Nikon D90 RAW files

Bleh... Did some searching and it looks like we're stuck until the next OS or Aperture patch... In the meantime its "ViewNX" for NEF conversion.

Cough... cough... HURRY UP y'all!

Guy Kawasaki said he bought a D90 in his blog yesterday... Maybe he can call up his old pals and get them to get a move-on.

(they still haven't added d700 support yet either...)

Well that will be second unsupported Nikon after the Nikon D700 ... You are not alone. Just hang in there you'll get the patch in due time ... after all the hype about your new camera is gone.

Why does Apple have to make a RAW update each time a new model comes out. Isn't RAW files pretty much the same? Does Apple have to build a "plugin" for each and every camera that does RAW? If so, wouldn't that make quality differences in Apertures RAW engine between models, if some cameras (ex. pros) are given more attention when developed versus RAW import for ex. Nikon D50?

The problem is each camera is different. RAW file is not a format like JPG or TIFF are, it's just a category of file that groups all types of raw data a camera can output. So for each camera, a software like Aperture has to have a proper decoder for this specific data, and it usually takes time.

As I just picked one of these up myself yesterday, 8-), let's all hope we see it in the next update! It is a little frustrating, as much as I love Aperture, that Adobe seems far quicker with these all the time.

I suppose you know how much we envy you 😉

Same problem here. I suspect we're probably 2 weeks or more away from RAW NEF support for this camera. This happens with almost every major update to Nikon and Canon cameras. I suspect that with a brand new sensor in this camera that the NEF format differs from that of most of the other Nikon SLRs. It sure is painful using that garbage Nikon NX software. Anyway, you are not alone in your pain.

Hi, You are not alone. i have a new D700 and have the same problem. Apple service have been very helpful and have informed me that every new camera needs to be manually added to the list of cameras that work with Aperture. They have confirmed support for the D90 and D700 will be in the next update; but when I have no idea. It really is a pathetic updating service - they need to release a small patch within a week of a new cameras release. Canon also have a series of new models being launched in the next couple of weeks. None of them will work!!! Come on Apple you can do better than this!!

Oh... who cares about Canon users 😉

I would suspect then that they'll wait to do a release until they have more than a couple camera supports to release. Rolling out patches is no cheap thing and all...

Within a week?

What about QA time?

C'mon, if you buy a brand new camera the day of its release and expect immediate 3rd party support for the new RAW format you're being naive.

i wouldn't call it naivety ...

😉

the last two letters may be the same tho'

🙂

I think it may have the same sensor but not sure. I wonder if it is modified in some way because of the ability to shoot video. I'm not positive but I don't think the D300 does video. Does OS X have the ability to read D300 files?

You can read about the sensors in current Nikon bodies here. The ones in the D300 and D90 are apparently similar. I believe that the D3/D700 sensor is designed by Nikon and manufactured by Sony.

The D300 does not have video capability—the D90 is unique in that regard among DLSRs for the time being. OS X has read D300 file since early this year (10.5.2 IIRC).

Cheers,

Andreas