doug_davis1 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I have a D70. Can anyone give me a good reason WHY I should purchase Nikno Capture? Is it worth the money? Thanks, Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 No, you can do without it just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_. Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Unless you want to upload custom curves or control your camera from your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_. Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Or save/restore complete camera profiles to/from your computer. Very nice feature if you lend your camera to a friend and dont want find out later that he changed half of your custom settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmoss Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 "Worth" is your choice. It is only $100. If you shoot RAW, it is a very powerful, but slow and a little buggy, RAW converter. It gives better "quality" than Adobe Camera Raw and in camera JPG, but at the cost of less convenience. If your time is money, don't use it. If you don't shoot RAW, then it is not much use to you, apart from what the other responders have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisprice Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Four more reasons why: 1) Batch processing is easy to set up, offers flexible output options, and is reasonably fast. 2) Works seamlessly with Photoshop in either 8-bit or 16-bit mode, with more Nikon-specific parameters (such as WB, tone compensation, sharpening, etc) 3) Allows tethered control of camera, with pix sent directly to computer. 4) If you shoot only jpeg, D70 tends to benefit from a custom curve. AFAIK, NC is the only way to load one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooks short Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 If you shoot in the studio, Capture will allow you to shoot tethered directly to a computer (or laptop on location) where you can see and evaluate your lighting, focus, composition, white balance, posing, propping, layout, color balance, etc. immediately. When you've got the shot you want you know right then. No reshoots needed. If you're shooting portraits your subject can pick the shots they want or decide to take more. And it is only $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Here is one major reason why you are better off without it: Your computer will not be slowed down by this memory hog. Nikon should be paying the users instead of charging $100 for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_smith3 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 It is not a memory hog on my pc, nor is it slow on my pc. For those who do not like it, what do they recommend you use instead of it? Photoshop CS2? Joe Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 AFAIK it's the only NEF conversion software without a moire problem. Besides, it's a lot cheaper than PS CS2. If you're running CS2, try PS 7.0 and you will realize how slow CS2 is. Capture runs fine on my laptop. I like it, although after processing a lot files it tends to slow down, and some functions like writing jpgs is really slow. Nonetheless it's almost free ($100) and creates wonderful conversions, what can you ask for that kind of money. If you have a memory problem, buy more memory. Capture is not like scanning 6x7 film at 4000 ppi you know - THAT's slow and memory-consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren_cokin Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Psst!<br> <a href="http://binsearch.info/?q=nikon+capture&max=25&adv_age=&m">http://binsearch.info/?q=nikon+capture&max=25&adv_age=&m</a><br> Shhh!<br><br> Try it. If you like it, buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartMoxham Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Doug, download the trial from Nikon you get 30 days to see if it is for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnance Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 The automatic dust removal feature is only available with Capture. I have Photoshop and Capture, I use Capture 90% of the time. Yes, it is a memory hog, be sure you have lots of extra memory, both hard drive and RAM. I am currently rebuilding my system to go from 15gb on the C drive to 160gb. I have a 200gb where I place my images, but Capture only wants to use the C drive. Capture only does the normal types of image adjustment. If you want to modify your images, you will need a photoshop type of product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Nothing else renders NEFs as faithfully as Nikon's own software. Skin tones are rendered with natural gradation. Details are preserved without ugly artifacts. That alone is enough to forgive Nikon software for its other quirks. Even the freebie Nikon Editor that comes with Nikon View does a better job than anything else I've tried. Too bad it doesn't have batch conversion capability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc5066 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 This question is like asking why are you a Catholic or why are you a Presbyterian. Matter of choise. You should have recieved a trial. Try it. Decide for yourself. I grew up on PS so I know it and like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMason1 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 It neither hogs memory or slows my computer down. I shoot with a D2H. D70 and D200 and in my opinion it's worth the $100... although I agree that purchasers of the D2 series should have it bundled with their camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_davis1 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Thanks for everyone's input. It's been interesting to hear different thoughts on Capture. Perhaps the trial version is in order for now. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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