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December 13, 2018
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P: Nikon Z6 RAW processing and Adobe WB

Nikon Z6 bugs only. Interestingly Nikon Z7 raw files don't have these issues. Nikon SDK for both cameras was released and updated on the same date, 18/11/18. Is Adobe Lightroom perhaps using Z7 SDK for Z6?

1) Nikon Z6 raw files are rendered incorrectly. Unlike Z7 the Z6 RAW presets do not carry over.
2) Adobe WB for Z6 is broken. WB Auto has a huge magenta cast, other Adobe WB presets have huge color shifts rendering files useless.
3) None of the Nikon Z-series lens corrections are correct. If lens correction is enabled the lenses are recognized as incorrect lens models.

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    SteffenB1970
    Participating Frequently
    October 22, 2020

    (apart from a continued absence of support for HEIC export)

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    SteffenB1970
    Participating Frequently
    October 22, 2020

    Hi Rikk, you can imagine how disappointed i was when i opened version 10 and realised that there is still no support for the now 2 year old Nikon z lenses...

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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 28, 2020
    Hi Rikk, i can see that LR 9.4 lays the groundwork for introducing Adobe calibrated lens profiles to replace the built-in profiles (which can be poor as in the case of the new Nikon Z lenses). Maybe in October? This will then be almost 2 years since these new Z cameras hit the market... sigh and hope at the same time.

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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 11, 2020
    Aha, thanks Jao. If this is the case, this is indeed weird. However, i'm still hoping for Rikk's colleagues to deliver a solution that fits (a) their track record of delivering great correction profiles for Nikon and other glasses and (b) the price of our subscriptions. ;-)

    (Re double correction: my problem is actually not related to over-compensation - which one would expect with "double correction" - but a substantial and very (!) visible under-compensation (or no compensation at all at least on my Z 24-70 f/4 at both ends of the zoom, ie toward 24mm and 70mm, and with F-stops below 6.3))

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    Jao vdLCommunity Expert
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    June 16, 2020
    Lightroom uses the built-in profiles for z-lenses that Nikon z-series cameras embed in the NEF files. You can't turn off the lens correction on the z-series in Lightroom which is a real problem and subject of another thread on this forum. If you set lens correction on a file from a z-camera, you get double correction so you have no control. Adobe does this for most mirrorless cameras for a reason that is not entirely clear.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 16, 2020
    Or is there a chance to help with beta testing the new profiles...? 😉
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 16, 2020
    Dear Rikk, hope all is well. LrC 9.3 is out (with new a icon, which looks great) but i can't find profiles for Nikon's new Z lenses. Hope that doesn't mean another wait of several months... (i was hoping to be able to save loads of time for this summer holiday's pictures - looks like i have to continue to manually adjust vignetting for many images).
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 10, 2020
    These are terrific news! Thanks a bunch Rikk also to the team. I can't wait to be able to use the new profiles... 😉
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    Rikk Flohr-Retired
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    Rikk Flohr-Retired
    March 10, 2020
    We did. The team is working on new profiles for an upcoming release. I do not have an ETA.
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    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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    Inspiring
    March 10, 2020
    Dear Rikk, hope all is well. Did you please have a chance to look into this? Many of your loyal Lightroom users (in my case since version 1.0 beta) are waiting for this. We may be spoiled by the past (where Lightroom provided perfect profiles) but i hope this high expectation could be a motivation? Thanks in advance!
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