I bought the D700 camera slightly used and I'm very concerned there is something wrong with the camera processor itself. I brought the camera to a Nikon dealer in NYC and they said the camera was fine and did not need to be serviced.
However, when I look at the 16 bit tiff conversions from the NEF RAW files, I see banding in the skies without ever having touched the files. At 100% enlargement you can see what looks like a rash in the sky or colors that forms ring patterns. I'm baffled that the service place reported to be the best, did not detect this. I even brought files for them to analyze. I'm mostly using the 24-70mm Nikon 2.8 lens, but sometimes use my prime 50mm 1.4.I find that the bands and rings in the sky are worst when I use the 24-70mm.
I just read a thread on here about updating firmware, mine is indeed out of date. Perhaps this is the problem, but not sure. Also have been told not to use Nikon ViewNX2 software to convert files. I was told to use Photoshop Camera Raw or Adobe Lightroom does a better job. Does anyone think that this could be messing up the files? I have an old version of Photoshop CS3 and it will not read the NEF RAW files, so I was forced to use the Nikon software.
If anyone has any ideas what could be wrong, please send me a note. I would hate to thing that the processor is damaged, as I can't really afford to buy a new camera. I'm hoping the problem is in my work flow. I suppose I can try and rent another D700 body and try it with my lens to see if I have the same problem.
However, when I look at the 16 bit tiff conversions from the NEF RAW files, I see banding in the skies without ever having touched the files. At 100% enlargement you can see what looks like a rash in the sky or colors that forms ring patterns. I'm baffled that the service place reported to be the best, did not detect this. I even brought files for them to analyze. I'm mostly using the 24-70mm Nikon 2.8 lens, but sometimes use my prime 50mm 1.4.I find that the bands and rings in the sky are worst when I use the 24-70mm.
I just read a thread on here about updating firmware, mine is indeed out of date. Perhaps this is the problem, but not sure. Also have been told not to use Nikon ViewNX2 software to convert files. I was told to use Photoshop Camera Raw or Adobe Lightroom does a better job. Does anyone think that this could be messing up the files? I have an old version of Photoshop CS3 and it will not read the NEF RAW files, so I was forced to use the Nikon software.
If anyone has any ideas what could be wrong, please send me a note. I would hate to thing that the processor is damaged, as I can't really afford to buy a new camera. I'm hoping the problem is in my work flow. I suppose I can try and rent another D700 body and try it with my lens to see if I have the same problem.