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Nikon Capture NX Software for Windows and Mac
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Does what I want
(4 out of 5) by Bernard W. Tharp on Nov 11, 2006 (La Crescenta, CA)I purchased a Nikon D50 so when I needed software to work with the pictures, I selected the Nikon software. I am pleased with the results.
15 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
Extremely expensive upgrade
(1 out of 5) by M. Bauschke on Nov 22, 2006 (Seattle, WA)I purchased the earlier version (Capture 4) a few months ago to use with my RAW files from the Nikon D70 camera for $120.00. Now that I upgraded my camera to the Nikon D80, Capture 4 won't read/open the image files. Nikon customer service tells me the only way to open the D80 files is to "upgrade" to Capture NX for ANOTHER $89.00!
I am not spending $89.00 (upgrade) just to keep using my Nikon software purchased few months ago.
NX appears to be a solid software but Nikon obviously has some software customer service issue.
I am not spending $89.00 (upgrade) just to keep using my Nikon software purchased few months ago.
NX appears to be a solid software but Nikon obviously has some software customer service issue.
4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Don't buy this software for "Fisheye" 10.5mm feature
(1 out of 5) by R. A Swirsky on Oct 17, 2007 (Sunnyvale, CA United States)I bought this software for one reason, and one reason only: To convert some photos I already shot with the 10.5 mm Nikon Fisheye lens to rectilinear.
It says it has this feature. It doesn't.
It won't convert images not saved as ".NEF" (raw images). It tells you that the pictures weren't shot with a "Compatible Lens".
I don't always shoot raw. I bought this software just to convert a batch of photos I already shot, and it won't let me. What's worse, is I can't return it or get my money back.
If you want this software to convert Fisheye-to-Rectilinear, there may be better choices. For all other things this software does, get Adobe "Lightroom". Nikon Capture NX looks like a cheap toy compared to Adobe Lightroom.
It says it has this feature. It doesn't.
It won't convert images not saved as ".NEF" (raw images). It tells you that the pictures weren't shot with a "Compatible Lens".
I don't always shoot raw. I bought this software just to convert a batch of photos I already shot, and it won't let me. What's worse, is I can't return it or get my money back.
If you want this software to convert Fisheye-to-Rectilinear, there may be better choices. For all other things this software does, get Adobe "Lightroom". Nikon Capture NX looks like a cheap toy compared to Adobe Lightroom.
5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Nikon shouldn't try to make software.
(1 out of 5) by J. Smith on Jun 9, 2007Capture NX's claim to fame is that it's the only software that can access all the in-camera settings recorded in the NEF raw file (NEF is Nikon's proprietary file format). Other software can read the image, the EXIF data, and the white balance, but that's about it.
If NX were a well-designed application, this might be alright. However, it's actually a clunky, slow, nonintuitive piece of work, in my opinion. I worked with the trial release for a month, and simply found the slowness and poor user interface to be too much to tolerate.
I use Adobe Lightroom ("LR") instead. Excellent results in a fast and intuitive interface. The much-touted "Control Points" of NX are here in LR (sans the name Control Point). Once you've calibrated your DSLR, presets in LR can reproduce the color that NX produces from the NEFs.
If NX were a well-designed application, this might be alright. However, it's actually a clunky, slow, nonintuitive piece of work, in my opinion. I worked with the trial release for a month, and simply found the slowness and poor user interface to be too much to tolerate.
I use Adobe Lightroom ("LR") instead. Excellent results in a fast and intuitive interface. The much-touted "Control Points" of NX are here in LR (sans the name Control Point). Once you've calibrated your DSLR, presets in LR can reproduce the color that NX produces from the NEFs.