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<blockquote data-quote="Moab Man" data-source="post: 96869" data-attributes="member: 11881">Update: I loaded the included Nikon software to view and edit my photos. Wow! They look bad in that program. Then I messed around with some converters to change the photos to tiff or dng files. Eventually I tried Lightroom 4. My observations... 1. No two of these programs displays the raw files the same. 2. Lightroom 4 does a nice job but seems like lightweight software with limited adjustability. Admittedly, I have 10 minutes of limited understanding and use so I don't want to pass judgement on what could entirely be the user and not the software.3. I won't touch the Nikon software again. My question...Is Lightroom 4 serious software? Or, would I be better to stick with converting NEF to tiff or dng files and stay with my CS3?Thanks everyone. The previous explanations from everyone, along with some mental digesting of the comments, really helped me to wrap my brain around this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Moab Man, post: 96869, member: 11881"] Update: I loaded the included Nikon software to view and edit my photos. Wow! They look bad in that program. Then I messed around with some converters to change the photos to tiff or dng files. Eventually I tried Lightroom 4. My observations... 1. No two of these programs displays the raw files the same. 2. Lightroom 4 does a nice job but seems like lightweight software with limited adjustability. Admittedly, I have 10 minutes of limited understanding and use so I don't want to pass judgement on what could entirely be the user and not the software. 3. I won't touch the Nikon software again. My question... Is Lightroom 4 serious software? Or, would I be better to stick with converting NEF to tiff or dng files and stay with my CS3? Thanks everyone. The previous explanations from everyone, along with some mental digesting of the comments, really helped me to wrap my brain around this. [/QUOTE]

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