flysurfer

I don't have a moiré issue in Lightroom as long as I pick appropriate settings in the color noise department. 100/0/100 will do the job for my taste. That said, it's not smart to base RAW converter assessments on a single image, not to mention a RAW converter's auto correction function (which is about as useful as the camera's SR+ is to a professional photographer and has nothing to with "spotchy colors", anyway). Basically, converters that work well with one kind of color moiré have issues with other colors. In the end, they all have their own demoasicing issues. A simple multitarget comparision (which can be the starting point of any remotely serious RAW converter performance comparison) illustrates that there isn't a single "can do it all" software. In this case, I'd personally opt for a slide film rendering, so I quickly made 2 versions in Adobe Lightroom, using Astia (the real Astia, not Fuji's digital in-camera version) and Fortia (a quite unusual choice for portraits, but I liked it in this particular case). Btw, exposure needed to be raised by 0.1-0.2 EV in order to accommodate the "analog" contrast curve. That would probably have been different with a light-skinned subject.

Spare parts and support for X cameras should be available for at least 5 years (some models probably longer) after a model has been discontinued. Hence I don't understand the "Planned Obsolescence" argument. It's not like Leica, where back displays for the M8 stopped being available after only a few years, so folks were forced to upgrade to an M9 ($$$) or keep their broken M8. IIRC, the X100 is still supported and even SAB is still repaired free of charge. If you have a different experience, it would be interesting to know.

The best thing would be not to participate in such discussions. I also don't share articles that don't present honest facts but rather rely on opinion and controversial speech to gather interest. However, most online readers seem to be more interested in controversial stuff than useful stuff.

Price it down to the now empty X-M1 segment.

LOL! Yeah, that's exactly what they said about the X-T1.

I have already asked Porsche to add new features and performance specs of their current 911 Turbo to my used Cayenne, which is only two generations behind the current model. If they don't comply, I'll start a shitstorm in the Porsche forum. Of course I expect them to provide that update free of charge.

So now we are comparing cameras that don't even officially exist, yet.

Can't issue advice on RAW conversion problems w/o access to the RAW file in question.

Iridient is great with Iridient Reveal and Detail Demosaicing default settings, but I often get even more detail from LR with the right settings.

A chat with Oly's lawyers about patent infringement might be more realistic if they decide to bring this feature. Would be nice, though. Has been on my list for quite some time.

Sounds smart. Fuji wants to sell the X100T, and that only works as long as the T offers a significant number of improvements.

Good one!