P: Display Focus Points

You said in another thread that Adobe tests plugins. Wondering if you could point me to where it says that, or if you know off the top what kind of testing they do.

One option if you can overcome your resistance to plugins is to use NxTooey to open files instantly in ViewNX. Just set a path to ViewNX instead of CaptureNX. Or, if you own CaptureNX2 you can just use that for viewing focus points...

Yep.

I just installed View NX2; only problem is View NX2 does not support DNG. So I will have to stop converting to DNG (which I really should stay away from anyhow--not enough compatability).

Focus point display is easier for one camera, but more time consuming in the long run because it needs to be done for all cameras. Focus mask can be done heuristically - not camera dependent - do once then forget...

And, Adobe seems to be too shy to dig the focus points out of exif metadata, and doesn't want to start down the slippery slope anyway, so there may be a better chance of getting the focus mask - mere speculation...

PS - As has been said: "focus mask better for culling", "focus point better for learning to focus"... - I'd personally like both, but would much prefer focus mask since focus point is already accessible using external apps.

Strictly a convenience. One can accomplish almost the same thing by applying manual corrections based on lens and focal length.

I'd also like to have a focus mask showing the area actually in focus, as Capture One apparently does; that was going to be another feature request. I really thought showing the Nikon focus would be easier to sell since I didn't think it would be that much work.

What do you find useful about LR's automatic lens corrections: (1) their speed or (2) do you get better results than doing it manually?

CaptureOne is now supporting tethering for non-PhaseOne backs.
Are they serious about competing with Lightroom for the DSLR/non-PhaseOne market? If automatic lens corrections are supported, then I'll be convinced... (they added locals + layers in v6 - sounds serious, eh?)

Native focus point display in Lightroom proper would be nice.

(As would focus/sharpness topography - but that's almost for an entirely different purpose).