Is it okay to use Fuji’s RAW format when inverting negatives in NLP, or is it advisable to convert them to DNG first?
Thanks in advance!
Hi,
You can use either.
I use a Fuji XT2, and I typically use “Photo > Enhance Details” first (which creates a DNG file), and then I convert the DNG file. But there is nothing wrong with just using the original RAF file – I just find that in some cases, using enhanced details helps prevent “worm artifacts” that you can see in some situations with Lightroom’s default interpretation of RAF files.
Hope that helps!
-Nate
Fuji files are a bit of a special case due to their unique sensor configuration. The best conversion software for this RAW format is Iridient X-Transformer. It’s not expensive and the results are much better than Lightroom, etc Once converted the resulting DNG behaves like any other RAW file and doesn’t develop the dreaded ‘worms’ on sharpening.