Not, you're not seeing double. There was indeed a previous post titled "Lightroom 4.1 and the Fuji X-Pro - oh dear.....". I just downloaded the latest version of Lightroom, LR 4.2 in its final release form. The chroma smearing in V4.1 is still there. No doubt the latest release of Camera Raw will be the same.
Looks like fixing that issue didn't make it onto Adobe's priority list.
Did I mention several posts ago that the Fuji X-Trans sensor really wasn't a good idea? Or at a minimum, that Fuji's handling of the X-Trans sensor's introduction has been abysmal?
And no, really, you shouldn't be blaming Adobe for this. They have limited resources, and you can't expect Adobe to throw huge amounts of R&D time at solving a problem that Fuji created and have taken no action to resolve. The situation may yet improve in LR 4.3; the issue may still get to the top of Adobe's priority list. But don't count on it.
Updated: Adobe now have improved support.
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And apparently the problem is not only with Adobe, Phase One, Apple, DXO, Iridient... and many other have yet to provide support for this exotic sensor.
Ario,
Yes, of the major players Adobe is the only one with any kind of support, even if it isn't too great.
Apparently Fuji have stated that they are working with Adobe and Phase One, but it's not clear what that means in practice.
Personally, I think it's too little, too late to save the X-Trans sensor. Really what Fuji need to do is to publish a white paper on how to best deal with the X-Trans sensor, then let everybody get on with it. Just working with the biggest players isn't going to solve the problem at this point.
Very interesting article. Is it possible to roughly define the situations where the color bleeding will most often occur? And in what amount?
I found an interesting sample from the upcoming X-E1. Any idea what is going on with that desaturation in the middle of the photo?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25805910@N05/8076756916/
Vladimir,
The color bleeding effect will occur anywhere where there is a chroma transition. Aka whenever (green - red) or (green - blue) change significantly. Amount, in the sense of how many pixels impacted, will be whatever the filter width is - looks like about 6-8 pixels for LR.
On the X-E1 sample, very difficult to tell what's going on without knowing what the image "should" look like.
Thank you for your answer.
There goes another question though. I am considering buying the X-E1 as I enjoy the look of the files - colours mostly and how the sky looks amazing in pretty much every shot I have seen, something I can't say about the OM-D, for example (I might be imagining, but...) and also I find the lens lineup, including the roadmap to be very satisfying.
As someone who has spent quite some time with the X-pro1 would you consider the IQ issues, given their magnitude and frequency, as an enough of a reason not to choose the camera over existing models such as the NEX-7, OM-D, etc.?
I am obviously asking about your personal opinion as a photographer and I will take it for what it is.
Vladimir,
My personal opinion is that the X-Pro and X-E1 are very attractive cameras if you shoot JPEG, or you're happy to use SilkyPix to process raw. If you regularly shoot raw, and are committed to using LR, Aperture or C1, then I'd steer clear until whichever of those you use has good raw support. I don't think that you can rely on good raw support happening - the costs of getting good support may turn out to be prohibitive to Adobe, Apple and Phase 1.
Is it safe to assume that the e1 will have the same effect, since it uses the same sensor as the x pro 1? What version of SilkyPix did you use in your testing?
Philip,
I'd think that the E1 will be the same.
SilkyPix was 4.1.58.0
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