Got a D700, can’t process the RAWs?
Until third-party RAW converters start supporting the D700, you’re a bit stuck if they’re part of your normal workflow.
So, a helpful user of the dpreview forums has posted a small but useful command-line application that will change the D700 RAW files to look like they came from a D3 - this enables applications such as Lightroom to handle them without complaint.
It does nothing beside changing the model name string from D700 to D3. It has two parameters: the input file name (a D700 NEF) and the output file name; if the second parameter is not specified, then the output file name will be “input name_D3 input extention”.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I would suggest taking this ‘forced’ opportunity of installing and using Capture NX2 and using it for initial RAW conversion. There are many who believe that NX is the best RAW convertor for obtaining the best possible quality of your images from a Nikon camera. There is a 60 day trial of NX2 boxed with your D700.
You will be pleasantly surprised by the very slick editing features and the u-point technology of NX2. You can always then export images as TIFFS into Lightroom or Aperture etc.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Shame on Nikon!
I give a lot of money for equipment they sell and now I can’t work.
NX2 is very slow, I have to lose time to learn to work in it, can’t normally continuing working… Is this because they (Nikon) did not give code for new RAW format at the right time to Adobe, Apple etc.?
I am without any word more
August 19th, 2008 at 12:52 am
If you have photoshop CS3 the new version of their raw converter (free download) works fine with the D700 raw files. The CS3 raw converter does an incredible job. I don’t think they could make a better one.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Are all my clients expected to purchase Nikon software to read my RAW files from my D700? If I ask my clients to buy the softwear I’m sure they will just go to the next phone number on their list…a Canon shooter.
This is an abomination - $3000 for a camera that I can’t use for RAW.
Canon is starting to look much better.
Angry in Dallas.
M
January 8th, 2009 at 4:44 am
That is a bit extreme. I agree that the proprietary raw files are ridiculous. But why would your clients ever need to see your raw file? Export a tiff and they’ll be just fine.
April 25th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I think that Nikon is Canon’s best salesman. I buy a $3000.00 camera and they do not give a program to open the files. I recently bought Lightroom because out of principal I refused to pay Nikon another $200.00 to open D700 files. I have been thinking of dumping 30 years worth of Nikon gear and giving the money I receive to Canon. That would be a D200, D300 & D700 plus numerous lenses. Canon are years ahead of Nikon on the P&S market with the G9 & G10. Great little cameras.
Gary
N.B Canada
June 24th, 2009 at 4:01 am
Am I right to say that all canon raw files are readable and convertible by adobe without needing an update? This is the impression I get from all these “Nikon has poor RAW compatibility”, while “Canon has excellent compatibility”.
What irks is that the NX2, which comes from the camera, is a mere trial version. That’s a complete rip off.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:08 am
Sorry, I meant “which comes with the camera”
November 28th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Download the free Camera Raw 4.6, from adobe, and you will be fine…
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4036
January 11th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
I am a big fan of CS1pro (capture) for converting my raw-files,
but with this D700, i am stuck, does anybody know if there is a CS version wich is able to convert these raw-files?
March 31st, 2010 at 4:15 am
I am really pissed off with Nikon about this way of abusing the customers providing equipment that does not help the photographer’s workflow. Forcing us to buy another (Nikon or other) program to be able to extract the work the Nikon D700 Raw images produce is really abusive. That is against consumer’s relationship management.