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I often write here about my experience shooting JPEGS on the Fuji X-Series cameras. It’s almost been a year since I switched and I am still shooting JPEGS 95% of the time. Believe me, I’d switch back to RAW in a heartbeat if I thought I needed it. I am all about making the best image I can.
But time-after-time-after-time I get stupendous results from the in-camera JPEG engines in my X100T, X-T1 and X-T10. When I do shoot RAW I still sometimes prefer the look of the Fuji JPEG so why fight it?
I have heard all the arguments against shooting in JPEG mode. I used to make them – but things change. Depending on your shooting style and your goals, some of these arguments may be valid. If I couldn’t get it right in the camera and consistently misjudged my lighting or my exposure, you can bet I’d be shooting RAW where I have much greater latitude for getting it fixed in post. If I need to be sure I hold detail in the highlights, and/or the shadows, I will shoot RAW where those details can be recovered. If I have to shoot in crazy mixed lighting I will sometimes shoot in RAW so I can more easily correct color balance. If I have to heavily edit a photo I will always shoot in RAW because it gives me a lossless editing experience and makes retouching more likely to succeed. If I were shooting for ad agencies who wanted to make super large prints for display I’d probably shoot RAW.
But most of the time I don’t need any of that stuff and I don’t want to give up the benefits of the JPEG engine in the X-series cameras. The main benefits of shooting in JPEG for me are…
1. Speed! Everything is faster. Faster buffer rates, faster card reads/writes, faster rendering, etc. 2. Space! I save space and don’t need the biggest memory card can buy because the JPEG files take up much less space. 3. Film Simulation Mode and Film Simulation Bracketing! Probably my favorite feature about the Fuji X-Series cameras is the Film Simulation Modes and being able to bracket any three of the FSMs with one press of the shutter. 4. Visualization! I love the WYSIWYG nature of shooting JPEG on the Fuji cameras. I can see exactly what the final image will look like thanks to the JPEG rendering and I can end up with that exact photograph by clicking the shutter. 5. B&W! It’s one thing to convert to B&W but quite another to SEE in B&W and using the B&W+R Film Simulation Mode I can SEE in B&W.
Now – why wouldn’t I do all this on a DSLR? Here are some of the reasons…
1. The average DSLR doesn’t have an electronic viewfinder. The only way to get an approximation of the final image is to take your eye away from the optical viewfinder and look at the rear screen LCD. These are nowhere near as reliable as an EVF, and only show you an approximation of the final scene. On a Fuji X-series camera you see the exact final image in the EVF.
2. No film simulation bracketing mode or ability to SEE in B&W as described above.
3. Poor in-camera JPEG conversion compared with the Fuji cameras.
Your mileage may vary, but for me, this all makes sense. Not everyone needs RAW, not everyone can do without it. But EVERYONE can open their mind and make an informed choice as to why/why not they shoot in RAW or JPEG and that is a good thing.
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Richard says: November 16, 2015 at 8:37 am I never thought I would like an electronic viewfinder, ever, but when I looked through my first fuji, and saw the histogram right in the viewfinder I was hooked. It just keeps getting better. Like Liked by 1 person
I never thought I would like an electronic viewfinder, ever, but when I looked through my first fuji, and saw the histogram right in the viewfinder I was hooked. It just keeps getting better.
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tedgoudie says: November 16, 2015 at 9:36 am I’m shooting JPEG + RAW right now. My JPEGs are B&W, which always turn out great, but I’m not exclusively a B&W shooter, so having the RAW file gives me either option. I bring them both into CaptureOne and then choose which to keep (sometimes both). Fuji JPEGs are indeed awesome. I sometimes develop multiple Film Sim’s in-camera because I love the engine so much – another reason to keep RAW as part of the workflow. Like Liked by 1 person
I’m shooting JPEG + RAW right now. My JPEGs are B&W, which always turn out great, but I’m not exclusively a B&W shooter, so having the RAW file gives me either option. I bring them both into CaptureOne and then choose which to keep (sometimes both).
