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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 344233" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>I work on a PC so if you're a Mac guy disregard...</p><p></p><p>On a PC, to view .NEF files as thumbnails like you do .JPG's you will need to install some additional software such as the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829" target="_blank">Microsoft Codec Pack</a>. Nikon also has a .NEF-specific codec you can download from their website. Which one you will want to use will depend on your version of Windows. Win7 is easiest with the codec pack but things get weird with Win8 and Win8.1 which Microsoft treats as two entirely different versions it seems (not a fan of Win8.x).</p><p></p><p>As for SD cards, I've found happiness with many different brands. SanDisk is a slam dunk but I've been using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-16GB-PRO-SDHC-MB-SGAGB/dp/B009SK59BS/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1408013422&sr=1-12" target="_blank">Samsung Pro</a> SD cards lately with great success.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">...</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 344233, member: 13090"] I work on a PC so if you're a Mac guy disregard... On a PC, to view .NEF files as thumbnails like you do .JPG's you will need to install some additional software such as the [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829"]Microsoft Codec Pack[/URL]. Nikon also has a .NEF-specific codec you can download from their website. Which one you will want to use will depend on your version of Windows. Win7 is easiest with the codec pack but things get weird with Win8 and Win8.1 which Microsoft treats as two entirely different versions it seems (not a fan of Win8.x). As for SD cards, I've found happiness with many different brands. SanDisk is a slam dunk but I've been using [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-16GB-PRO-SDHC-MB-SGAGB/dp/B009SK59BS/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1408013422&sr=1-12"]Samsung Pro[/URL] SD cards lately with great success. [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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