Looking to turn a CR2 into a RAF file? Here's the honest answer — and what actually works instead.
You can't convert CR2 to RAF. RAF is a camera's own RAW format — it only ever comes out of the camera.
RAF is the raw sensor data a Fujifilm camera writes at the moment of capture. It's produced by the camera's own hardware and firmware — software can read it, but nothing can manufacture a genuine RAF from a finished CR2.
Your CR2 is a developed, final image. The extra sensor information a RAF carries — wider dynamic range, full color depth, untouched highlights — was discarded when the photo was first saved, and can't be put back.
RAF is proprietary to Fujifilm. Even other RAW formats (NEF, ARW, RAF…) aren't interchangeable with it — there is no universal "save as RAW" that produces a real RAF.
Every real RAW file is one of these camera-maker-specific formats, written by the camera itself:
CR2 is Canon’s older raw photo format, holding unprocessed sensor data from EOS cameras for maximum editing flexibility.
How to open CR2 opens in Canon DPP, Lightroom, Photoshop and most raw editors.
Full CR2 format guideRAF is Fujifilm’s raw photo format, capturing full sensor data from X-series and GFX cameras.
How to open RAF opens in Lightroom, Capture One and Fujifilm software.
Full RAF format guideLossless and uncompressed — ideal for editing, archiving and print.
CR2 → TIFFLossless with transparency — perfect for graphics, logos and screenshots.
CR2 → PNGA small, universal photo format that opens everywhere.
CR2 → JPGConvert your RAF and other camera RAW files to JPG, PNG or TIFF.
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