Capture One offers FREE Fujifilm RAW Converter for Fujifilm Users

FUJIFILM RAW CONVERTER

We just reported how Capture One is going to discontinue the free version Capture One Express on January 30.

But there is an alternative.

As pointed out to me by fellow FR-readers (thanks), Capture One is offering the FUJIFILM RAW CONVERTER (FRC) for Fujifilm users only.

As written in the Q&A section of Fujifilm here:

The Fujifilm RAW Converter (FRC) is a free version of Capture One, designed specifically for Fujifilm users. This provides a subset of the functionality available in the full version of Capture One.

As Capture One writes on their website here:

The Fujifilm RAW Converter is a complimentary version of Capture One, designed specifically for Fujifilm users. It offers a subset of the features available in the full version of Capture One. Please note this free version of Capture One does not include technical support.

Of course Capture One’s Fujifilm RAW Converter comes with limited featured compared the to the paid full version (although film simulations are supported). You can see the features comparison here.

How To

Capture One is not super clear on how to get access to this free version. But I have contacted Capture One and asked them how it works.

This is what they told me:

Once you access the free trial of the All in One Bundle (refer to this page to get it), the Fujifilm RAW Converter license will be available to you. You will then be able to switch from trial to the RAW Converter as described in this guide.

Make sure to cancel trial before the 3rd free month is over, to avoid being charged further.

Certainly Capture One is trying to make this a bit more complicated than necessary and they don’t really clearly advertise this free version, but given the direction Capture One has taken in recent times, this does not surprise me.

At least there is the FujiRumors community, who is always willing to help out ;)

Thanks so much guys!

UPDATE: In the comments it has been asked if the license is limited to a single camera (since you have to add the serial number of the camera). Capture One answered me this:

No, you won’t be limited to using files from only one camera model, you’ll be able to work with all Fuji cameras officially supported by Capture One. You are required to provide a serial number of the camera for verification purposes only

Capture One Express Discontinued

Capture One just announced that starting January 30, 2024, Capture One Express will be discontinued and no longer be available.

The reason they give in the press release below is obviously just marketing talk nonsense.

Let me translate it for you in more direct words: “we want to make more money and therefore force happy Capture One Express users to upgrade“.

Capture One is really taking the wrong path lately.

Express is coming to an end

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TTartisan 27mm f/2.8 Twilight Flame Limited Edition Announced

TTArtisan has just announced the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 Twilight Flame Limited Edition.

It comes with color stickers that you can apply to the camera body to match the lens color.

It should be available shortly at the official TTArtisan Amazon Storefront here.

I own the black version and I have compared it to the Fujinon XF 27mm f/2.8 here.

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DISCONTINUED: Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD

XF56mmF1.2 R vs XF56mmF1.2 R APD

The Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD is starting to get marked at discounted at stores in Japan as reported by Asobinet here.

This does not come surprising, and here is why.

When Fujifilm launched the original Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R (a lens I own too), one of the things that photographers pointed out, is that they would have loved an even smoother and creamier bokeh.

As an answer to this, Fujifilm launched the Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R APD with an apodization filter for super smooth bokeh.

But while it delivered buttery smooth bokeh, it had also some shortcomings:

  • reduced brightness between f/1.2 and f/5.6 (for example f/1.2 results in an effective lens speed of f/1.7)
  • negative impact on autofocus
  • more expensive

For a full comparison between the original XF56mmF1.2 R and the XF56mmF1.2 R APD check out this article.

The New XF56mmF1.2 R WR

There is a third 56mm lens from Fuji, the newer Fujinon XF 56mmF1.2 R WR.

Thanks to its new design, it delivers super smooth bokeh without the need of an APD filter, and hence avoids the shortcomings related to the use of an APD filter (reduced brightness, etc).

With the new XF56mmF1.2 R WR, there is no need anymore for Fujifilm to keep the XF56mmF1.2 R and its APD clone in production, so it does not come surprising that the APD version is slowly disappearing from stores (the non-APD version is starting to get marked as discontinued since January 2023 already).