And on their web site, they talk about a "minimum raw camera plug-in required", and for the D600 the number is 7.3. But I'm not sure what this plug in is and where it comes from.

Upgraded my camera and now find that Elements 10 doesn't support D600 raw files. I can't find a definitive "yes" or "no" on Adobe's site as to whether Elements 12 will work with D600 raw files or not. Anyone know?

Thanks
(sorry if this has been covered before, I've been "away" for quite a while)

Not really - Faulty Towers was carried in the USA also.

Expectations reduced :(

My lenses are full frame (FX) - the only lens in my collection that is DX is my wide angle, and I don't use it that much mainly because of the distortion it introduces.

I'm also aware that the camera makes some "decisions" when converting the sensor data to a jpeg file, but what I wasn't aware of is that this conversion would change the position of pixels in relation to other pixels in the image. Since I generally shoot in raw+jpg (I can dump the jpgs to my ipad and share them right away, sans PP), it became obvious when I would see the lines of some buildings shift when viewing the jpg verses the raw files - even on the camera display.

Attached are the two test files showing the jpg processing I didn't expect. You'll notice that the raw file (converted to jpg by my computer with no filtering) shows a definite pin cushioning that the camera-converted jpeg seems to have corrected. (or mostly corrected). This seems to indicate that Nikon expected this visual distortion and corrected for it in their conversion software.

My original post was asking more if the pixel movement was a defect in my camera or something all D600 users could expect. This test kind of indicates all D600's will do this. (and yes, I downloaded the latest firmware update before doing the test)

JPEG as processed by camera


Raw file converted to jpeg outside the camera

Don't have the exact model # (it's at home), but it's the Nikkor 24 to 80 zoom, auto focus, image stabilization. (Of the 4 lenses I had on the D200, only my wide angle was a DX lens)

I'll work on some test cases over the weekend to try to demonstrate in a measurable way what I observed (or to prove to myself that the Mediterranean air was affecting my senses)

Finally was able to exercise my D600 the past few weeks and found some "interesting" things. Any other D600 owners see this type of thing or do I need to be talking with Nikon?

First, I noticed some obvious distortion in the view finder. Most noticeable in the upper corners (although I didn't test the lower corners). When framing a building and using the roof line to line up evenly with the top of the view finder frame, I found the left and right edges of the roof line would flare upwards as I approached the top of the view finder frame. I still need to do some controlled testing to see if this same distortion appears on the resulting image when taking a shot. (I started using the artifical horizon on the camera after that)

Second, I've noticed some very interesting, and somewhat disturbing, discrepancies between the JPG image and the RAW image (I shoot RAW + JPG. I used the optical view finder in these cases. It did not occur to me to try the "live view" at the time)

First, and most obvious, the color is different between the jpg and the raw images. Almost as if the camera is applying additional white balance to the jpg image. The colors on the raw image seem more vibrant.

Second: The image in the RAW file looks like it shoots a slightly larger area than the jpg file. By this, I mean the image in the raw file contains image data around the edges that do not appear in the jpg image. Perhaps this is Nikon's way of trying to get around the optical distortion at the edges of the frame?

Third: (And this is what i find disturbing), there appears to be optical distortion differences between the jpg and the raw images. Again, I need to do some controlled testing to verify, but on another image of a building, it appeared as if the edges of the building shifted between the two images, but the center remained stable.

I used my D200 for many years and never noticed these types of issues on it. It's disturbing to have spent that kind of money and see these types of issues.

Anyone have any insight?

I'm thinking of upgrading my D200. I've heard that some Nikon cameras take two memory cards, and it's possible to set the camera to store raw data on one card and JPG's on the other card.

Does the D600 have this capability?

Thanks in advance.

Can't say if it's a winner or not, but it's certainly a worthy entry!

The perspective of the reflection looks off, suggesting that it's a composite photo. Don't know if the contest you entered will treat that as a plus or minus.

I like the composition of #3. Maybe I have a repressed lamp post fetish :)

I agree with kenvp. zoom out (or back up) a little.

Your cuckoo clock isn't working! :)

Neat effect

Welcome to the forum, Mike.

Given the density of population (at least in the cities) and the area covered by cities, I suspect there's plenty of Ca'ians here :)

Welcome to the forum Tencha.

I'm the type who would just put it on the camera and try to use it. When something didn't work, google it to see how it's supposed to work.

Welcome to the forum, Rofor

Welcome to the forum, and excellent shot.