al13

I haven't purchased the XT-3 yet. I have one on hold at our local camera store and will have to make a decision by Thursday. Trying to trade my D-500 and two lens. Had another surgery on my right hand and need a lighter camera now. I do love my D-500.

al13

I have always processed raw now but had read comments that LR didn't do a great job with the X Fuji's Raw. I guess LR fixed it.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

SilkyPix came with my Lumix GH4. For difficult subjects, I prefer it to Lightroom, because Panasonic shared their color science with SilkyPix’s developers — not Adobe. Adobe has to reverse engineer everything.

ejrmaine Loc: South Carolina

I have the new Fuji X-T3 and use Lightroom Classic CC on a Mojave Mac and everything works fine.

AndyGarcia

Iridient developer is by far the best App for Xtrans files. LR has always struggled with Xtrans files, IMHO, which is why I don't use it anymore.

I would respectfully suggest you try Iridient, on a free trial, also ON1 & Alien Skin X4.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

In your opinion, does Iridient X-Transformer do a good job? I tried the free Capture One, but it doesn't export DNG which I would want to use with Lightroom and I'm not about to master the complexities of Capture One Pro; I've got enough on my hands with Lightroom and Photoshop.

magpix Loc: St. Michaels, MD

I have the XT-3, and the latest version of LR Classic will convert Fuji's RAW files without any problem. However, I am trying out Capture One because it now has a free version for Fuji files, "Capture One Express for Fuji." It has about 70% of the features that its "Pro" version has. Although I really don't feel like spending time to learn a new program, I have found that it does a better job on certain files....better sharpening, color and noise reduction. And since I sell large prints at fine art exhibitions, it may be worth it to me to make the switch. Still not decided. But if you are not a "pixel peeper" and don't print extra large prints, LR Classic does a very decent job. Another approach is to use Iridient Transformer as a LR plug-in to convert Fuji files to DNG and then use LR for processing and cataloging. It's seamless, very inexpensive and it does a better job on certain Fuji files than LR. These are not my opinions....I use these programs every day. BTW, enjoy your XT-3. It's a fantastic camera, and its vastly improved focusing system is well worth the upgrade from the XT-2.

al13

Thanks

magpix Loc: St. Michaels, MD

If you are still not sure about trading in your D500 for the XT-3, check out this DP Review video. It compares the D500, XT-3 and a Panasonic and Olympus system. The XT-3 is the clear winner. https://www.dpreview.com/videos/4312537526/dpreview-tv-crop-sensor-pro-body-cameras?ref_=pe_1674010_132618830

OKPhotog Loc: Oklahoma

I come from a Canon RAW background and began using Lightroom with Version 2 and have continued through version 6, now using Lightroom Classic. I bought a Fuji XT-2 about a year ago and now also have an XT-3. Originally I was disappointed in Adobe’s processing of Fuji RAF (Fuji RAW) files, but Adobe has definitely made progress with the RAF conversion. My advice would be keep your sharpening sliders low in general and sharpen in the areas of the image that actually require it rather than sharpening overall. It is easy to over sharpen RAF files and end up with a “wormy” effect in some images, mostly landscapes with distant foliage. That’s just my experience. Others may have seen it in other types of images. I do think Adobe over sharpens as a default, so you may want to set up a preset to use on import that sets lower sharpening amounts.

Capture One has a free dedicated Fuji conversion program. I’ve played with it and found it to work well, but in a recent (last week) comparison of a landscape file with the type of image that has presented problems in the past, I found no significant difference between the images produced by the two programs. I’m knowledgeable, but not expert, so this is just my experience.

BTW....I absolutely love my Fuji cameras and lenses! They are a pleasure to work with! I still have my full frame Canon and still use it for certain types of work, but my Fujis are more fun!

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

Most of the heavier Fuji lenses you would put on the X-T3 have OIS up to 5 stops ... non issue.

For $1,500, you won’t find a better digital camera (DSLR or mirrorless) on the market today.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Maybe I should find you and sign up for classes. I got SilkyPix with my GX7 and GX8. I ignored it thinking it was more like SillyPicks. I'll do some rethinking.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Once you mess with it for a few hours straight, it makes sense. Read the JEnglish manual if you can. It helps.