They were both at 100% size. I’m trying to show that t isn’t just Fuji files that have this worm effect when oversharpened. I think people forget that Fuji are sharper anyway so need less sharpening. That’s my take on it anyway.
It was an interesting article yeah.
Yeah, gave that a whirl. Better than LR
That's exactly what I'm saying (and Terry too, I believe). You can always push far enough that you get artifacts. The question is whether you can get enough detail without doing so. X-Transformer seems to be able to extract more detail from at least some RAFs, even with Sharpening in the plugin set to zero. If you want the boring details, see my exceptionally dull post below where I stare at bits of stone in unflinching detail so others don't have to...
OK, so here's a small demo. It's not dramatic, the differences are pretty subtle. All shots are 100% crops of the same RAF file, which has had very little done to it.
I set X-Transformer to apply no sharpening, so that we can compare apples to apples.
One shot shows the RAF sharpened in LR at 40%. It's not horrible, but the X-transformer version shows noticeably more detail when sharpened to the same 40% in LR. The third shot is the original RAF sharpened to 80% in LR, which is my best estimate for a version that matches the X-Transformer version for detail. It's still not terrible, but if you look at the flatter stone surfaces, you can see the worms just starting to appear.
Again, it's all quite subtle, and would only be noticeable in large prints, if at all.
My conclusion is that X-Transformer, by pulling more detail out of the RAF, stops me from having to apply as much sharpening, thus reducing the likelihood of worms. Of course, this may be wrong.It's not so much an attempt to convince anyone that I'm right, more an explanation of why I have the opinions that I do.
And obviously, this is with the X-T10. With the X-T2, it may be quite a different story.
LR 40 sharpen by dave.hallett on Talk Photography
X-transformer 40 sharpen by dave.hallett on Talk Photography
LR 80 sharpen by dave.hallett on Talk Photography
Emerging by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
Last of the green by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
Trickle by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
Really nice, love the colours.
Depends on what you're referring to. I can see some of the Fuji artefacts on unprocessed RAWs, and even the jpegs. Worms not so much.
Having now viewed these on the computer rather than phone these aren't worms like you see on Fuji, more just an exacerbation of noise imo. The worms on the Fuji are much more noticeable and harsh. From my experience they're very noticeable on rocks, which is not great when you live in the peak district. But, as already stated I only noticed them if I upped sharpening from the default LR setting (25 IIRC). Unfortunately my Mac dies last week and I'm still waiting for a replacement so I can't post examples.Ok here are some tests I've just done , first three are Fuji XT10 and second the Nikon D7100. These are all 100% view. Obviously the Nikon are bigger as they are more resolution so in the next post after this will put them in at similar size to the Fuji so you can see what they would look like if printed at similar size.
Fuji XT10 Sharpening 300 - Threshold 1
Fuji XT10 Sharpening 1000(max) - Threshold 0 - clearly showing worm
Fuji XT10 Sharpening 1000(max) - Threshold 1
Nikon D7100 Sharpening 300 - Threshold 1
Nikon D7100 Sharpening 1000(max) - Threshold 0 - clearly showing worm
Nikon D710 Sharpening 1000(max) - Threshold 1
If you're happy with your images that's all that matters, whether you shoot FF, compact camera, or whatever 
A few late Oct random macros:
Like this a lot. Industrials (of which I count this) often suit this treatment.
But several of your recent excellent photos have been exactly that - putting things under the microscope and then photographing them
Many thanks for the comments, I'm pretty pleased with this one even the wife likes it as this is whete she is from. So may get it printed and framed.Very nice Fujigraph Sir, well composed, good colour, and caught with still a bit of light in the sky.
George.
My thoughts exactly Sir, personally I'm getting a little tired of all this waffle about painterly effect/worms/creapy crawlies or whatever you want to call it or them.
To me photography is all about taking photographs of the beauty of the world and the things in it, not putting everything under a microscope.
THAT'S IT, MY FIRST EVER RANT OVER.
George.
But several of your recent excellent photos have been exactly that - putting things under the microscope and then photographing them
Autumn Beech by Stephen Lee, on Flickr
Dropping into Stackhouse by Stephen Lee, on Flickr
Over Langcliffe to Ingleborough by Stephen Lee, on Flickr
Three from our short stroll round the neighbourhood this afternoon. All X-T2, 10-24mm, zero sharpening in LR.
As always, your comments are very much appreciated George.Very nice set of Fujigraphs Sir, all well composed with beautiful colours.
George.
Three from our short stroll round the neighbourhood this afternoon. All X-T2, 10-24mm, zero sharpening in LR.
Red Admiral by David Ore, on Flickr
On our walk earlier, 1st time I`ve had the camera in my hand for a while. Blowing in the breeze.
Just The Job (3)-03065 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr
for looking., 
Thanks Dave. And people say the Fuji is no good for landscapes!
Lovely and clear with good colours.On our walk earlier, 1st time I`ve had the camera in my hand for a while. Blowing in the breeze.
If that was me there’d be sauce all down my front! Well captured.Just a simple candid street style Fujigraph taken of an elderly lady who looked as if she was enjoying her hot dog.
X-T1, 55-200mm Lens, 1/480th @ F5.6, ISO-200, Handheld.
George.
Very nice Fujigraph Sir, well positioned in the frame, some good detail, and nice colours.
George.
Just a simple candid street style Fujigraph taken of an elderly lady who looked as if she was enjoying her hot dog.
X-T1, 55-200mm Lens, 1/480th @ F5.6, ISO-200, Handheld.
George.
Microshrooms by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
Microshrooms #2 by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
Acorn by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
Knurl by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
Hang on by Enticing Imagery, on Flickr
I went for a bit of a cycle down the river Boyne [scene of the infamous battle!] - lovely walkway down there [so I did get off the bike, lock it up, and have a walk] - and got a few decent shots. I felt I was missing a few things while there - I had only brought my small messenger, the X-T1 the 35mm, a macro ring and an MF tele. This ended up a little frustrating because I didn't bring a second body - and my Xpro1 was sat at home. Because of this I missed a few shots, like a Heron in flight along the river, because I was of course trying a bit of macro. Also, I wished I had either a decent tripod, or stabilization. I'd actually prefer the latter, by far, as I hate carrying tripods. I have a mini pixi tripod but it's useless for the area I was in, nowhere to set it down atop. This just reinforces my urge to get a small M43 body and a couple of lenses to have as a side kit. Also, I didn't bring my flash, so the close ups were trickier, but manageable. Anyway, here's a few from my trek -
The mushrooms are absoloutely teensy btw, the caps no bigger than your little fingernail. They're growing in the moss on the side of a tree, this is where I wished I had the flash, to get better DOF and less chance of blurring, also some some back light might have worked. But, they turned out ok.
