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Fuji S5 Pro in 2018... Madness?

Started Jul 12, 2018 | Discussions thread
fPrime
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Re: Yup, I agree!
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JoaCHIP wrote:

And the difference in resolution you get from ACR vs. Fuji's raw converter is, in my experience, bigger than dpreview's review states. It's like going from 4 to 8 megapixels. And sharpening the Adobe RAW output simply doesn't get you there. I think it's not interpreting those Fuji raw files correctly, and neither is dcraw, RawTherapee, or any other raw conversion software I've tried.

Thanks JoaCHIP and Tony,

Your enthusiasm for Fuji's Hyper-Utility HS-V3 drove me to finally download and install it this weekend. I now have v1.1b running successfully on my Win 7 x64 desktop. Previously I had been using Adobe Lightroom with the S5 Pro.

As you say the HS-V3 user interface is slow and outdated, but the colors and sharpness are much better than those I got with Adobe Lightroom. Also missing in Hyper-Utility are modern conveniences like hot pixel suppression, lens corrections, and CA removal but I can automate all of these functions in Photoshop. In my opinion the optimized SuperCCD demosaic and manufacturer’s camera profile make Hyper-Utility the highest quality RAW converter for the S5 Pro, bar none. I wish I had tried it earlier.

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