Comments on: Nikon ViewNX 1.2.2 now available

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:01:45 +0000

A correction to the posting about ViewNX being able to edit NRW format in Macintosh;
From the Nikon Download Center regarding the Nikon ViewNX 1.2.1 version for Macintosh

“Note 2: Thumbnail and full screen display of NRW-format RAW images is possible, BUT IMAGES CANNOT BE EDITED.”!
Way to go Nikon, once again.

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:29:05 +0000

US Consumer market share is 21%. Apple is more relevant than you think.

http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/04/01/analyst-apples-us-consumer-market-share-now-21-percent/

I suspect that photographers use Macs in a higher propertion than the general public as well. That is the anecdotal evidence anyway.

Nikon outsources their development so they can easily handle it if they wanted.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:12:07 +0000

Pro sports events in the United States; collegiate sports events here, too.

I’ve seen PM used on both PCs and Macs at such events.

By: Micah

Micah — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:21:58 +0000

Professional sporting events?

And on what type of machines? (mac/pc)

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:57:03 +0000

Photo Mechanic is nearly-standard amongst professional sport photographers.

The program is quite robust; it has been extensively revised over the years in response to user feedback.

When I’m in the media tents at sporting events, I see Photo Mechanic in heavy use among photographers in attendance.

By: Micah

Micah — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:14 +0000

I can conceive of it, but I’ll be damned if I’ve ever seen a case were a full 16 bits was a make or break case. Especially in a studio where you have controlled lighting.

In all seriousness, if you could show me a real world example, I’d love it. Ok, that sounds like an asshole challenge, but really I’d like to see it.

More bits doesn’t improve the dynamic range of your sensor or output medium. I know theoretically what it does do, but I don’t see how it helps unless you want to screw up exposure catastrophically. Why would you want to do that? HDR effects in post? Major burning and dodging?

Is there a legit reason why anybody needs this?

By: alex

alex — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:52:42 +0000

de facto crapto

i’m glad more and more cameras use 14 and 16bit images

finally they’ll force adobe to rewrite Ps from its default of 15bit.

why bother buy a Leaf when Ps cuts half of your data???

By: bigmouth

bigmouth — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:42:28 +0000

maybe because mac only holds about 8%? and Nikon doesn’t have enough programmers to write both programs at the same time?

By: Micah

Micah — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:35:03 +0000

Wtf?

Standard for pros in what field?

Every professional photographer I’ve dealt with uses Adobe software. Anything else is strictly non-standard.

Not to knock anybody else’s software, but Photoshop IS the de facto standard.

By: Freehawk

Freehawk — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:20:14 +0000

You can’t work on the photos in photo mechanic. I think it is good for journalists though. And it costs too much.

By: yrsued

yrsued — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:26:27 +0000

You are better of using Photo Mechanic!!

It downloads, uploads, adds Metadata, saves, converts RAW Files and edits

It’s the standard for Pros!!

By: Audion

Audion — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:39:21 +0000

Come on Nikon, why are Mac versions always second to the PC versions…?

By: alex

alex — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:57:07 +0000

too bad there are no raw samples from d3x yet

By: Freehawk

Freehawk — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:22:08 +0000

I know I’m in the minority but I LOVE the nikon software, NX2 is incredible and I didn’t even try ViewNX until lately but it is super fast with raw- really nice. Also- nikon transfer is the best solution I have found for importing and adding metadata to new files- way less buggy than bridge. Only thing is- I need the new mac version!