Fuji JPEGs are indeed awesome. I sometimes develop multiple Film Sim’s in-camera because I love the engine so much – another reason to keep RAW as part of the workflow.
Irene says: November 16, 2015 at 9:56 am Totally agreed. I just started using x-t1 and love it so much. No software out there that I could find to convert RAW into JPEG that does as well as the camera itself so why spend the time to do so when you could just save time to shoot JPEG and he the best result of a photo. Bravo!!!! Like Liked by 1 person hamburgcam says: November 17, 2015 at 3:03 am Hi Irene, I have been using Fuji X-cameras for almost 5 years now and could not find a software that does as well converting Fuji RAW into jpg as good as the Fuji’s do in camera :) Like Liked by 1 person Irene says: November 17, 2015 at 8:20 am Then I should not waste my time :) Like Liked by 1 person avynick says: November 23, 2015 at 2:01 pm Hi, I use Fuji Jpegs more and more as time goes by, but more often with color images. I like using the B&W film simulation to see B&W in the EVF, but prefer processing B&W from RAW because I like the ability to adjust the separate color channels even after converting to B&W. Like Like
Totally agreed. I just started using x-t1 and love it so much. No software out there that I could find to convert RAW into JPEG that does as well as the camera itself so why spend the time to do so when you could just save time to shoot JPEG and he the best result of a photo. Bravo!!!!
hamburgcam says: November 17, 2015 at 3:03 am Hi Irene, I have been using Fuji X-cameras for almost 5 years now and could not find a software that does as well converting Fuji RAW into jpg as good as the Fuji’s do in camera :) Like Liked by 1 person Irene says: November 17, 2015 at 8:20 am Then I should not waste my time :) Like Liked by 1 person avynick says: November 23, 2015 at 2:01 pm Hi, I use Fuji Jpegs more and more as time goes by, but more often with color images. I like using the B&W film simulation to see B&W in the EVF, but prefer processing B&W from RAW because I like the ability to adjust the separate color channels even after converting to B&W. Like Like
Hi Irene, I have been using Fuji X-cameras for almost 5 years now and could not find a software that does as well converting Fuji RAW into jpg as good as the Fuji’s do in camera :)
Irene says: November 17, 2015 at 8:20 am Then I should not waste my time :) Like Liked by 1 person
Then I should not waste my time :)
avynick says: November 23, 2015 at 2:01 pm Hi, I use Fuji Jpegs more and more as time goes by, but more often with color images. I like using the B&W film simulation to see B&W in the EVF, but prefer processing B&W from RAW because I like the ability to adjust the separate color channels even after converting to B&W. Like Like
Hi, I use Fuji Jpegs more and more as time goes by, but more often with color images. I like using the B&W film simulation to see B&W in the EVF, but prefer processing B&W from RAW because I like the ability to adjust the separate color channels even after converting to B&W.
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Keith says: November 16, 2015 at 11:52 am Left a comment but doesn’t appear to have been posted? As a novice hobby photographer I’m clinging to the comfort blanket of raw as I’m confused by the custom options offered by Fuji but not really explained by them, if I shoot with all the options set to 0 do I loose flexibility in post processing? Would it be possible to have a post with suggested custom settings and an explanation of the effect they give? Like Like
Left a comment but doesn’t appear to have been posted? As a novice hobby photographer I’m clinging to the comfort blanket of raw as I’m confused by the custom options offered by Fuji but not really explained by them, if I shoot with all the options set to 0 do I loose flexibility in post processing? Would it be possible to have a post with suggested custom settings and an explanation of the effect they give?
John Dillworth says: November 16, 2015 at 12:24 pm Hi, I was listing to Valarie Jardains Street Focus podcast and she had on another Fuji X shooter Kevin Mullins. He also shoots mostly jpeg. He did go into some detail as to what settings he changes 9noise, highlights, sharpness, shadows) . Interesting topic. I pretty much left thsoe settings alon but I tried out Kevins B&W setting and was impressed. Do you tweak those setting for jpeg? If so which ones and why? thanks Like Liked by 1 person hamburgcam says: November 17, 2015 at 2:57 am Hi John, we had Kevin Mullins on our show a few month ago. I really enjoyed the interview with him. This is the link to the show blogpost in case you have not heard it yet: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/07/01/welcome-to-the-weshootfuji-podcast-episode-4/ Anh here is a blog post I did on geting good B&W results on Fuji X-cameras: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/04/03/how-to-get-great-bw-results-from-your-fuji-x-camera-and-become-a-better-bw-photographer/ Like Like John Dillworth says: November 17, 2015 at 6:39 am perfect, thanks, now that I think of it I did hear him first on your show. good interview. I am shooting jpg more and more. I shoot for fun so unless the light is really tricky I’m using jpeg more and more Like Liked by 1 person
Hi, I was listing to Valarie Jardains Street Focus podcast and she had on another Fuji X shooter Kevin Mullins. He also shoots mostly jpeg. He did go into some detail as to what settings he changes 9noise, highlights, sharpness, shadows) . Interesting topic. I pretty much left thsoe settings alon but I tried out Kevins B&W setting and was impressed. Do you tweak those setting for jpeg? If so which ones and why? thanks
hamburgcam says: November 17, 2015 at 2:57 am Hi John, we had Kevin Mullins on our show a few month ago. I really enjoyed the interview with him. This is the link to the show blogpost in case you have not heard it yet: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/07/01/welcome-to-the-weshootfuji-podcast-episode-4/ Anh here is a blog post I did on geting good B&W results on Fuji X-cameras: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/04/03/how-to-get-great-bw-results-from-your-fuji-x-camera-and-become-a-better-bw-photographer/ Like Like John Dillworth says: November 17, 2015 at 6:39 am perfect, thanks, now that I think of it I did hear him first on your show. good interview. I am shooting jpg more and more. I shoot for fun so unless the light is really tricky I’m using jpeg more and more Like Liked by 1 person
Hi John, we had Kevin Mullins on our show a few month ago. I really enjoyed the interview with him. This is the link to the show blogpost in case you have not heard it yet: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/07/01/welcome-to-the-weshootfuji-podcast-episode-4/
Anh here is a blog post I did on geting good B&W results on Fuji X-cameras: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/04/03/how-to-get-great-bw-results-from-your-fuji-x-camera-and-become-a-better-bw-photographer/
John Dillworth says: November 17, 2015 at 6:39 am perfect, thanks, now that I think of it I did hear him first on your show. good interview. I am shooting jpg more and more. I shoot for fun so unless the light is really tricky I’m using jpeg more and more Like Liked by 1 person
perfect, thanks, now that I think of it I did hear him first on your show. good interview. I am shooting jpg more and more. I shoot for fun so unless the light is really tricky I’m using jpeg more and more
Rick Lewis says: November 16, 2015 at 1:27 pm Couldn’t agree more. After a year shooting Fuji I thought I missed my DSLR (shot Nikon D3 / D4 as a professional). So, I bought a Nikon D750 and a couple lenses. What a mistake. Sold them. Fuji brings so much to the table. I usually shoot RAW + Jpeg, but, find that I use the Jpeg 95% of the time as well. I love the look and the colors. What I enjoy the most is one of your “Pros”. I can see exactly what I am going to get, in the viewfinder!! What an innovation. I am hooked! Like Like
Couldn’t agree more. After a year shooting Fuji I thought I missed my DSLR (shot Nikon D3 / D4 as a professional). So, I bought a Nikon D750 and a couple lenses. What a mistake. Sold them. Fuji brings so much to the table. I usually shoot RAW + Jpeg, but, find that I use the Jpeg 95% of the time as well. I love the look and the colors. What I enjoy the most is one of your “Pros”. I can see exactly what I am going to get, in the viewfinder!! What an innovation. I am hooked!
David says: November 16, 2015 at 3:26 pm First time on this blog but I love it already. I shoot RAW + JPEG F most of the time with my X-T1 and X-E2. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours in Lightroom trying to get my RAW files to look like my JPEGs. Now I ask myself, why am I doing that? You are so right about the JPEGS! Like Like hamburgcam says: November 17, 2015 at 2:59 am Hi David, we also talked about the good Fuji jpg vs the bad ones from the Leica Q in our most recent WeShootFuji podcast episode: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/11/15/weshootfuji-podcast-13-xf-35mm-f2-the-q-bruce-gilden-numbers/ Like Liked by 1 person
First time on this blog but I love it already. I shoot RAW + JPEG F most of the time with my X-T1 and X-E2. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours in Lightroom trying to get my RAW files to look like my JPEGs. Now I ask myself, why am I doing that? You are so right about the JPEGS!
hamburgcam says: November 17, 2015 at 2:59 am Hi David, we also talked about the good Fuji jpg vs the bad ones from the Leica Q in our most recent WeShootFuji podcast episode: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/11/15/weshootfuji-podcast-13-xf-35mm-f2-the-q-bruce-gilden-numbers/ Like Liked by 1 person
Hi David, we also talked about the good Fuji jpg vs the bad ones from the Leica Q in our most recent WeShootFuji podcast episode: http://weshootfuji.com/2015/11/15/weshootfuji-podcast-13-xf-35mm-f2-the-q-bruce-gilden-numbers/
Antony Woolley says: November 17, 2015 at 2:57 am Totally agree with your article. David, I was also trying to make my RAW images look like the out of camera JPEGS! Extraordinary when you think about it! Keith, try and find the Kevin Mullins article on “Scoop it” – he explains his reasoning for his custom settings which certainly appear to work for me. (Here’s the link http://f16.click/tips/fuji-raw-v-jpeg.html ) Like Like
Totally agree with your article. David, I was also trying to make my RAW images look like the out of camera JPEGS! Extraordinary when you think about it! Keith, try and find the Kevin Mullins article on “Scoop it” – he explains his reasoning for his custom settings which certainly appear to work for me. (Here’s the link http://f16.click/tips/fuji-raw-v-jpeg.html )
willy chiu says: November 17, 2015 at 7:37 am As usual, Scott and Marco are making excellent points, which I’ve tried and been very happy with the b&w jpeg results. I wish you would do a from “pixel to print” podcast some time, since some of us are struggling in getting fine art A3+ size prints from my images. I have XT1 and XT10 with an assortment of lenses switched from Nikon D810 earlier this year to all Fuji. Like Like scottbourne says: November 17, 2015 at 8:07 am Thanks Willy – your idea of pixel to print is a good one – if you have any specific advice of what you’d like us to talk about please share it. What facets of the process do you need the most help with? What are your direct concerns? If we know what you’re looking for it will help us inform our decision about how to respond. I love the concept in general. I personally have been printing quite regularly from my Fuji cameras and getting very good results. Like Like willy chiu says: November 17, 2015 at 9:42 am Scott, really welcome your practical suggestions from JPEG capture with various film simulations including b&w, to color management, display calibration, print profiling, types of paper, even framing…Goal is to get the fantastic Fuji film images into print for hobbysts purposes. I have iMac 5k, MacBook Pro etc.. and I recently toke advantage of the promotion with attractive prices for Canon pro printers from B&H :-)) Thanks, please keep up with the good work you and Marco are doing…really enjoying and looking forward to every episode. Great dynamics and balance between Marco and you.. Like Like John Dillworth says: November 24, 2015 at 6:05 am Hi, just did a corporate photo shoot yesterday. I was happy with the JPG’s but the shade of blue on the construction helmets was not quite right. also, the light was contrasty so the jpg, while very good, was not good as the RAW range wise. Glad I shot RAW +Fine, in this case I needed the RAW, or at least the RAW was better. I’ve shot a Canon 5DIII for years and was always happy with the 13×19 (A3) prints. Thats as big as I print and the Canon Prints always looked terrific. Anyway, I took a couple of the RAW files I shot yesterday and printed them at 13×19 and they were indistinguishable from the Canons. Absolutely gorgeous prints. Now these were shot at ISO 200 in great conditions but I was really, really impressed with the quality of the large prints from a 16MP APSC sensor. Anyway, I am quite comfortabe making large prints from Fuji- file. If anyone wants a copy of the RAW file I would be happy to share. Like Like
As usual, Scott and Marco are making excellent points, which I’ve tried and been very happy with the b&w jpeg results. I wish you would do a from “pixel to print” podcast some time, since some of us are struggling in getting fine art A3+ size prints from my images. I have XT1 and XT10 with an assortment of lenses switched from Nikon D810 earlier this year to all Fuji.
scottbourne says: November 17, 2015 at 8:07 am Thanks Willy – your idea of pixel to print is a good one – if you have any specific advice of what you’d like us to talk about please share it. What facets of the process do you need the most help with? What are your direct concerns? If we know what you’re looking for it will help us inform our decision about how to respond. I love the concept in general. I personally have been printing quite regularly from my Fuji cameras and getting very good results. Like Like willy chiu says: November 17, 2015 at 9:42 am Scott, really welcome your practical suggestions from JPEG capture with various film simulations including b&w, to color management, display calibration, print profiling, types of paper, even framing…Goal is to get the fantastic Fuji film images into print for hobbysts purposes. I have iMac 5k, MacBook Pro etc.. and I recently toke advantage of the promotion with attractive prices for Canon pro printers from B&H :-)) Thanks, please keep up with the good work you and Marco are doing…really enjoying and looking forward to every episode. Great dynamics and balance between Marco and you.. Like Like John Dillworth says: November 24, 2015 at 6:05 am Hi, just did a corporate photo shoot yesterday. I was happy with the JPG’s but the shade of blue on the construction helmets was not quite right. also, the light was contrasty so the jpg, while very good, was not good as the RAW range wise. Glad I shot RAW +Fine, in this case I needed the RAW, or at least the RAW was better. I’ve shot a Canon 5DIII for years and was always happy with the 13×19 (A3) prints. Thats as big as I print and the Canon Prints always looked terrific. Anyway, I took a couple of the RAW files I shot yesterday and printed them at 13×19 and they were indistinguishable from the Canons. Absolutely gorgeous prints. Now these were shot at ISO 200 in great conditions but I was really, really impressed with the quality of the large prints from a 16MP APSC sensor. Anyway, I am quite comfortabe making large prints from Fuji- file. If anyone wants a copy of the RAW file I would be happy to share. Like Like
Thanks Willy – your idea of pixel to print is a good one – if you have any specific advice of what you’d like us to talk about please share it. What facets of the process do you need the most help with? What are your direct concerns? If we know what you’re looking for it will help us inform our decision about how to respond. I love the concept in general. I personally have been printing quite regularly from my Fuji cameras and getting very good results.
willy chiu says: November 17, 2015 at 9:42 am Scott, really welcome your practical suggestions from JPEG capture with various film simulations including b&w, to color management, display calibration, print profiling, types of paper, even framing…Goal is to get the fantastic Fuji film images into print for hobbysts purposes. I have iMac 5k, MacBook Pro etc.. and I recently toke advantage of the promotion with attractive prices for Canon pro printers from B&H :-)) Thanks, please keep up with the good work you and Marco are doing…really enjoying and looking forward to every episode. Great dynamics and balance between Marco and you.. Like Like
Scott, really welcome your practical suggestions from JPEG capture with various film simulations including b&w, to color management, display calibration, print profiling, types of paper, even framing…Goal is to get the fantastic Fuji film images into print for hobbysts purposes. I have iMac 5k, MacBook Pro etc.. and I recently toke advantage of the promotion with attractive prices for Canon pro printers from B&H :-)) Thanks, please keep up with the good work you and Marco are doing…really enjoying and looking forward to every episode. Great dynamics and balance between Marco and you..
John Dillworth says: November 24, 2015 at 6:05 am Hi, just did a corporate photo shoot yesterday. I was happy with the JPG’s but the shade of blue on the construction helmets was not quite right. also, the light was contrasty so the jpg, while very good, was not good as the RAW range wise. Glad I shot RAW +Fine, in this case I needed the RAW, or at least the RAW was better. I’ve shot a Canon 5DIII for years and was always happy with the 13×19 (A3) prints. Thats as big as I print and the Canon Prints always looked terrific. Anyway, I took a couple of the RAW files I shot yesterday and printed them at 13×19 and they were indistinguishable from the Canons. Absolutely gorgeous prints. Now these were shot at ISO 200 in great conditions but I was really, really impressed with the quality of the large prints from a 16MP APSC sensor. Anyway, I am quite comfortabe making large prints from Fuji- file. If anyone wants a copy of the RAW file I would be happy to share. Like Like
Hi, just did a corporate photo shoot yesterday. I was happy with the JPG’s but the shade of blue on the construction helmets was not quite right. also, the light was contrasty so the jpg, while very good, was not good as the RAW range wise. Glad I shot RAW +Fine, in this case I needed the RAW, or at least the RAW was better. I’ve shot a Canon 5DIII for years and was always happy with the 13×19 (A3) prints. Thats as big as I print and the Canon Prints always looked terrific. Anyway, I took a couple of the RAW files I shot yesterday and printed them at 13×19 and they were indistinguishable from the Canons. Absolutely gorgeous prints. Now these were shot at ISO 200 in great conditions but I was really, really impressed with the quality of the large prints from a 16MP APSC sensor. Anyway, I am quite comfortabe making large prints from Fuji- file. If anyone wants a copy of the RAW file I would be happy to share.
Jeff says: November 17, 2015 at 9:10 am I rarely shoot just JPEG, always Raw+Fine. The main issue I have with JPEGs is white balance. You don’t always have time to set it right and it’s easy to forget. Yes, the X-T1 has great auto white balance but it’s still not 100% safe. So since I absolutely want my raw file, film mode bracketing is unfortunately out of the question because it disables RAW :( Does fuji’s raw converter software contain the same conversion algo that what’s in the camera? If not, then why is that?!? Like Like scottbourne says: November 17, 2015 at 9:13 am Jeff I have made tens of thousands of JPEGS on my Fuji cameras and can only think of one photo that the WB was off. As I said in the post – if I am in crazy mixed lighting – I agree – RAW is the way to go. And no system is 100% safe. But I understand why some people want to shoot RAW from a security standpoint – I just personally don’t find it necessary. Not sure if the Fuji software matches the camera but one would assume it does. I don’t mess with their software since when I do shoot RAW, I do my RAW conversions using the camera’s built-in RAW converter. Like Like Jeff says: November 17, 2015 at 9:26 am Good points. I should probably try it a bit more and see. Do you still use these settings? http://weshootfuji.com/2015/04/24/custom-fuji-camera-settings-the-q-menu/ Like Like scottbourne says: November 17, 2015 at 9:45 am Yes I do Jeff. Like Like
I rarely shoot just JPEG, always Raw+Fine. The main issue I have with JPEGs is white balance. You don’t always have time to set it right and it’s easy to forget. Yes, the X-T1 has great auto white balance but it’s still not 100% safe. So since I absolutely want my raw file, film mode bracketing is unfortunately out of the question because it disables RAW :(
Does fuji’s raw converter software contain the same conversion algo that what’s in the camera? If not, then why is that?!?
