Photoshop RAW converter and Fuji S2 Pro

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Paul Deverson
Jul 18, 2003
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I wonder whether anyone has had a similar experience to mine. I use a Fuji S2 Pro and produce RAW files which I process using Fuji’s EX converter. I find the software clumsy to use and so purchased Photoshop’s RAW converter.

Whilst I find the interface of PS-RAW much better, the quality of the conversion is noticeably inferior. I do mainly architectural work and the crispness just isn’t there. (I should add that I convert without any sharpening and use USM last).

I read that Fuji uses special software because of the hexagonal configuration of the Super-CCD. Is it possible that PS isn’t really compatible?

Paul Deverson.
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Don
Jul 18, 2003
"Paul Deverson" wrote in message
I wonder whether anyone has had a similar experience to mine. I use a
Fuji
S2 Pro and produce RAW files which I process using Fuji’s EX converter. I find the software clumsy to use and so purchased Photoshop’s RAW
converter.
Whilst I find the interface of PS-RAW much better, the quality of the conversion is noticeably inferior. I do mainly architectural work and the crispness just isn’t there. (I should add that I convert without any sharpening and use USM last).

I read that Fuji uses special software because of the hexagonal configuration of the Super-CCD. Is it possible that PS isn’t really compatible?

Paul Deverson.
I think it’s more likely that the Fuji software applies sharpening and/or contrast enhancement automatically. Most camera manufacturers’ software does. If the PS RAW converter was doing it wrong, you would almost surely get a scrambled result, not just one which was not sharp.

Don
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Paul Deverson
Jul 19, 2003
Thanks for this, Don, but I don’t think it’s the answer. I shoot and convert without any sharpening. Any sharpening is done in PS’s USM and it’s done right at the end.

Paul.

"Don" wrote in message
"Paul Deverson" wrote in message
I wonder whether anyone has had a similar experience to mine. I use a
Fuji
S2 Pro and produce RAW files which I process using Fuji’s EX converter.
I
find the software clumsy to use and so purchased Photoshop’s RAW
converter.
Whilst I find the interface of PS-RAW much better, the quality of the conversion is noticeably inferior. I do mainly architectural work and
the
crispness just isn’t there. (I should add that I convert without any sharpening and use USM last).

I read that Fuji uses special software because of the hexagonal configuration of the Super-CCD. Is it possible that PS isn’t really compatible?

Paul Deverson.
I think it’s more likely that the Fuji software applies sharpening and/or contrast enhancement automatically. Most camera manufacturers’ software does. If the PS RAW converter was doing it wrong, you would almost surely get a scrambled result, not just one which was not sharp.
Don

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