Fuji X-E1 White Balance Concerns

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abelits
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Re: Fuji X-E1 White Balance Concerns
In reply to Chris Dodkin, 5 months ago

Chris Dodkin wrote:

abelits wrote:

At this point I would say that it's absolutely pointless and irresponsible to use software other than Silkypix for conversion of RAW files produced by those cameras, if the user has any expectations of quality and consistency. If someone likes the results he gets with Lightroom, he can use it as much as he wants (and I am not saying that Lightroom won't produce usable results when photos don't trip its failure modes), but it would be stupid to complain about them if he doesn't, as Lightroom conversion procedure is known to break in many perfectly ordinary conditions. If Silkypix also has the problem, then there is a clear cause for complaints, as that's what Fujifilm recommended and supported. There would be half as many threads in this forum if people acknowledged this.

Nevertheless, I can recommend using DCRaw with -w option to evaluate camera's "opinion" on colors -- just don't rely on its output as the actual source for postprocessing, as they are known to be just as flawed as Lightroom.

'pointless and irresponsible'? - That's pure BS

As I said, there is nothing wrong with using Lightroom when Lightroom works. However most people who are complaining here, expect consistent results at full resolution from Lightroom, don't get them, then complain about the camera and get offended when pointed toward Silkypix. That's despite the fact that invariably when anyone posts problematic .RAF file, someone with Silkypix posts it converted to a JPEG that is free of the problems that poster complained about (even if not adjusted to the original poster's tastes and intentions).

Speaking of Silkypix, whatever is bad about its interface, color adjustment is very straightforward, and it defaults to white balance as seen by the camera.

The hysteria around RAW image processing is getting blown out of all proportion, and bears no resemblance to the reality of actually using the camera and tools available from various software houses.

The problem definitely does exist, it just doesn't show up all the time, and is completely absent when processing is done specifically to produce 1/2 or less of the original resolution (because then demosaicing degenerates into scaling), or when resolution is high but printed at sufficiently small size (smaller details, lower contrast of a printed photo).

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