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Imported files just fine (seemingly). Thumbnails rendered in Aperture Browser view. But invoking an image brings up the nasty "Unsupported Image Format" dialog. Meh.
When a camera like this is in the works for so long, why aren't the RAW updates ready soon after they're shipping?
Okay, Apple blame Nikon.... Nikon blame Apple.... readyyyyy..... GO!
Workaround is to shoot RAW+JPEG and use the JPEG files until Aperture gets support. Once there's support (I assume there will be as Nikon cameras tend to be well supported by Apple) then you can reprocess the RAW files and use them.
The camera has been out, what, a week or two? It's not like Nikon is handing production cameras to Apple and Adobe and Phase One months ahead of time for them to get RAW support out the door on day one.
Yeah, figured I'd have to do that workaround in the meantime. But...
"It's not like Nikon is handing production cameras to Apple and Adobe and Phase One months ahead of time for them to get RAW support out the door on day one."
Well not Day 1. I'm certainly nowhere near the front of the priority queue for Nikon gear, and I've got mine. So why not? Especially when DPReview and tons of online dooshes seem to get their hands on early production models?
The RAW file format for any shipping camera has to be Golden Master well before the hardware is mass-produced with the firmware that writes the files.
It's not like Apple or Nikon are mom&pop shops. And they kinda know about each other. 😉
Got the Df yesterday....today shot in RAW.....couldn't see the images untill I installed the software ViewNX2 from the CD included in the box with the camera. Was then able to convert them to .tiff or .jpg.
Ah, great idea. I pretty much ignore discs these days, so I didn't think of that.
Cheers!
And do remember that Nikon doesn't want you to use Aperture; they want you to use View NX or Capture NX. Nikon is known for not sharing details of any aspect of their products with anyone else.
Understood. And.... that's just silly. No one who really shoots a lot of pictures on a DSLR is going to settle for the Nikon software. Why do they bother?
Actually, back in the day, it was an article of faith that only Capture NX could extract all of the crunchy goodness from NEF (Nikon RAW). With time, most have come to accept that the difference is merely one of contrast and saturation levels and other things that can be adjusted in Aperture. So the hot ticket was Photo Mechanic + Capture NX.
The dirty secret is that you can achieve great results with almost any software, it is merely a question of how you like to work and which features you consider most important.
I went to Aperture in 2006 and have never regretted it.
There is only one program at the present time that not only will allow you to view Nikon Df raw but you can manipulate the photo with some stunning features
Get the SmartPhotoEditor by Anthropic Technology ltd
http://www.smartphotoeditor.com/
Not a well known program but the most fun to work with
Erik Hoffman
WOOHOO!
Camera Raw 5.02 is in the latest update :-D
Nikon Df Raw Support, please! Anyone found a workaround?
