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Why won't Aperture display .NEF photos from my Nikon D800?

My Nikon D800 .NEF files will will not display at all. An error message "this format is not supported" is all that shows up.

Aperture 3, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 17, 2013 7:54 PM

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Feb 18, 2013 1:38 PM in response to mfmonahan

Are you using Nikon Transfer software to pass the images to your computer? ... If so, and you are not using the most current version, this can cause some problems with the resulting NEF files not being visible in some situations. That is why I always transfer the images using Finder and drag and drop them to the folder of choice ... never have a problem with file recognition as long as you have the latest OS X camera updates installed.

Feb 18, 2013 3:31 PM in response to mfmonahan

Do you have a compact flash card reader?


You should try it. Get a reader, put the CF card into it, and connect it to the computer. Then try importing from Aperture.


The odds are quite good that Nikon Transfer or other method you're using to try and get the pictures from your camera to Aperture are corrupting them. You should not transfer direct from camera: It's slow as all getout and if you're using 3rd party transfer software it's got "bad idea" written all over it.

Feb 18, 2013 6:04 PM in response to mfmonahan

mfmonahan wrote:


Thanks for the suggestion, but I have the latest versions of Transfer and View, and use them to transfer from the camera to my Mac.

Try importing without using the Nikon software. Also try viewing one of the images in Preview, that should fail also as the RAW conversion software is in the OS but it would be a worth while test.

Feb 18, 2013 6:04 PM in response to mfmonahan

Many experiences have been shared on this forum related to cameras with more than one card slot being problematic when directly connected to the computer. I never connect my D800 directly but rather only via a card reader. But were I to connect to the camera, I would only have one card in it at a time. Same when reformatting -- I remove first one card and then the orther.


The suggestion to test with a card reader is a worthy one.


Ernie

Why won't Aperture display .NEF photos from my Nikon D800?

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