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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Here is the same ISO 800 image edited in NX and LR adjusted only for contrast. Click on the images for bigger sized photos.

1. Default noise reduction

Edited in Adobe LightRoom without additional noise reduction

Edited in Capture NX without additional noise reduction

Adobe LightRoom 100% crop

Nikon Capture NX 100% crop

IMO, Capture NX is way better out of the box.

2. Increasing Noise Reduction in Adobe Lightroom

Adobe LightRoom edited photo after adjusting Luminance NR and sharpening

LightRoom 100% crop after tweaking Noise Reduction in LightRoom

3. Images edited with no sharpening and no noise reduction

Adobe Lightroom, no sharpening, no noise reduction

Capture NX, no sharpening, no noise reduction

Adobe Lightroom, no noise reduction, no sharpening, 100% crop

Capture NX, no sharpening, no noise reduction, 100% crop

4. Photos edited with just Sharpening turned off

Adobe lightroom, no sharpening, extra noise reduction

Capture NX, no sharpening, default noise reduction

Adobe Lightroom no sharpening, extra NR, 100% crop

Capture NX, no sharpening, default NR, 100% crop

IMO, Capture NX delivers much better image quality in every possible setting.

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