Derrel
Mr. Rain Cloud
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Some people on here really ought to STFU--their opinions are worthless because they have no fricking idea what they are talking about with regard to the consumer Nikons like the D5000.
Not sure if this was directed at me or not, but given that it was just after my post, I will assume that it is.. I never said that the D5000 isn't capable of decent jpegs as proofs, I was arguing the misleading notion that just because many pros print on site, that this must mean that its a wise thing to do and that anyone can do it with a D5000 and limited skill set ( not meant to be a dig at the OP )
Sorry, but no, it was not directed at you Goonies...it was directed elsewhere, toward others who are unfamiliar with the way the "consumer Nikon" cameras can deliver "eye-candy-like" JPEG images SOOC...you just happened to get caught in the crossfire. Same with people shooting with a custom tone curve loaded in to a professional-level Nikon camera. I have a "hot", custom tone curve for the D2x that can produce the punchiest, most-vibrant, most-saturated images SOOC by merely setting the camera to Minus 1.7 stops exposure compensation as the new baseline, and then dial in Custom Tone Curve #1...the images STRAIGHT OFF THE CARD are punchy, vibrant, and sharp...they look as if they would look if I hand-adjusted each one in Photoshop. With this tone curve, I get the widest-possible dynamic range, the highest saturation, and the "punchiest" color possible, straight off the card, with the images sharpened just right to look spectacular on-screen. I got the custom tone curve from a professional photographer who spent about three months developing it. I loaded it to the camera using Nikon Capture software.
There are "other" custom tone curves available, for people who understand HOW to make SOOC images that are fit to be seen by customers and editors, and which give a realistic approximation of the way a thoroughly tweaked raw file might look. The idea that each and every images "must be" processed before being seen by clients is a bit much, in my opinion.
This thread is, I see now, FILLED with "was this directed at me"??? questions!!!