![]() ![]() ![]() There is a recent update to Capture NX2 so if your copy doesn’t work you’ll need to download the latest update to make it work with the D90’s raw files. The D90 is compatible with Nikon’s optional Capture NX2 software ($149.95) that is available for Mac OS and Windows computers. With the launch of Adobe CS4 and ACR 5.0 it may be moot, but you should download whatever is the latest version of ACR, if only to be able to view. As I was finishing this review Adobe issued a beta version of the Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) 4.6 plug-in for Photoshop CS3 that supports the D90. There is a recent update to Capture NX2 that supports the D90, so if your copy doesn’t work you’ll need to download the update to read the camera’s raw files. The D90 is also compatible with the optional Mac OS and Windows Capture NX2 photo-editing software ($149.95). You have to see this process to believe it, and it made me wonder why nobody had thought of this till now. Like the D60 and later Nikons, you can even process raw files and convert them into JPEG images in camera. The color balance in any kind of studio lighting setup tends to be personal, so your experience may be different, but after my initial tests I got what I know works and so will you. These turned out to be AWB and the exposure originally indicated by my Gossen Luna Star F2 meter. Trying to get correct white balance using the LCD screen was frustrating, so I took all the tests and looked at them on my color correct monitor and went with the settings that looked best. When switching to Flash color balance, the results, as is typical for all the Nikon SLRs I’ve tested, tended to be warm, at least to my taste. Third, the color balance of the image files, while perfect when using the camera’s Auto White Balance (AWB) setting, appears cool on the D90’s 3” LCD screen. Since that issue Booth Photographic has introduced a new version, called Flash Waves PRO.) Second, the camera’s lowest ISO setting is 200 and I prefer to shoot at 100 with my standard lighting setup. (See the October 2008 issue of Shutterbug. This was solved by using Booth Photographic’s (wireless Flash Waves transmitter and receiver. First, although bedecked with every kind of electronic connector known to man (HDMI, USB, etc., etc.), it lacks a PC (Prontor-Compur) connection for plugging in the traditional flash sync cord. Working in the studio was a bit of a challenge for me. The file was converted into monochrome using Adobe’s Photoshop and while I could have used the D90’s Monochrome option (and did), the results produced this way were snappier. It was made in Manual mode with an exposure of 8 seconds at f/10 and ISO 200. This digital IR shot was made using an A-series Cokin 007 filter held in front of the lens. ![]()
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