and that the DNG was produced using a recent version of the free Adobe DNG Converter software with compatibility set to Camera RAW 5.4 or later (I need this for compatibility with CS4):

IRFANVIEW
RAW (RAF) - No distortion
DNG - No distortion

CAPTURE ONE PRO
RAW (RAF) - distortion is well corrected but less of the image is shown than in the original JPG
DNG - Significant distortion

RAWTHERAPEE
There is significant distortion in both the DNG and RAF files

PHOTOSHOP CS4
There is significant distortion in the DNG file (cannot read RAF)

FUJI RAW FILE CONVERTER EX 2 POWERED BY SILKYPIX
RAW (RAF) - No significant distortion
DNG - Cannot read

ADOBE LIGHTROOM 6
No significant distortion in either DNG or RAF files

Not sure what conclusions can be drawn from the above other than that LR6 corrects everything nicely (I just wish I liked using LR6 a bit more!).

EDIT: Also took a look in PhotoMechanic, which shows both RAF and DNG perfectly.