C&C: Butterfly loves X-A1

Bx100 wrote:

Tom Zimmer wrote:

Miki Nemeth wrote:

How can we improve the image quality with the X-A1 at high ISO? Or, shall we simply accept the fact that the high-ISO X-A1 images are better viewed unmagnified?

Miki,

The smearing you see in your image of the two ladies, looks typical to me of the examples I have seen of Fuji's jpeg processing in low light on the X-A1.

I have seen similar results on my X-E1 when shooting jpeg, and I found pretty quickly that the amount of detail I could get from the camera was significantly higher when I shoot RAW. People seem to come to Fuji X cameras for either the in camera color processing, and never bother with RAW, or they are like me and discover the detail of X RAW files and just decide to give up on jpeg. I'm not sure which you are,

Hi Tom, Thank you for the comment and explanation. I started with RAW on the X-A1, but then I started taking JPEG files, and now you have confirmed that it's much better to use RAW. I use Lightroom 5 to process my image files.

but I have heard, as was already mentioned by someone else, that turning noise reduction down to -2 helps reduce the smear you are seeing.

I might give it a try. I am still in the process of experimenting and collecting knowledge. The RAW files are so big and since I took a lot of photos, I have to figure out ways to reduce the total size of my images. Maybe, after I am complete with the post-processing of RAWs, I simply export them to JPEG, delete the RAWS and import back the JPEGs.

Yeah I agree with you too NR -2 might work better.

I also email fuji canada about xa1 high ISO problem. I will keep you guys update if they reply anything useful

Excellent, Bx100 and Thank You, too.
PS: Here is my bonus photo.

Window reflections combined with Bratislava's panorama from the 13th floor of the hotel. Taken with FD 24/f1.4L. RAW post-processed in Lightroom 5.

Miki