Can anyone give me some insight on if there are any drawbacks to using the RAW file from the D800 (which of course must be converted to DNG) on CS5? I recently purchased the D800 and wanted to do some post processing but I've noticed some really weird results coming out of it. I have used the DNG files for the raw converter on CS5 at work on some product shots and didn't notice any issue but now that I'm working with Landscapes I'm wondering if I'll need to make the jump to CS6 and not limp along using CS5 anymore.
Posted by Luke Ormand on March 23, 2013 at 10:10 AM
It shouldn't be an issue - in fact some would argue that DNG is a more "stable" format, since it's Adobe's proprietary file system.
Posted by John Mumaw on March 23, 2013 at 10:14 AM
Have you tried Nikon's own RAW conversion software and then compared the results with what you get from ACR/CS5?
Posted by Walter Rowe on March 26, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Do you have Lightroom 4? You get the same raw engine in LR4 that you get with CS6. The raw engine in CS6 and LR4 is newer than that of CS5 / LR3. You can download a trial version of LR4 from Adobe and see if the results differ from what you are seeing in CS5.
Posted by Rodney Ninow on April 17, 2013 at 7:45 PM
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