One of the most common complaints on forums is when a newbie asks a question that has been asked 1000 times before. These types of questions tend to generate less than helpful criticisms from those who are tired of seeing the same thing asked again and again. There is a search feature--learn to make use of it is often a common response.
To all those who have offered helpful comments and direction, I'd like to say Thank You!!!
I've read many of the newer questions asked about using Lightroom and have even asked a couple myself.
Yesterday I decided to pull out my D90 because my D600 has some type of focusing issue (will be contacting Nikon to see about getting it serviced--it also has the oil spotting problem). The D90 focuses exactly as I'd expect; however, the D600 tends to either front or back focus. So when I took photos of my recumbent trike, my D90 was set to take both jpeg fine and RAW--all on one memory card. The D600 has 2 separate cards so I tend to load all the jpegs on my computer and don't bother with the RAW. Since both of the jpegs and RAW loaded onto my computer from the D90, I decided to test drive Lightroom 4.
I have a few books (Kelby, Evening, and Bampton) plus in the past I watched a few videos--and will continue to do so. My decision to finally try editing RAW came from reading the numerous responses given by the die-hards--especially the info about how RAW offers more resolution! I have a lot to learn but am finally looking forward to tackling this software! I doubt I would have even ventured into trying if it weren't for those members who continually answer the questions. So THANK YOU for generously offering your wisdom. I probably wouldn't have used the search feature, but after reading some of the responses, I started following more and more of the threads discussing Lightroom. Thanks again!
To all those who have offered helpful comments and direction, I'd like to say Thank You!!!
I've read many of the newer questions asked about using Lightroom and have even asked a couple myself. Yesterday I decided to pull out my D90 because my D600 has some type of focusing issue (will be contacting Nikon to see about getting it serviced--it also has the oil spotting problem). The D90 focuses exactly as I'd expect; however, the D600 tends to either front or back focus. So when I took photos of my recumbent trike, my D90 was set to take both jpeg fine and RAW--all on one memory card. The D600 has 2 separate cards so I tend to load all the jpegs on my computer and don't bother with the RAW. Since both of the jpegs and RAW loaded onto my computer from the D90, I decided to test drive Lightroom 4.
I have a few books (Kelby, Evening, and Bampton) plus in the past I watched a few videos--and will continue to do so. My decision to finally try editing RAW came from reading the numerous responses given by the die-hards--especially the info about how RAW offers more resolution! I have a lot to learn but am finally looking forward to tackling this software! I doubt I would have even ventured into trying if it weren't for those members who continually answer the questions. So THANK YOU for generously offering your wisdom. I probably wouldn't have used the search feature, but after reading some of the responses, I started following more and more of the threads discussing Lightroom. Thanks again!
