Fujifilm RAW File cannot opened

[dave2017]

Maybe this from Fuji might help - http://site-search.fujifilm.com/?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fujifilm.com%2Fsupport%2Fdigital_cameras%2Fsoftware%2Ffirmware%2Fa%2F&kw=RAW+processing&site=global&temp=global&ie=u&by=js

For the latest cameras it seems that they recommend connecting the camera by cable and using the new software, as the claim is that the processors inside the camera will do the RAW conversion faster. For older cameras I expect it's a question of choosing one of the earlier software programs.

I was surprised to discover that some cameras (such as mine) can have a firmware upgrade - but unless that fixes a known issue which is associated with RAW that's not going to work, and upgrading firmware has risks which might be best avoided. For my camera it seems that the upgrade affects Windows interaction - which is not relevant to me.

[edwardsson]

5 hours ago, dave2017 said:

Hi edwardsson

That's quite interesting. I wonder if different Fuji cameras give different results.

The X-T2 camera is newer than mine - 2017ish - https://www.techradar.com/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/fujifilm-x-t2-1324463/review

However, it does seem odd that other applications I have can process the RAW file from my own Fuji camera, and that the iPad version of AP in particular can't.

As I wrote earlier, I can get those files opened with the desktop version, though they have to be opened within the application itself.

If you point me in the direction of the original file you tried, I'll see if I can do that here. There still could be something that Apple is doing to these files - if it's not a Fuji issue. Ah - I can see the file now on the photography blog - thanks for putting the link in your post.

How did you download to the AP app? That might also give a clue. I just used email. I suppose I could use iCloud or Dropbox, but I am really not at all keen on cloud systems and try to avoid them whenever possible. I particularly dislike "clever" cloud systems which sync files automatically, and I don't care if they are encrypted and "nobody else can see your files" - I jusI don't believe that - and there are very specific complaints about Dropbox which confirm my concerns. I could try Box - which I use occasionally too. At least with Box I currently believe that it only uploads files I want to upload - and give explicit instructions for.

Thanks for trying.

 

The direct link to the original RAW file doesn't work, but if you go to http://www.photographyblog.com/previews/fujifilm_x_t2_photos/ and scroll down to the RAW section, you will find the original RAW file. It's the second file in the second row in the section of the Sample RAW Images.