Lightroom/Camera Raw: Proper handling of Fuji RAF files for sharpening

LR's default sharpening is set up for Bayer type sensors used by Nikon, Canon etc so I am not sure how Adobe could handle that type of sensor and the Fuji X-trans...but surely they are clever enough?  Anyhow with the Fuji XT2 which is an X-trans III sensor Fuji jpegs are very sharp and by comparing RAF and jpeg Fine versions of the same image I have found that applying a sharpening preset on import to the RAF gives an acceptable result.  I use Amount 40, Radius 1.0 (the default), Detail 40, Masking 30. I then may alter the masking on individual images depending on the subject.  I never had a camera with an X-trans II sensor but I have read that the Detail needs to be higher, perhaps 60?  Hope that helps.

This is issue for me too. I am getting a way better pictures when shooting directly to jpegs than from Lightroom processed RAWs. What a shame...

Amount 40 is a bit too much, you should be good with 25.
I try to not change any sharpening setting, just toss the 40 value which is the new default.
Iridient X Transformer helps a little bit, but not much. It is relatively inexpensive and you can try it out.
The best RAW transformer for RAF is Capture One. The latest v11 is just amazing for this. I wish Adobe team would be able to get something as good -- NO WORM EFFECT.

For those interested in a real life example of the evil 40, have a look at this PNG.

On the right, LR with default setting, on the left Unsharp Mask 100/1/1 with the RAF opened with 0 amount of details.

Click on the image for fullsize.

I'm on the verge of leaving for Capture 1 because of this. I can get it looking almost acceptable with A LOT of tweaking. Capture 1, or even SOOC jpeg can get it right first time.

Same here! Even Luminar does a stellar job with RAF in terms of rendering and sharpening. Adobe on the other hand, not so much. Foliage is a nightmare! Looks like someone went ballistic with a paintbrush and green watercolors. Adobe should win a prize for having the worst rendering of RAF files ever.

Have you tried to put deait slider at 0-10 (default was 50) and leave sharpenign arround 35-60 depending from the image?

I fixed the problem.

I went back to Nikon with the Z7. Resolution and sharpening are no longer an issue, among other things.

A comon workaround is to set sharpening differently, like with a small amount and a large detail value. But even with careful setting (and no oversherpening), LR still lage behind Capture One Pro and Darktable, for instance. There are well know demosaicing algorithms for X-Trans ; just take one off the shelp and code it into LR.

Same here . Three issues really : 1.the main one is that Lightroom does not handle .RAF files properly creating the “worm” artifact when details begin to be above 30 or so . 2.Second is that it applies high detail levels by default on import . 3rd is that on Lightroom CC Cloud there is no way to apply just a detail fix in batch for many photos. You can copy and paste all edits but not just the detail fix. Profiles only work one by one . These 3 things make adoption of .RAF files a real PAIN