Fuji S5 Pro in 2018... Madness?

John Motts wrote:

Since it seems you know each piece of software very well do you know if any of those is fully compatible with the S5Pro Raf files meaning taking in account both R and S pixels?

I took a couple shots with my old S5Pro and I want to revive it and as such thinking of using it a bit, even tho it gives amazing jpg files I still prefer to shoot raw+jpg and as such concerned about getting the whole data interpreted by a raw converter, since Hyper Utility not being compatible with modern Macs any longer I can't try myself nor I have enough competence to make such a comparison.

Thank you

Please don't get me wrong, I've not been saying anything against the S5 itself. I've used an S3 (basically same sensor) quite widely in the past and can vouch that it's capable of amazing results. I was just commenting on how different RAW processors don't vary quite so much as was implied.

I have not got anything wrong I guess, by reading your posts I got the idea that you have a good knowledge of both the hardware (the S3/5) and the software (HU, CameraRaw, LR, C1...) and as such thought of asking your opinion on which one does the best job with the old S-CCD raw files.

As for which is best for S5 files, the main reason for using RAW is that in most cameras the JPEG output loses data, particularly at the highlight end: once those highlights have gone, they're gone. However the JPEG output of the S3 and S5 was not so guilty of that because of its sensor and wide dynamic range. Quite honestly if I had one today I think I'd probably just use camera JPEGs.

I know, the jpg out of the S5Pro were/are just amazing but the raw always gives that extra room to adjust nerds mistakes 😉

If you want to use RAW files, there's Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom if you have it, both of which do well according to users. Many users insist that both use both S and R pixels so there shouldn't be a problem. I wouldn't like to say if they're right or not.

Ok, I just thought you tested yourself which of these makes use of the full data, S and R photo detectors, out of the Fuji sensor.

I can't say get Capture One because it's expensive unless you process a lot of RAW files.

Hopefully you have a version of Photoshop to experiment with ACR?

I will try and use the S5Pro in the coming days and then play with a couple raw converters, thank you.

Giovanni

p.s. on a side note I was so very excited about the X-Trans sensor in the hope it could revive the glory of the S-CCD but what a disappointment that was 😕