OM Digital Solution: ORF RAW file integration for the new OM-1 camera

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OM Digital Solution: ORF RAW file integration for the new OM-1 camera

Heinrich

Last week I bought my "object of desire", the new OM-1 from Olympus successor OM Digital Solution and wanted to import the photos into darktable as usual. In doing so, I noticed that the current version 3.8.1 cannot yet display the ORF files of the camera. It even crashes when opening them in the darkroom on a trial basis (Windows10).
Is there a workaround for this or will it be integrated in the next update?
I am very grateful for any hints.
Many greetings
Heinrich

jaw-dt

Congratulations on the new camera. I don't know of any way of knowing what will be supported in the next version of darktable.
It is being worked
https://discuss.pixls.us/t/om-1-support-in-darktable/30980

Heinrich

Thanks for the link. But coding is not my world, I am just a simple Windows user. In the meantime I'm using Adobe DNG Converter and patiently waiting for things to develop in darktble.
In any case, thanks to all who care and sacrifice their precious free time!
Heinrich

Heinrich

Update: I have been doing image development in darktable via RAW files from the beginning. However, converting OM-1 ORF files to DNG is unfortunately not the solution I had hoped for. Was wondering about the blurriness of my shots and initially attributed that to me and my quality of experimental photography with manual old glass. However, when comparing files, the JPG straight out of the camera shows a much more detailed and better image than the DNG after development, which leaves me a bit puzzled. So I currently use the JPG for image development. This limits a bit, but still delivers good results.
So I continue to wait patiently for the OM-1 integration and hope that this will be possible with the 4.0.1 release for Windows that I am eagerly awaiting.
Best regards to the developers: hopefully you have enough time and possibilities to do that.
Heinrich

MrSteveVee

Interesting observation Heinrich, thanks. Personally I shoot Fuji these days and pretty much always use the Jpegs, the camera does a far better job than I can, plus I like using the Fuji film simulations
In case you are unaware, we are an independent forum and not affiliated with DT so I am unsure if any developers frequent this forum, hopefully they do
Steve

Heinrich

Hello Steve,
thanks for the clarification. I could have thought about it myself....
So I went back through this post and looked at jaw-dt's link (see above) again. Surprise: since almost a month there is a download link for the version "darktable-4.0.om1-win64.exe" offered. Problem solved!
Many greetings
Heinrich