I'm sold on the free Capture One express for RAF files!

jonikon wrote:

I have been using an old Lightroom 4 processing Tiffs produced from Iridient X-Transformer which produces excellent results, but is a laborious process compared to directly process RAF files. Yesterday I downloaded the free Capture One express software and after trying it I am impressed with the high quality image JPEG output. I think this may my new way to process all my RAF files.

Have you tried using Capture One Express?

https://www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm

Yes, I did And after couple of weeks using and testing C1 Express, I change my workflow completly from LR to C1. Wait, until You will see full version of Capture One, with its layers feature. Such powerful tool.. Once I've tried this, there is no coming back to LR.

jonikon wrote:

I have been using an old Lightroom 4 processing Tiffs produced from Iridient X-Transformer which produces excellent results, but is a laborious process compared to directly process RAF files. Yesterday I downloaded the free Capture One express software and after trying it I am impressed with the high quality image JPEG output. I think this may my new way to process all my RAF files.

Have you tried using Capture One Express?

https://www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm

I’ve used Capture One Pro for years with Fuji and Sony raws.

I’ve recently switched to using DxO Photolab first and foremost.  I prefer the color with images taken in less than perfect light and the AI based noise reduction is second to none.

jonikon wrote:

I have been using an old Lightroom 4 processing Tiffs produced from Iridient X-Transformer which produces excellent results, but is a laborious process compared to directly process RAF files. Yesterday I downloaded the free Capture One express software and after trying it I am impressed with the high quality image JPEG output. I think this may my new way to process all my RAF files.

Have you tried using Capture One Express?

https://www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm

I was so impressed that I went and bought the full version. I like it,

Alan

dwalme wrote:

jonikon wrote:

I have been using an old Lightroom 4 processing Tiffs produced from Iridient X-Transformer which produces excellent results, but is a laborious process compared to directly process RAF files. Yesterday I downloaded the free Capture One express software and after trying it I am impressed with the high quality image JPEG output. I think this may my new way to process all my RAF files.

Have you tried using Capture One Express?

https://www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm

I’ve used Capture One Pro for years with Fuji and Sony raws.

I’ve recently switched to using DxO Photolab first and foremost. I prefer the color with images taken in less than perfect light and the AI based noise reduction is second to none.

I have full versions of Capture One and DxO Photolab.  I've used them both for over a year.

The noise reduction is amazing and their film simulations are great. It even recognizes the Fujifilm simulations.

I just like DxO better I every way and I'm at the point where I just don't open Capture One anymore.

Capture 1 does a better job with colour fringing, but it is marginal.  DXO I prefer in every other way.

I haven't noticed that, but then again I haven't specifically looked for it ,so I'll definitely check it out.

I tried it, and the lack of a proper DAM like Lightroom just isn't usable for me.  I'm still using Lightroom 6.14.  Tested DxO and I'm on the fence.  The cataloguing in LR is just stellar and I end up using it so much I haven't found a definitive replacement.

It may just be their profiles for the 16-55 or indeed my 16-55.

Now that you have the license of the free version and become acquainted with it, you could opt for running a trial on the full version. There are numerous features that could help you. When not happy, you can return to your free license.

The differences are also mentioned on their website

https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003502857-Capture-One-Pro-vs-Capture-One-Express-features

C1 has the smart layers that detect people, objects, sky, background, etc.?

jonikon wrote:

guitarjeff wrote:

Alan Sh wrote:

jonikon wrote:

I have been using an old Lightroom 4 processing Tiffs produced from Iridient X-Transformer which produces excellent results, but is a laborious process compared to directly process RAF files. Yesterday I downloaded the free Capture One express software and after trying it I am impressed with the high quality image JPEG output. I think this may my new way to process all my RAF files.

Have you tried using Capture One Express?

https://www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm

I was so impressed that I went and bought the full version. I like it,

Alan

Same here. I just love the style brushes, so awesome and simple. And the color editor with the 3 levels of complexity.

I was considering buying the full version, but unfortunately the Fujifilm only version is no longer available and I don't want to pay the premium price for the all brand camera version, which I don't need.

For $179 on sale at B&H

I used C1 express and then upgraded to the full version at an offer then to Pro 22 version at 50% reduction.  C1 does all I need .

I love Capture One Express for Fujifilm. It's speedy, reliable, and always excellent. I mostly shoot in monochrome so I use it most of the time.
HOWEVER, for color, I usually prefer Silkypix. I started using the free Raw File Converter that I downloaded from the Fujifilm website and somewhere along the line, I actually decided to pay the princely sum of 30 bucks USD for SILKYPIX Developer Studio Pro 11 for FUJIFILM. Mind you, if you have a later model camera, you're out of luck. But for the cranky old ladies and hipster wannabes who are still using their old 100s or XPros, Silkypix for Fujifilm is an extremely inexpensive way to get unsurpassed film sims while converting RAFS to TIFFS.
If you earn a living taking photos or you believe or want to believe that your fine work demands 100s of dollars worth of software to make it look that way, by all means, knock yourself out. I take pictures to please myself and part of that pleasure is knowing that I'm not pauperizing myself with superfluous software.
Susan Jane

jonikon wrote:

I have been using an old Lightroom 4 processing Tiffs produced from Iridient X-Transformer which produces excellent results, but is a laborious process compared to directly process RAF files. Yesterday I downloaded the free Capture One express software and after trying it I am impressed with the high quality image JPEG output. I think this may my new way to process all my RAF files.

Have you tried using Capture One Express?

https://www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm