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Check out Capture One, you can test it as a 30 day trial. You have the choice of renting or buying a license - there are also been promo codes and discounts offered by stores when you buy a camera.

For questions you can check out their forum or /r/captureone/ (there have been a few more people who have switched lately).

Capture One Pro is probably the closest relative to Lightroom in terms of functionalities, at least that I know of. It's a bit pricey but it's a one-time purchase, not a running subscription.

There is a free version for Fuji owners, but it's a dumbed down version of the Pro one. Might be worth a shot at least!

Capture One. I moved away from Lightroom nearly four years ago. After taking time to learn the nuances, it's my main RAW editor. I only use Lightroom for my older photos or non-professional work.

There's a free trial https://www.captureone.com/en and you can also go visit r/captureone

I went through something similar earlier today.

You can get the download links for older versions here (you will need to be signed in). You will also need to recall which version you were previously on or just download them all and try trial & error.

Try Capture One instead of Lightroom. They have a free version (Capture One Express) with basic functionality that supports Fuji RAW files.

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

If all you need are basic tools then the free Express version is fine. It lacks tethering, advanced color management, layers and the ability to edit the workspace (UI) to suit your liking. https://www.captureone.com/en/features/feature-list

Generally, yeah. There may be some things it does that LR doesn't, and vice versa.

OP, try their C1 Express for Nikon. It's free and it will give you a good taste of what buying a licence can provide. https://www.captureone.com/en/account/download/capture-one-express-for-nikon

Most professiona's workflow uses Adobe Lightroom to sort large numbers of camera RAW files, and make mass adjustments. Then they use Adobe Photoshop to make fine adjustments, retouching and major digital artwork.

Capture One is probably a better RAW editing tool overall, it also is vastly better for tethered studio capture. Lightroom only offers rudimentary camera control. But Adobe provides a comprehensive set of tools for the entire design process. I'm not an Adobe fanboy, and I don't want them to achieve a monopoly on the design software market. But if you're setting up a multimedia production company, the Adobe suite is everything you need for one high monthly price. It has a somewhat consistent design language in the interface, and most professionals know how to use it. Their stuff is far from perfect, but it is a complete system, and you can expect freelancers to understand it by default.

C1 is one time purchase or subscription for all models - https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/single-user/capture-one-pro

Or $100 cheaper one time payment for a specific brand. - https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/single-user/capture-one-for-sony

Not sure if this helps but I use Capture One to edit pictures with humans (and Lightroom for everything else) simply because Capture One gives me much better skin tones. Capture One has a free Express version for Sony.

In partnership with Sony, Capture One offers a free version of its software for Sony cameras that is quite good: https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/capture-one-express/sony

This is likely as good as you'll get without paying. You can also upgrade to a full Sony-only version for a minimal fee.

Just to note, capture one does have a free version for nikon, sony, fuji. Has limits like being restricted to catalogs instead of sessions, no workspace customization, no advanced color editor, etc.

Is normal with all RAW files iv looked at, at least it is normal on my cannon and Fuji RAW files.

I think Sony works with capture one https://www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/sony

So they may start closer to the original Sony look.

Capture One ist ein Bildbearbeitungswerkzeug auf das viele, die mit Lightroom nicht zufrieden sind, schwören. Da es davon auch eine Kostenlose Testversion gibt, kannst Du Dir das auch anschauen bevor Du Geld für die Vollversion ausgibst. Schau Dir das doch auf https://www.captureone.com/de einfach mal an.

Panorama/Stitching and HDR are coming in the December update of Capture One (Capture One 22).

https://www.captureone.com/en/new-update/pua-capture-one-22-pre-upgrade (upgrade discount expired in November)

I don't think it is a slower workflow though.

I'm using it with Phase One Medium Format images, Nikon D850 and Canon 5DSR images. Aerial imaging company - we capture hundreds to thousands of images on a typical project.

Thank you for the help everyone. I was not able to resolve the issue in 14.4. I've been this is a known issue from more than on person. I downgraded and download 14.3.1 (https://www.captureone.com/en/account/download/previous) and the export bar works as expected. I Love C1 hopefully that they can resolve this on a future update.

I'll check that out, I just assumed you had to outright join or get invited to be in the beta program. I've been a subscriber to C1 for years.

I couldn't find a link anywhere on their site, I tired my like and for anyone else interested in giving freedback and hopefully get C1 back on track, this link works once signing into your account : https://www.captureone.com/en/account/beta/beta-tester-signup

Edit : Beta download link is on your account info page.

RAF files are "RAW" files, so they need to be post-processed. You might also be able to get the JPG files from the photographer. RAW files are better anyway, but they require some work to produce the best results.

There are several free programs you could use to convert the RAF files to JPG, including Capture One Express for Fujifilm:

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

You can also post one image to /r/editmyraw if you would like to ask others to give you their best shot at editing one.

Just wanted to throw this out there in case anyone finds it useful.

Received an Email from Capture One offering 50% off Capture One Pro 21 so thought I'd share the love.

https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/single-user

Code is: MAY-SAVE-50

It came out to be $150 for me, but I selected the Every Camera option. If you choose a specific camera brand like Fujifilm or Sony, it should be $100.

At checkout, select the blue Enter Promotional Code text underneath the price to input the promo code.

This is a great Lightroom alternative. Also no idea when it expires, maybe end of May? Possible sooner?

C1 focus on Sony / Nikon / Fuji (and Canon). Pentax K1 is supported (see https://www.captureone.com/fr/resources/tech-specs/camera-support-pentax ) but I don't think they made any effort to optimize the Pentax raw processing.

I personally use DxO PhotoLab which is often updated for Pentax lens & body.

Why don't you test the pro version of C1 (they have a 30 days trial period) ?

> $10/mo for C1's basic license

It's 169 for a year or 229 to buy it. I'm an amateur, so I don't "really, really need" it :-) But I do like it, and I just don't want to spend that on something just for one feature I only use occasionally. Which is why even though EOS Remote Capture is a bit rough round the edges, it's good enough.

https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/single-user/capture-one-for-fujifilm

Their website answers this question in FAQ #3:

> Your Capture One for Nikon single-user license is valid for one user, on one computer.

Capture One Express https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/capture-one-express is free for Fuji and Sony shooters. It operates a lot like Adobe Lightroom.

It only supports a "catalog" mode (as opposed to sessions). Catalogs appear as a single file on your filesystem and contain all the information about your photos, and you can choose between "referenced" vs "managed". Referenced means your photos stay where they are on disk and C1 will read them from that location, Managed means C1 will import a copy of your photos into the catalog file.

From what I understand this is how Lightroom works as well.

Camera Raw/Lightroom definitely support those raw files—you'd need an exceedingly old version of the software for it not to support them.

Not sure if all you are looking for is software that can read/process the raw files, or if you are looking for software that can tether with the back?

Tethering should work in CaptureOne Pro from version 5.2.1 to 12, but not 12.1 and above.

Unfortunately it turns out you can't: https://www.captureone.com/en/resources/feature-list

Personally I would just start a catalogue, import the images you want to edit and don't give too much thought to organising that catalogue. If you don't routinely import tons of images then it's probably not going to get too unweildy. See if you like the editing part of the software first before you invest too much in library management.

https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/single-user

There is only one C1 app. The difference in the license.

All Manufacturers = $X.

1 Manufacturer = $X/2.

There's usually 2-3 sales a year where you can get the software for 2/3 to 1/3 the regular price.

There's also a free special-sauce-less CaptureOne Fujifilm Express. This article goes over some differences.

If you're all in on both Fuji and Ricoh, you'll want the pro version. But, if you use the Ricoh significantly less than the Fuji, you may find another app used in conjunction with C1 could work for you.

Capture One Express is free for Fuji but you'll have to buy or subscribe to unlock all the features that Capture One has to offer. Many Fuji users prefer it over Lightroom and they have some nice tutorials on their site. The wiki has several other free Lightroom and Photoshop alternatives that you can try.

I'm not very familiar with video tutorial producers but I do know that you're going to find far more for Lightroom/Photoshop than you will for pretty much any other option due to the popularity of the software.

interesting perspective. thanks! educative.

for the capture one you can use the free capture one express : https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/capture-one-express/fujifilm

what is your usual work flow and preferred apps?

It's this shit right here which is why I bailed on Adobe...

Go hit up Capture One Pro. You can run a trial, subscribe, or outright purchase. No cloud, all local, updates and support are solid, tested, and won't fuck up your work.

https://www.captureone.com/en

The free Express version of Capture One offers quite a lot. The feature comparison is here: https://www.captureone.com/en/resources/feature-list. I think the big one for us Fujifilm users would be support for the Film Simulation profiles (they are very close to the JPEGs you get out of the camera) and I believe that is in Express. Personally I went with the Pro subscription as there were a few features I needed and I use C1 a lot. I advise sticking with the free version for now and if you need a feature it would be an easy transition to the Fujifilm-specific Pro version (which is less than the full Pro version). HTH.

What will you do with the computer you get after that? You’ll probably want to access your photos long after that 2019 iMac has bitten the dust. And in the meantime you still need to solve your X100F RAF problem.

I really do recommend spending the $130 on Capture One Fujifilm. The RAW support is excellent (it accurately implements the film simulations, for example), and the ability to draw masks when developing RAWs seems to be missing from every standalone RAW converter I can find.

Be persistent! It often takes time to get photos that look better than your phone's output.

You might want to shoot in RAW + JPEG now to allow for more advanced editing later.

Also, Capture One has a free editing package to use: https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/capture-one-express

Both Capture One and Lightroom have versions of the in-camera film simulations. These can be applied to the raw files to get you close. There is also X RAW Studio from Fuji that allows you to edit the raw using your cameras processor. There's a free lite version of Capture One if you want to try them out.

I've been checking for this update since I saw the sneak peek on YouTube. Glad to see it's here.

FYI, the What's New tab in the Resource Hub announcing that 20.0.4 is out leads to a "page not found" error on the website at https://www.captureone.com/features/release-notes.

A thing you can do, is sign up as a Capture One beta tester............ You can do it here: https://www.captureone.com/en/beta-tester/beta-tester-signup 😉

https://www.captureone.com/en/download-express

Some apps have performance settings which can increase or decrease the available cpu cores, memory usage, or whether to use gpu, depending on ones preference. I'm not familiar with C1, which is why I asked.

Capture One Fujifilm Express

I do minimal post to my photos and sometimes use the film simulations. It has everything I need. It's also free.

Edit: I'm no pro, so keep that in mind.

https://mastinlabs.com/products/mastin-labs-fuji-pro-pack-capture-one/

Lot of different ones in here (some a little too heavy handed for my taste but applying to a layer and lowering opacity can work nicely) https://www.dtcommercialphoto.com/product/dt-capture-one-style-pack/

https://www.captureone.com/en/store/buy-styles/latitude-sunbound

Download Capture One Express and use that, then export to a .tiff or something.

https://www.captureone.com/en/download-express

I usually go:

• Amount: 200
• Radius: 0,2
• Threshold: 0

• Halo Supression: 0

• Noise red. Luminance: 0

• Noise red. Detail: 25

• Noise red. Color: 25

• Noise red. Singe Pixel: 0

https://www.captureone.com/en/products/express/sony

It's doesn't have the full-suite like Capture One Pro, but it should be enough. If you feel you need more of the advanced features, you can buy Capture One Pro for Sony for a discounted rate, $90 i think. But with that it will only work with Sony files, that's it.

