As explained in http://blog.anands.net/2008/08/07/camera-profiles-beta-in-lightroom-20/, I started to compare camera profiles for Nikon D300 in LR 2.0 and NX.
Here is a comparison for a landscape image, shot earlier in 2008 in Yosemite National Park.
NX camera standard
LR Camera Standard
NX Neutral
LR Neutral
NX Vivid
LR Vivid
NX D2X Mode1
LR D2x Mode 1
NX D2X Mode 2
LR D2x Mode 2
NX D2x Mode 3
LR D2x Mode 3
LR Landscape
My verdict. It is very close again. I really do not see much difference in using either LR and NX now.
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1. Comment by Marc
8/Aug/2008 at 9:58 am
Hi Annand,
Thanks for sharing your results! LR2 indeed is a big step forward.
Having done the same for my own pictures, I see two differences between NX and LR2:
- Colour balance of NX seems to be a bit warmer (about 200K).
- The brightness of LR2 is higher than NX, so you have to set it back a bit.
In those cases I seem to get even more close samples. Maybe it is nice to try this out as well, and share the results on your pictures.
M.
2. Comment by anand
8/Aug/2008 at 10:10 am
Many thanks Mark.
I will try these changes as well.