This evening I installed Phase One Capture One 7.0.2 beta and ran some test with Fuji X-Trans RAW files in comparison with Adobe's Lightroom 4.2. The test was simple, I grabbed an existing RAF file, imported and exported it in LR4.2 and CO7.0.2b. Then I took the same file and added some extra sharpening and exported it again. No other edits were done.
Flickr guest pass to the entire set here: X-Trans CO/LR test
UPDATE: I've been shooting through the week and testing various files between these two pieces of software, images will be added to the set above as I go along. While I understand certain types of images accentuate the problem with RAF files in LR, I'm not trying to create those situations (example: I could walk 2 minutes to the edge of the jungle and take a shot that is 100% vegetation, push the sharpening a bit and LR would destroy that shot. I don't take 100% jungle shots so why bother...). I'm just shooting like I always do, things I shoot the way I like to shoot. Also when I do actual edits to images in LR/C1 for this test, I state when I made edits. Some files are just in and out, some I edit to try and get the result I want. I also completely understand people that are more than happy with their current workflow and have no intention on changing anything. I'm not trying to sway a person one way or the other I'm just showing what results I'm getting with the two pieces of software on my photos taken with a Fuji X-E1.
I have not added Silkypix to the mix (LR vs C1 vs SP) because for me, Silkypix is far from being usable software.
This is the test image:
CO 7 beta default sharpening by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
Here are some side by side close up results with CO on the left and LR on the right and default settings:
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
One thing I have noticed with X-Trans RAW files in LR is you can't sharpen them much before the image becomes swirled and painting-like. This didn't happen with CO7b. Here are some after I did what I would consider normal sharpening for this shot. Again, CO is left and LR is right:
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
I've not used Capture One software before but it is all self explanatory. It opened, zoomed and edited Fuji RAW files much faster than LR4.2. I would say CO and LR are both about the same for ease of use, not something I would say for Silkypix.
Computer
13" MacBook Pro
Mac OS X 10.7.4
2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
120 GB SSD
Flickr guest pass to the entire set here: X-Trans CO/LR test
Flickr guest pass to the entire set here: X-Trans CO/LR test
UPDATE: I've been shooting through the week and testing various files between these two pieces of software, images will be added to the set above as I go along. While I understand certain types of images accentuate the problem with RAF files in LR, I'm not trying to create those situations (example: I could walk 2 minutes to the edge of the jungle and take a shot that is 100% vegetation, push the sharpening a bit and LR would destroy that shot. I don't take 100% jungle shots so why bother...). I'm just shooting like I always do, things I shoot the way I like to shoot. Also when I do actual edits to images in LR/C1 for this test, I state when I made edits. Some files are just in and out, some I edit to try and get the result I want. I also completely understand people that are more than happy with their current workflow and have no intention on changing anything. I'm not trying to sway a person one way or the other I'm just showing what results I'm getting with the two pieces of software on my photos taken with a Fuji X-E1.
I have not added Silkypix to the mix (LR vs C1 vs SP) because for me, Silkypix is far from being usable software.
This is the test image:
CO 7 beta default sharpening by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
Here are some side by side close up results with CO on the left and LR on the right and default settings:
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
DEFAULT CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
One thing I have noticed with X-Trans RAW files in LR is you can't sharpen them much before the image becomes swirled and painting-like. This didn't happen with CO7b. Here are some after I did what I would consider normal sharpening for this shot. Again, CO is left and LR is right:
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
MORE SHARP CO7b left LR4.2 right by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr
I've not used Capture One software before but it is all self explanatory. It opened, zoomed and edited Fuji RAW files much faster than LR4.2. I would say CO and LR are both about the same for ease of use, not something I would say for Silkypix.
Computer
13" MacBook Pro
Mac OS X 10.7.4
2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
120 GB SSD
Flickr guest pass to the entire set here: X-Trans CO/LR test