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You got me to thinking about the image quality NX2/LR. I loaded the
same image in both and didn't fiddle with settings at all - took only
whatever defaults either would offer. Yep, the LR is a better image.
Without a doubt - most noteable when looking for ISO type noise. If
you choose to turn on the "Defringe" option (NX2 turned on by
default) then whatever LCA may be present - it's gone. Yes, you're
right about the better image quality.

Now - why in the heck can't Nikon produce a better image than Adobe can?

If you think hard about how you did that test and what you might have expected it to show, then perhaps you'll understand that you've asked a question that doesn't really warrant an answer.

For me the #1 reason for using NX is that I can save all edits as metadata within the NEF, thus single file that can be read between machines or after retreiving from archiving without need for sidecar files.

I find that after editing, I'm very happy with the output from NX compared to all raw converters I've tried. If I don't anticipate editing, then I'll shoot jpeg.

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