I didn't enjoy my X-T30 until I changed noise reduction and sharpness settings for jpeg. I set mine to -4 and +2 but you can obviously change it to your liking. For raw the only thing I can say is to make sure you're using Capture One. There's a free version for Fujifilm.

Depending on what you use in creative cloud, check out Capture One. I personally think it's a comparable as a joint lightroom and photoshop editing tool for $20 a month. It is an extremely capable tool! It can't do EVERYTHING photoshop does, naturally, but is really great nonetheless.

Not sure how to get Photos to read the raw but as an alternative you can download Capture One Express for Fuji and convert them to jpegs. It's free and they have plenty of tutorials to get you started on their website.

They have a list of supported cameras.

https://www.captureone.com/en/features/supported-cameras

If yours is not on the list then you have to wait for it to be added (I am in the same situation too)

Wow... when your products highlighted key features include such innovations as "Crop tool", "Scrollable interface", "Keyboard shortcuts", and "Added labels to icons"... and you ask $99 and up for an upgrade?

Basically the entire What's new - page could be summed up in "We tweaked the UI and added DNG support". Still no iOS/iPad OS support, cloud features, or better DAM features? Looks like I'm going to pass on switching fully to C1.

https://www.captureone.com/en/features/feature-list

There you go. Bottom line, basically the Sony version of express/pro just only works on Sony cameras.

The bit that seems poorly documented if that, as far as I can tell, you ca download a sony-only "free trial" of "Pro" which just becomes a permanent copy of "express" when it runs out. Not 100% sure on that process though.

Sony provides their own free software for tethering with Imaging Edge (specifically, the 'Remote' component)

Capture One for Sony (paid software) also has a tethering feature. I don't believe Lightroom supports tethering with Sony cameras.

It may very well just be those two options, unless I'm missing something.

The 3 main ones you see you Adobe Lightroom and Capture One and DxO

I'd do this using my laptop using Capture One. If you're worried about backups, sync to a usb drive every few minutes or after every few people. You can use Pilot to preview the shots on your iPad too.

I wouldn't trust SnapBridge for paid work.

I think you are looking for this https://www.captureone.com/en/products/sony the Capture One Express version is free for Sony camera users.

If you have a Sony camera you can select the format in which the files should be stored. In my Sony camera I’ve selected raw + jpeg.

Try using v11. I've had a lot of crazy issues with 12 myself. Went back to 11 after a few days and havent had an issue since.

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https://www.captureone.com/en/download/archive

For X-Trans (Color Filter Array used for Fuji in the X-T30 sensor), Capture One is regarded as a better solution. If you want to test, Capture One Express Fujifilm is free. The Capture One Pro is a more complete solution that rivals Lightroom. Link: https://www.captureone.com/en/products/fujifilm

Download Capture One Fujifilm Express, it's free and does a way better job with processing Fuji raw files.

https://www.captureone.com/en/download/express-fujifilm

I usually set sharpening radius to 0,4 and sharpening to 50-100.

Sony A7r3 user here, assuming image is good to start with, I’d suggest go here

https://www.captureone.com/en/products/sony

Download the express version, and see if that works any better. It designed for Sony.

Second point is that You have ‘ridiculously fast M.2 PCIe SSD’ in that laptop, according to the first review I pulled up, the drive speed is a major factor so I think you’ll struggle to improve on your image opening speed if the image is on your 1Tb drive, ...unless you’re opening from an external source which does take ages.

I've been shooting Fujifilm professionally for three years. You do often hear people complain about how Adobe handles Fuji raw files, but in my opinion it's never been a real problem. I chalk it up to pixel peeping. For reference all of these photos were taken on different Fujifilm bodies and processed in LR and PS.

If it does bother you, you have options like Capture One for Fuji - they have a free version specifically for Fujifilm users, and a paid version with more features.

There's also Iridient X-Transformer which converts Fuji raws into DNGs, which play better in Adobe products.

tl;dr: don't let it stop you from buying in to an ecosystem you like.