Studio Comparison
First, after importing the RAW images from the Nikon and Fuji into PhotoMechanic, I noticed one thing right away—file size. The Fuji RAF file was 32MB compared to the Nikon NEF 18.2MB.
After import, I went into Adobe Lightroom and selected lens profile to change. The Fuji doesn’t have that data yet for Lightroom. They have a lens modulation optimizer built into the camera. Here is how it works:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sf3KYwdc1I]
You may want to read about the Quest for Highest Possible Resolution by Fuji HERE.
The second step was getting the comparison closer to each other, so I used the eye dropper and clicked on the white background to get a similar white balance.
Then I exported them.
See for yourself
Nikon D4, 28-300mm ISO 100 [Click on here for high res] |
Fuji X E2, 18-55mm ISO 200 [Click here photo for high res] |
I shot at the lowest recommended ISO for each manufacturer. Click on the links above to see full-resolution JPEG images.
Nikon D4 cropped version of the photo above |
Fuji X E2 shortened version of the photo |