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bryanh72432487
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August 15, 2019

P: Nikon Z7 RAW processing and White Balance

  • August 15, 2019
  • 64 replies
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A couple of problems with the camera profiles for the Nikon Z7.

1. When changing the white balance from "As Shot" in Adobe Lightroom or Camera RAW, the program creates a magenta cast on all Nikon Z7 images. This is true for all Adobe white balances and all the camera white balances. Returning the Tint slider to its original location removes almost all the magenta cast that was introduced. I believe this was an issue that was fixed for the Z6.

2. There's something wrong with the way that Adobe is reading or applying the Built-in Lens Profile. It seems to apply the corrections correctly for the Z lenses, but when using adapted F-mount lenses the profile isn't applied even though Lightroom claims that it is. If you manually apply the profile for the F-mount lens, it gets applied correctly. This also impacts stitching in panoramic photos. I can get a perfect stitch from a D850 with the same lens whereas using the same properly adjusted for the camera/lens RRS pano system and same lens with a Z7, the stitch is poor. It gets better after manually turning on the lens profile for each image in the stitch.

Running the 8/14/19 release of Lightroom Classic/Camera RAW.

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64 replies

Inspiring
March 28, 2020
Hi Rikk,

I no longer have the Z7, but still have thousands of images I can use. If that works, I'm definitely willing to try something.

Cheers,

Jeffrey
bryanh72432487
Known Participant
March 27, 2020
I'm willing to test the solution.
eris-portrait
Participant
March 27, 2020
yes, please, looking forward for that!
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 27, 2020
Greetings,

To those of you on this thread with this issue, can you please respond to this comment indicating your willingness to test a solution to this issue?  After you respond, I will contact you directly via Email. Thank you. 
Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
bryanh72432487
Known Participant
November 30, 2019
That's why the fix should be a high priority. It's inexcusable that Abode hasn't fixed this for everyone that owns a Z 7.
Inspiring
November 30, 2019
I strongly agree that this should have priority. I don’t want to change my raw developer but this is a no-go. Shouldn’t be difficult to fix.
bryanh72432487
Known Participant
November 30, 2019
It's very frustrating that the fix hasn't happened, yet. I've tried and bought several other RAW processors and have started to recommend those programs over Lightroom to my photo workshop students over this issue.

This should be a priority fix.
Inspiring
November 29, 2019
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem. My "0" at the tint slider in LR is at -18. Since I am only shooting raw, I never set the white balance in camera or switch between picture profiles. Iam a professional Nikon shooter since many years and I never had this Problem before the Z7.
The problem is, that Iam very used to set my tint and WB in LR only by Numbers and not by my one eyes. After editing 1000s of pictures, it's kind of burned into my brain which number to choose for specific scenes. It kind of goes automatically.
But now I always have to calculate those -18 into my adjustments for each picture.
That is a huge problem for my workflow. I had to use gray cards and the eye dropper to trust my editing.
If I use a colour sheet to create a present in LR the "0" colours are completely different compare to the imported RAW files.

I tried capture one and I am actually very close to switch.
Lightroom needs to fix those problems fast.
And saying the reason for that is to match the results between jpeg and raw is just completely wrong.
If I would be interested in jpeg I would shoot with my phone and not with a 3000 dollar camera....
Inspiring
November 25, 2019
what's the latest on this problem/fix please? I've just got a Z7 and my LR experience has gone to mush?

Inspiring
November 14, 2019
Just try developing a raw file from z7 in Nikon in NX-D an Lightroom an choose Landscape Picture Profile and Daylight-WB.