Fuji X-Trans sensor users, rejoice! Lightroom 4.4 is now available as a release candidate, with improved X-Trans sensor support, as well as the usual bug fixes and new camera support.
Here’s the download link you’ll need:
Lightroom 4.4 – Adobe Labs
So what’s new? Camera support, for a start:
- Canon EOS 1D C
- Casio Exilim EX-ZR700
- Fujifilm X100s, X20
- Hasselblad Lunar
- Leica M
- Nikon 1 J3, 1 S1
- Pentax MX-1
The improved Fuji X-Trans sensor support applies to:
- Fujifilm X-Pro1
- Fujifilm X-E1
- Fujifilm X100S
- Fujifilm X20
The new Fuji sensor design provided plenty of challenges for all raw converters. Although Adobe was one of the first third-parties to introduce support, the early results showed some color smearing and a watercolor effect. 4.4 has made great strides, and although the improvements result in slightly softer images, that can easily be offset with a little extra sharpening. You can see some examples of the improvements in DPreview’s review.
There are also a number of other small bug fixes for issues that affected 4.3.
How are you finding 4.4 RC?
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