NX2 a start with photo editing

[SCraig]

I have several editors however Capture NX2 is my preferred software for most edits. There are some things it won't do, however the majority of the time it's all that I need.

 

[TechnoNinja]

i am currently using creator nxt, you can check it out here www.hopreviews.com/reviews/creator-nxt/ and i think it works pretty well for me. But i wonder if nx2 or lightroom is better. Anyone used all of them and knows which one is best? I am willing to spend some cash, as i think it will be a good investment.

 

[KmH]

There is no one 'best'. Each has it's +'s ans -'s.

 

[Dikkie]

Nikon will be sending you a check for calling their software "very efficient". And for stating that their software is "easy to use", in a public forum no less (!), Nikon will be shipping you a new Nikon D4 body and 70-200 VRII lens.

I'm used to use Camera Raw to edit. Yesterday I downloaded a trial of Lightroom, and that was (in my opinion) totally not user-friendly.

I'm going to try a trial version of NX2 soon to see if it suits me.

I actually need something that can reduce noise too. In my Camera Raw version, it's not included.
And I optionally want to edit perspectives easily, and with Lightroom4, it wouldn't work the way I wanted, too messy...
I think I'll stick to ShiftN for my perspective changes...

 

[KmH]

Lighroom's Develop module and Camera Raw are essentially the same thing.

They both use Adobe Camera Raw.

CS 6 and LR 4 both use ACR 7 (PV 2012)
CS 5 and LR 3 both use ACR 6 (PV 2010)