[Leica] Hello, to M8 users, can you tell me what your workflow is, for DNG?

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

Jayanand,

That was my workflow for a long time. Convert in Capture, continue in
PS. But it just became easier to print right from Capture. It wasn't due
to shortened workflow, but because my prints were better coming out of
Capture. I seem to have problems with the PS print routines. I've spent
a lot of time trying to fix the issues with limited success. NX has been
much easier to use. I'm printing more, and publishing less on the web
stuff. If I were doing more web stuff I'd use PS more.  

The downside of Capture/NX is that it's a resource hog. Seems a lot of
imaging applications suffer from that. But Capture may be a little worse
than most. NX2 seems a little better at resource management than prior
versions. There's still room for improvement! 

I'm not a high volume shooter, so it's not a problem. I generate more
images with film than I do with digital, for whatever reason. I'd like
to try Lightroom, but just don't want to tackle another piece of
software right now. I barely have time for photography as it is. 

DaveR



-----Original Message-----
From: Jayanand Govindaraj [mailto:jayanand at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:13 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Hello, to M8 users,can you tell me what your
workflow is, for DNG?

I do my conversions only with Nikon Capture NX. I infinitely prefer
the degree of control it gives me relative Adobe Camera Raw - there is
really no comparision. I then continue with Photoshop.
Cheers

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:12 PM, David Rodgers <drodgers at casefarms.com>
wrote:
> Mark wrote:
>
>>>I don't care about Nikon software nor have a heard of any
photographer
> using it. Photographers use Photoshop.<<
>
> I use Nikon Capture NX. Very rarely do I use Photoshop anymore. (I
> question whether or not I'm any longer a real photographer, so maybe
> that explains why. :-) )
>
> I use Capture NX to convert NEFs and to do some pretty basic and
simple
> adjustments. In some ways I use it like darkroom tools, which I also
> still use.
>
> I use NX control points to burn and dodge areas. I raise or lower
> contrast here or there. About the only thing I do that I can't do in a
> darkroom is use D-lighting.
>
> I work with software all day long. Photography is my escape from that.
I
> use photo software out of necessity, not because I enjoy it.
>
> I try and get a photograph right in the camera and I make prints. That
> workflow doesn't ask much of PC applications. I prefer things that
way.
>
>
> DaveR
>
>
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