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Lo_Sa
Participant
April 17, 2026

P: Unable to openHasselblad’s FFF format

  • April 17, 2026
  • 35 replies
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Hasselblad’s FFF. formats are not supported anymore

Problem occurs in both Mac OS 15.5 (24F74)  & Windows 11 pro (Betriebssystembuild: 26100.7840)

When opening fff. files in the newest Bridge (16.0.3), Camera RAW Plugin (18.3.) opens and creates an error, claiming the file format is not supported. Same Problem occurs with  the newest Lightroom Classic (15.3). The Import is not possible cause the file format is not supported.

Thank you for your help!

    35 replies

    andreash5519516
    Participant
    May 19, 2026

    First: in reset LR on Mac OS 26.3.1 with the Shift+option key. Reset done

     

    but same result 

     

    i can Open Hasselblad FFF Files from the Camera X2Dii but if i Connect the Camera with Phocus in tethering Mode LR will Not Open the files. Also „old“ files , Shot two month ago are now Not available. 

    nik.m
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    May 19, 2026

    Thanks for trying that. Is it possible for you to share a couple of file with us for testing? If yes, I can try to reproduce the behavior at my end. 

    andreash5519516
    Participant
    May 19, 2026
    Participating Frequently
    May 19, 2026

    I’m on latest LrC/Photoshop/ACR. Camera is Hasselblad X1D II. I’m still able to oped fff files exported in Phocus from 3FR but not fff shot in tethered mode in Phocus 4.1.2 macOS. I noticed it yesterday.

    Participating Frequently
    May 20, 2026

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    andreash5519516
    Participant
    May 18, 2026

    Use LR 9.3.1

    phocus 4.1.2

     

    hasselblad raw FFF files

    nik.m
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    May 19, 2026

    Thanks for the additional information! Could you also let us know the operating system you’re working on? 

    Try resetting the preferences of Lightroom using the keyboard shortcuts mentioned below:

    macOS: Launch the app while pressing and holding the Shift + Option keys.

    Windows: Launch the app while pressing and holding the Shift + Alt keys.

     

    Let us know how it goes! 

    Thanks, 

    Nikunj 

    nik.m
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    May 18, 2026

    Hi, thanks for reaching out, and we're sorry about the trouble!

    Please let us know the exact version of Lightroom you're using and the operating system you're using. What's the format of the files created by the Hasselblad Phocus app? Are you getting an error while trying to open the files?


    We're here to help, just need some more info!
    Thanks,

    Nikunj

    andreash5519516
    Participant
    May 17, 2026

    Nach dem letzen Update kann LR keine Dateien (Hasselblad 3F) Dateien mehr öffnen die mit der Phocus App von Hasselblad erstellt wurden. Bis zum letzten Update ging es einwandfrei .

    krisvandesande
    Participant
    May 12, 2026

    3 Weeks later, still no fix happening. My clients are waiting for their photos. 

    Also still pissed Adobe Support first blamed my camera and setup, before retracting their tail and admitting it is a bug on their end. 

     
    Participating Frequently
    May 7, 2026

    LRC 15.3 broke my H6D-50c .FFF raws (but the older H5D-40 flies appear ok) - I’ve reverted to the older release of LRC.

    Participant
    May 6, 2026

    Hi Just_Alex_,
    Did you find a solution?
    Frank

    momo86
    Participant
    May 4, 2026

    Hello, Can you please give us a feedback? As you can imagine we are all professional photographer. So, if you don’t fix it we will change software. Come on, we are in 2026… hurry up!

    Participant
    April 30, 2026

    Same Problem (Br, Ps and LrC). I can open and edit some .fff files, but not all. Unable to figure out the similarities within these files. So I:

    • deleted the .xmp files
    • deleted the cache
    • duplicated “successful” xmp-files and renamed them
    • edited .xmp-files and altered the values crs:Version and crs:ProcessVersion 
    • edited .fff files in Hasselblad’s phocus software
    • reinstalled Adobe software

    Still unable to view / edit ALL files.

    What worked (even though not an option):

    • converting .fff files in Hasselblad’s phocus software in .dng files (of course without the .xmp values)
    • installing ACR 14.5 (unable to display certain masks)
    • viewing / editing .3fr files (non-thethered / SD-card import)

    It all went south after installing ACR 18.3...