Dead End for Fujifilm X-Trans sensor - 2

The Fujifilm X forum on the DPReview site is very popular and active now due to recent release of Fuji X-E1 and the first zoom lens for X mount, FUJINON XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS.

Then the End of the Fujifilm X-Trans sensor thread came... In brief: people are not happy with limited support of X-Trans RAW files by third party software and blame Fujifilm for not doing enough. Gosh, the thread got over 100 comments! "Fuji does have to work with Adobe" - no doubt, there should be a law obliged every company to work with Adobe or face a jail for life for CEO.

The guy who suggested to push the third part software developers for X-Trans RAW support was nearly annihilated. Frankly, the idea is not that bad, probably both sides should be asked for the RAW support. The thread even went into personal harassment :( 

It reminds me "the orbs" time on DPR's fujifilm forum. I should get a popcorn.

It seems that the positions of both sides are understandable. Fuji spent several years developing the X-Trans sensor, and it would be reasonable to suggest that the company want to capitalize on the results. After all, Fujifilm provides the software for RAW development. Personally, I gave up on SilkyPix and shoot JPEGs on Fuji X10, so I do understand people frustrated with the lack of proper RAW support. But again, I don't mind to shoot JPEGs, so the inability to develop RAW files from the X10 on a computer  is not a big deal for me. In addition, people who bothered to learn SilkyPix, are happy with the results and the software.

On other hand, Fuji X-Pro1 is a fairly new camera and arguably it was not sold in huge numbers, so for the third party software developers the support for X-Trans RAW files was probably not a top priority especially considering complexity of data processing and required developmental resources. To be fair, several companies provide software for X-Trans RAW files (this blog provides insider's view on the X-Trans RAW conversion, read all four parts).

After looking on examples of color bleaching from Thom Hogan or pictures from ChromaSoft blog, or other sites such as SoundImagePlus blog I am not sure if it would be possible to get an ideal interpolation of X-Trans data with the first generation of the sensor. [This is lame opinion from an outsider.] With the Bayer mask we have resolution versus moire tradeoff, but it seems that on X-Trans sensor the best resolution is coupled with the color bleaching or some other color artifacts. It depends on image. In some parts of the test images even 12MP X100 out-resolve X-Pro1.

Hopefully, Fuji X-E1 will be more popular than X-Pro1, and additional resources will be allocated to development of RAW support for X-Trans sensor. But at the moment if the RAW shooting is obligatory, just get Olympus EM-D E-M5 or Sony NEX-6.