Reinhard Pfaff
New member
Hi all,
today i thought about deleting all my DNG Files and restoring the original NEF Files! Stupid, isn't it?
LR1.0 is out and it is time to decide whether to go the DNG road or stay with the original NEF as the main storage format
My points are:
1) It does not make sense to keep both formats. So either the NEF or the DNG has to go. Embedded NEF is not a real option - imho it's just a waste of space.
2) DNG is no real standard. IIRC only Leica uses DNG as native Raw format. I think it is not more future proof than any other format.
3) LR, ACR and most other converter are supporting both formats. As far as i understand DNG is based on tiff but also on the format it was converted from. RawShooter was able to handle DNG files only if the original format was also supported. This looks like DNG is not really "device independent". If one day my current NEF is no longer supported, i think i will also get problems with my DNGs from these NEFs! So why should i convert my original file to dng and delete it?
4) Nikon Capture NX only supports NEF Files. I don't use it right now, but what if Nikon decides NX 2.0 or NX 3.0 will be freeware or bundled with my next D300 which doesn't have a bayer type sensor? Or the next generation of Nikon View will be the "perfect" organization an management tool for NEFs?
5) I do not see any advantage in developing a DNG instead of developing a NEF within LR or ACR.
6) Every time i convert my NEF i have the strange feeling i do something wrong. Isn't it silly to convert my original files to a different format with no real advantage (ok: maybe 10% smaller filesize) and then delete the originals???
So, please tell me: Why do *you* convert your rawfile to dng and delete it afterwards?? Isn't it only just two more steps in the workflow??
Thank you for your answers!
Best regards
Reinhard
today i thought about deleting all my DNG Files and restoring the original NEF Files! Stupid, isn't it?
LR1.0 is out and it is time to decide whether to go the DNG road or stay with the original NEF as the main storage format
My points are:
1) It does not make sense to keep both formats. So either the NEF or the DNG has to go. Embedded NEF is not a real option - imho it's just a waste of space.
2) DNG is no real standard. IIRC only Leica uses DNG as native Raw format. I think it is not more future proof than any other format.
3) LR, ACR and most other converter are supporting both formats. As far as i understand DNG is based on tiff but also on the format it was converted from. RawShooter was able to handle DNG files only if the original format was also supported. This looks like DNG is not really "device independent". If one day my current NEF is no longer supported, i think i will also get problems with my DNGs from these NEFs! So why should i convert my original file to dng and delete it?
4) Nikon Capture NX only supports NEF Files. I don't use it right now, but what if Nikon decides NX 2.0 or NX 3.0 will be freeware or bundled with my next D300 which doesn't have a bayer type sensor? Or the next generation of Nikon View will be the "perfect" organization an management tool for NEFs?
5) I do not see any advantage in developing a DNG instead of developing a NEF within LR or ACR.
6) Every time i convert my NEF i have the strange feeling i do something wrong. Isn't it silly to convert my original files to a different format with no real advantage (ok: maybe 10% smaller filesize) and then delete the originals???
So, please tell me: Why do *you* convert your rawfile to dng and delete it afterwards?? Isn't it only just two more steps in the workflow??
Thank you for your answers!
Best regards
Reinhard