Nikon NX2 not compatible with Lion

Poncho · Jun 21, 2011, 11:45 AM

Searched forums but can't find any mention of this subject but a Nikon spokesman has said "Capture NX2 is NOT compatible with Lion! And there is no update available. A new program could take a long time until the end of this year...." [source: http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=3706]

Any NX2 users have any ideas about how they are going to approach this obstacle?

mackmgg · Jun 21, 2011, 03:15 PM

I'm not sure about NX2, but EOS Utility doesn't work either

Hopefully it won't take as long as they said to get the apps fixed

Cliff3 · Jun 21, 2011, 03:42 PM

Nikon has historically been very slow to certify their software with new operating systems. If CNX2 is a critical application for you and it has issues with Lion, then don't upgrade to Lion until Nikon has remedied any problems with their software.

FWIW, I had to hold off on upgrading to Leopard due to problems it had with Lightroom. Adobe and Apple eventually fixed their respective defects, but in the meantime I needed Lightroom more than I did the OS upgrade. You do what you must...

Poncho · Jun 21, 2011, 08:42 PM

I think I'm going to set up an external hard drive with a stripped-down snow leopard os on it plus NX and boot from that just to do my images. Capture NX gives me the best results from RAW (after lots of comparisons with other packages).

compuwar · Jun 21, 2011, 08:50 PM

With the right amount of sharpening, RPP produces better results for me than NX, I've given up on NX.

Paul

sim667 · Jun 23, 2011, 09:50 AM

Im glad I saw this, I do have nikon NX, but dont use it, i use aperture instead.

What about camera control pro? Does anyone know about that?

Waybo · Jun 23, 2011, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by compuwar

With the right amount of sharpening, RPP produces better results for me than NX, I've given up on NX.

Paul

Paul,
What is RPP?
Thanks.

~Waybo

cleanup · Jun 23, 2011, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waybo

Paul,
What is RPP?
Thanks.

~Waybo

http://www.raw-photo-processor.com/RPP/Overview.html

compuwar · Jun 24, 2011, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waybo

Paul,
What is RPP?
Thanks.

~Waybo

The best $20 I've ever spent!

Read the help file before you mess around, the free version is great, but donate the $20 and get the K64 film curve- that's digital crack.

Paul

Waybo · Jun 25, 2011, 11:57 AM

Thanks, compuwar and cleanup!

Vudoo · Jul 1, 2011, 11:02 PM

I remember that NX2 wasn't compatible with Snow Leopard if you did a fresh install, but if you upgraded from Leopard it would work. This may be the same situation for Lion.

In either case, I'm holding off on Lion until someone proves it one way or another.

Vel · Jul 3, 2011, 09:48 AM

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/01/...irtualization/

After reading this post my understanding is you would also be able to run snow leopard as a virtual machine until NX2 was updated. I'm not sure what performance would be like, but I guess there wouldn't be much harm in giving it ago,

Vel

Vudoo · Jul 3, 2011, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vel

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/01/...irtualization/

After reading this post my understanding is you would also be able to run snow leopard as a virtual machine until NX2 was updated. I'm not sure what performance would be like, but I guess there wouldn't be much harm in giving it ago,

Vel

I don't know about you, but I don't want to be editing hundreds of RAW photos in a virtual machine. I would rather bootcamp Windows 7 to get the full usage of the resources.

Kebabselector · 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mackmgg

EOS Utility doesn't work either

oh noes!, must check LightRoom to see if that's broken

/edit Just checked, Eos Utility looks to be o.k. It installed and imported from the camera. Lightroom 3 starts up and appears to all o.k. at the moment.

MACza · Jul 4, 2011, 04:53 AM

Ouch - this is NOT good news!

Come on Nikon - make a plan!

Vudoo · Jul 4, 2011, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MACza

Ouch - this is NOT good news!

Come on Nikon - make a plan!

