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Fri, Dec 6, 2019 8:57 PM
Lightroom/Camera Raw: z7 issue
Major quality issue / bug here: I've not yet search the forums, but I've done enough testing now, even loaning Z7 and lens from Nikon to confirm, that Lightroom CC (and what appears to be Bridge also) just don't support the quality resident in the Z7 (I'ved not tested Z6). I've dozens of images to compare with, on D800, D750, and tests with 27-70 2.8 G v F4 Z, plus tested the Nikon loan camera, so ruled out product variations / body or lens issues.
Nikon were made aware of this, and loaned me a camera/lens, and were relieved that it was not a quality issue with the cameras, but rather a software issue.
In a nutshell, I totally lost confidence as a pro shooter (portraits etc) on the Z7, until randomly, during testing, I decided to install the trial of another RAW converter / editor and was totally blown away by the detail I knew should have been there all along
If this issue has not yet been reported, I'm astounded, but I feel this is an urgent issue to address. A simple dropping of a high res, quality file (say a portrait at 100%) will instantly show the comparison. I don't want to have to purchase / learn new software, but I'm gutted to work with soft images. I've tried all variations of sharpening, noise control etc etc, until I simply opened the file in another converter, and there was the detail that blew me away.
Is Adobe aware of this issue? It runis the output of this expensive camera, and defeats the purpose of working with quality, high-res files, where the D800 and 750 run rings around it in Lightroom output.
Gladly like to hear that this is reported and worked upon?
Nikon were made aware of this, and loaned me a camera/lens, and were relieved that it was not a quality issue with the cameras, but rather a software issue.
In a nutshell, I totally lost confidence as a pro shooter (portraits etc) on the Z7, until randomly, during testing, I decided to install the trial of another RAW converter / editor and was totally blown away by the detail I knew should have been there all along
If this issue has not yet been reported, I'm astounded, but I feel this is an urgent issue to address. A simple dropping of a high res, quality file (say a portrait at 100%) will instantly show the comparison. I don't want to have to purchase / learn new software, but I'm gutted to work with soft images. I've tried all variations of sharpening, noise control etc etc, until I simply opened the file in another converter, and there was the detail that blew me away.
Is Adobe aware of this issue? It runis the output of this expensive camera, and defeats the purpose of working with quality, high-res files, where the D800 and 750 run rings around it in Lightroom output.
Gladly like to hear that this is reported and worked upon?
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The following link to that forum may help any with this issue to resolve it: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/major-bug-nikon-z7-in-lightroom/m-p/10786333#M168078
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