scottbourne says: November 17, 2015 at 9:13 am Jeff I have made tens of thousands of JPEGS on my Fuji cameras and can only think of one photo that the WB was off. As I said in the post – if I am in crazy mixed lighting – I agree – RAW is the way to go. And no system is 100% safe. But I understand why some people want to shoot RAW from a security standpoint – I just personally don’t find it necessary. Not sure if the Fuji software matches the camera but one would assume it does. I don’t mess with their software since when I do shoot RAW, I do my RAW conversions using the camera’s built-in RAW converter. Like Like Jeff says: November 17, 2015 at 9:26 am Good points. I should probably try it a bit more and see. Do you still use these settings? http://weshootfuji.com/2015/04/24/custom-fuji-camera-settings-the-q-menu/ Like Like scottbourne says: November 17, 2015 at 9:45 am Yes I do Jeff. Like Like
Jeff I have made tens of thousands of JPEGS on my Fuji cameras and can only think of one photo that the WB was off. As I said in the post – if I am in crazy mixed lighting – I agree – RAW is the way to go. And no system is 100% safe. But I understand why some people want to shoot RAW from a security standpoint – I just personally don’t find it necessary. Not sure if the Fuji software matches the camera but one would assume it does. I don’t mess with their software since when I do shoot RAW, I do my RAW conversions using the camera’s built-in RAW converter.
Jeff says: November 17, 2015 at 9:26 am Good points. I should probably try it a bit more and see. Do you still use these settings? http://weshootfuji.com/2015/04/24/custom-fuji-camera-settings-the-q-menu/ Like Like
Good points. I should probably try it a bit more and see. Do you still use these settings? http://weshootfuji.com/2015/04/24/custom-fuji-camera-settings-the-q-menu/
scottbourne says: November 17, 2015 at 9:45 am Yes I do Jeff. Like Like
Yes I do Jeff.
Dick Thornton says: November 17, 2015 at 10:05 am I’ve always shot jpeg. Using PS6 I can tweak the highlights or shadows and there is always detail there to use. Second and even third generation images just don’t have the degeneration I’ve been warned about. So, I don’t often shoot raw. Like Like
I’ve always shot jpeg. Using PS6 I can tweak the highlights or shadows and there is always detail there to use. Second and even third generation images just don’t have the degeneration I’ve been warned about. So, I don’t often shoot raw.
Monty Montgomery says: November 18, 2015 at 6:41 am Almost all of my work is black and white. I love the Fuji conversion. That said, I still shoot RAW. I have made Lightroom presets using the four Fuji black and white profiles (found under camera calibrations/profile) That gives me the flexibility to choose between any of the four profiles. Also have presets for Classic Chrome and Valvia/VIVID. When shooting, I am not skilled enough to know which of the four conversions will yield the best results. Thanks Monty Like Like
Almost all of my work is black and white. I love the Fuji conversion. That said, I still shoot RAW. I have made Lightroom presets using the four Fuji black and white profiles (found under camera calibrations/profile) That gives me the flexibility to choose between any of the four profiles. Also have presets for Classic Chrome and Valvia/VIVID.
When shooting, I am not skilled enough to know which of the four conversions will yield the best results.
Thanks
Monty
David says: November 18, 2015 at 6:55 am In the RAW v. JPEG debate, one piece is consistently left out. As working photojournalists, most of us have to shoot RAW and convert to the largest JPEG possible. While a huge file may not be necessary for a magazine or newspaper photograph (let alone a website), if you submit a 5MB to a press photo agency you’ll get a day of irate emails from editors. I’d love to shoot JPEGs, but its just not practical for what some of us do. Like Like David says: November 18, 2015 at 12:06 pm On the same day I wrote the above, only a couple of hours later, Reuters announces that they will now only accept original Jpegs! The world may be changing. Like Like
In the RAW v. JPEG debate, one piece is consistently left out. As working photojournalists, most of us have to shoot RAW and convert to the largest JPEG possible. While a huge file may not be necessary for a magazine or newspaper photograph (let alone a website), if you submit a 5MB to a press photo agency you’ll get a day of irate emails from editors. I’d love to shoot JPEGs, but its just not practical for what some of us do.
David says: November 18, 2015 at 12:06 pm On the same day I wrote the above, only a couple of hours later, Reuters announces that they will now only accept original Jpegs! The world may be changing. Like Like
On the same day I wrote the above, only a couple of hours later, Reuters announces that they will now only accept original Jpegs! The world may be changing.
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