Warning: Nikon NEFs and Vista
Taken with a Nikon D50 and AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens
If anyone is using, or thinking of using, Nikon NEF files with Windows Vista, here's something to watch out for.
The Vista codec can modify the headers (adding tag information) when importing files using the inbuilt wizard. The NEFs are modified in such a way that the only RAW editor that can open them is Nikon Capture NX. D70s NEFs have been tested with CS2 Camera RAW 3.6, Bibble Pro 4.9.5, DXO Optics Pro and RawShooter Premium, and none of these could read them until they were reopened and resaved in Capture NX.
The Vista codec is supplied by Nikon, so they've either dropped a clanger or it's a deliberate attempt to prevent the use of third-party converters.
Labels: AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G, Chendering Fisheries Complex, Nikon D50, People, Photography
