

DxO says that Fujifilm photographers can “expect clean images, free of noise and artifacts, with deep, vibrant colors even at high ISO levels.” Four times faster on Apple Silicon Apparently, it just took some extra time to get the apps to work with the specificity of Fujifilm’s X-Trans sensor and technology.

So, what does the new DxO PureRAW 2 bring to the table? Well, if you’re a Fujifilm X-Trans photographer, it brings a lot, as DxO has also added support for the sensor, something that the company has done for its other software, following requests from photographers who felt they were forgotten. I guess I will have to try it there but also try to get the DxO PureRAW 2 software to evaluate. I’ve some of the same technology in DxO PhotoLabs 5, but I’ve not yet tried it on the 16bit RAW (DNG files in fact) captured by Samsung’s smartphone. In fact, I am eager to try and see if I can use this app in my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra workflow. Still, the consensus seems to be one: this is a piece of software that you need if you use RAW. “The results are pretty spectacular” says Amateur Photographer, while DP Review notes it’s “A massive must-have for photographers.” On Forbes we read “Highly Recommended” and FStoppers states “After using DxO PureRAW, I’m sold.” There is also an EISA 2021-2022 Award, given with the note “DxO PureRAW is truly unique software”, but knowing how those awards work, I rather not go that way. Industry acclaim for DxO PureRAW is a sign of the app’s success. The new DxO PureRAW 2 is designed to make the workflow even smoother, and it comes with support for Fujifilm X-Trans cameras, offering the benefits of DeepPRIME to Fujifilm XT photographers.