Nikon isn't necessarily quick about these things. Look how long it took them to provide a fully compatible version for Snow Leopard.

pdxflint · Jul 4, 2011, 02:21 PM

If things are going good for you right now, what's the hurry to switch to Lion? Probably better to wait until the first update anyway, typical of most major software upgrades. I'm running Leopard 10.5.8 and am only planning to upgrade to Snow Leopard next week, just to get access to the Mac App Store, but I'm in no hurry to jump to Lion until I see how much stuff it breaks that I use. It will get better down the line, I'm sure.

compuwar · Jul 5, 2011, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vel

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/01/...irtualization/

After reading this post my understanding is you would also be able to run snow leopard as a virtual machine until NX2 was updated. I'm not sure what performance would be like, but I guess there wouldn't be much harm in giving it ago,

Vel

No, that says you can run Lion as a VM, you'd still have to have the server version of SL to virtualize it.

Paul

Jun 21, 2011, 11:45 AM	#1
Poncho macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Holland	Nikon NX2 not compatible with Lion Searched forums but can't find any mention of this subject but a Nikon spokesman has said "Capture NX2 is NOT compatible with Lion! And there is no update available. A new program could take a long time until the end of this year...." [source: http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=3706] Any NX2 users have any ideas about how they are going to approach this obstacle?
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Jun 21, 2011, 03:42 PM	#3
Cliff3 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SF Bay Area	Nikon has historically been very slow to certify their software with new operating systems. If CNX2 is a critical application for you and it has issues with Lion, then don't upgrade to Lion until Nikon has remedied any problems with their software. FWIW, I had to hold off on upgrading to Leopard due to problems it had with Lightroom. Adobe and Apple eventually fixed their respective defects, but in the meantime I needed Lightroom more than I did the OS upgrade. You do what you must... __________________ 2009 MP 8-core 2.26GHz w/30" ACD \| 2012 MBA 13" i7■8GB■256GB \| 2012 iPad 32GB \| iPhone 4 16GB \| 2nd Gen AppleTV \| 2 * 1st Gen AppleTV
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compuwar macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2006	With the right amount of sharpening, RPP produces better results for me than NX, I've given up on NX. Paul __________________ PaulDRobertson.net Have I been helpful? How about a print for your wall? US, UK and CA fine art sales!
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sim667 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2010	Im glad I saw this, I do have nikon NX, but dont use it, i use aperture instead. What about camera control pro? Does anyone know about that? __________________ Mac Pro, Macbook Pro, G4 Powerbook, iPad 1, iPhone 4, 2X TV, Nikon D200, ACSP Trained - Photography and Mac tech Music and UK festival Blog
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Jul 4, 2011, 04:53 AM	#15
MACza macrumors member Join Date: May 2011	No!! Ouch - this is NOT good news! Come on Nikon - make a plan!
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Jun 21, 2011, 03:15 PM	#2
mackmgg macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2007	I'm not sure about NX2, but EOS Utility doesn't work either Hopefully it won't take as long as they said to get the apps fixed
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Jun 21, 2011, 08:42 PM	#4
Poncho Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Holland	I think I'm going to set up an external hard drive with a stripped-down snow leopard os on it plus NX and boot from that just to do my images. Capture NX gives me the best results from RAW (after lots of comparisons with other packages).
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Jun 25, 2011, 11:57 AM	#10
Waybo macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Hampshire	Thanks, compuwar and cleanup!
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Jul 1, 2011, 11:02 PM	#11
Vudoo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas Metroplex	I remember that NX2 wasn't compatible with Snow Leopard if you did a fresh install, but if you upgraded from Leopard it would work. This may be the same situation for Lion. In either case, I'm holding off on Lion until someone proves it one way or another.
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Jul 3, 2011, 09:48 AM	#12
Vel macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2008	http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/01/...irtualization/ After reading this post my understanding is you would also be able to run snow leopard as a virtual machine until NX2 was updated. I'm not sure what performance would be like, but I guess there wouldn't be much harm in giving it ago, Vel
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Jul 4, 2011, 02:21 PM	#17
pdxflint macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon coast	If things are going good for you right now, what's the hurry to switch to Lion? Probably better to wait until the first update anyway, typical of most major software upgrades. I'm running Leopard 10.5.8 and am only planning to upgrade to Snow Leopard next week, just to get access to the Mac App Store, but I'm in no hurry to jump to Lion until I see how much stuff it breaks that I use. It will get better down the line, I'm sure. __________________ "You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet." -Galen Rowell
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