As a long-time user of NX and a relatively recent and reluctant adopter of LR, I decided that it was time for me to do some tests of my own.
About the Tests
For the test I used a couple of images from our visit to South Africa last year taken with my D7000 and my AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF DX VR.
First I opened the the same RAW (NEF) image in both applications. Next I created a TIF from each application. Finally I used NX to enlarge and crop the TIFs and then create the JPGs.
Test Results
Here's the NX JPG:
And here's the LR JPG:
When I viewed the NEF in LR at 100% I noticed the green fringing around the text on the sign.
When I enlarged it even more to make the final JPG, I noticed significantly more noise throughout the image than what I saw in NX JPG.
The colours in the NX version also seem much richer to me.
I performed the same test with a similar image:
Here's the NX JPG:
And here's the LR JPG:
Conclusion
While I haven't tried this test with other images, I am yet again re-thinking my workflow.
I would love to hear from anyone who has had a similar experience comparing how these products render RAW files, especially for the D7000.
Happy rendering!
