Rob I paid �90 for Capture 3.5 from Robert White in Poole and use it on my D1X. I use it on a 1G Powerbook running OS 10.2.3 with 1G of ram and it seems pretty quick compared to previous versions of Capture (or is the computer?) but the design of the software is still a mess. The are 4 separate components: Nikon View 5.1.4, Nikon View Editor, Nikon Capture Control and Nikon Capture Editor. Capture isn't too bad (will now write NEFs up to 30MB in 8 bit) but Nikon View drives me up the bloody wall. When inserting a card or downloading images you cannot select which images you want on the card - you can only download all the images on the card. So it's not Nikon 'View' at all as you can't 'View' what's on the card. If you shoot 50 images, download them and want to shoot a few more on the same card you have to download the whole lot again. Why don't Nikon take a look at Image Capture in OS 10.2.3 and see how it should be done - it's about 5 X faster but won't do NEFs because Nikon won't release the flippin' code. If you tether the camera and write NEF files direct to disc you get no thumbnail icon on the image files so unless you you use Nikon View as a browser of the files , they are impossible to identify. Nikon UK just shrugged their shoulders when I pointed this out to them. I'm just starting to use iView as a browser and to catalogue my stuff and it seems to work with NEF files pretty well so might use that more than Nikon View. (Ugh!) Looks like Nikon have no intention of bringing out a full frame CCD like Canon, as this new digital 12-24mm DX lens they've bought out seems to indicate that they are going to stay with the present D-SLR format. Yep, you guessed it - I've just bought the 17-35mm ED lens! Do we have to buy a whole new set of lenses now? Why don't they stick a 11mp Dalsa chip in a D1X - now that would be something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Happy Christmas Geoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.caustonphotography.co.uk > Is anyone using the latest Nikon Capture 3.5 with a D1X on a mac? > > My reason for asking is I am using a D1x in the studio and for certain > jobs/clients I have it tethered to a Mac running capture 2 ( capture 2 cost > an additional 200gbp in addition to the camera etc!). > The software works ok...it isn't great but does the job without crashing too > often (OS classic). > The man at Nikon told me that there is no upgrade from Capture 2 to 3 /3.5, > despite having only purchased the software earlier this year and I would > have to buy capture 3.5 for approx 140gbp. > Is it worth the extra investment? > Is it any quicker...more stable etc etc... > (and is it just me or does anyone else find Nikon UK unfriendly and > unhelpful?) > > Cheers and Merry Xmas > > Rob > -- > http://www.robertwilkinson.co.uk > > 07836 546 556 > > > > > =============================================================== > GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
