Lightroom 4 support for Nikon d7100

Lightroom 4.4 is out, with support for D7100! Assume new RAW for Photoshop is available too, but I haven't checked yet.

I hope they keep the development of LR going forward quickly.  I love the new D7100 camera.  I hate having to shoot in RAW+JPEG.  Wasting disk space on my shoots.  At least with the D7100 camera I can shoot the White Balance in and get that closer to  where I need it to be in the JPEG's.

Maybe it's a good idea to take a step back from the whole issue just a bit. Yes, for those of us who spend a bit more time on these boards than most other folks, it does become tedious to hear the repetitive requests and multiple threads of folks seeking a timetable for support of their new cameras. I don't see where anyone is trying to vilify Adobe for sitting on their hands ... especially early on in the thread. Best thing to do, is if you are a regular participant and you find the repetitive nature of such threads annoying ... resist the compulsion to participate in them and move on to another thread where your patience won't be tested quite so severely ...

If you look closely at the current threads for the Nikon D7100, you will see the original posters were making their very first-ever posts in this forum ... so far I haven't seen where any of those OP's were trying to make life difficult for Adobe ... simply seeking a definitive answer to their question ... which of course no one here can give them with complete assurance.

While it may be convenient to pontificate about when and how someone should buy a camera, sometimes folks don't have the benefit of that sage advice before they buy. Nor are they savvy to Adobe's pace and the inherit pitfalls to what it takes for developers to offer said support. So what good does it do to insult their intelligence now by telling them they were fools and it's their fault they have an unsupported camera?

I'm sure, as has been stated multiple times in this thread that Adobe will be on board very soon ... once supported, we will forget all about the matter until the next camera is released. It's all part of doing business for third party RAW developers ...

Please hurry and fix this, guys!

Very frustrating!

Agree that the technically best (but also probably most ponderous) method at this time is converting to TIFF in ViewNX then opening the TIFF in LR4 and converting it to a DNG (I assume it can convert a TIFF into a DNG... have never actually done it).  The TIFFs are >120Mb.  Don't know what size the DNGs would end up being from those large TIFFs, though.  Like I said: ponderous method.

Again... please fix this issue as soon as possible.

After a few false starts, I've successfully brought RAW files into Lightroom 4, by using a method that basically tells Lightroom that the camera is a Nikon D5200, which apparently has the same DX 24 megapixel format.

Check out the site below:

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/graphics-programs-photo-gallery/320908-how-open-d7100-raw-files-lightroom-4-a.html

1. Download a free copy of exiftool and install

2. Copy your NEF files to a directory specifically for changing the file metadata to say D5200. Only put those NEF files in this directory, nothing else.

3. Run the program as described in the link above, specifying the exact location of the directory with your copied NEF files. Very important: for it to work if there are any spaces in your directory name, you must put quotation marks on either side of the directory location or it won't find the directory. I also found that all details, including exact spacing, is important in the command. So after "Nikon D5200" have a space before -ext. (Feels like being back to the C prompt days!)

If it finds your directory and it runs properly, the original .NEF files are renamed .NEF_original, and the new files that should work in Lightroom are named .NEF. My guess is that if the command doesn't run properly you could rename your original files back. But it's much safer and quicker to copy the files from your memory card to your hard drive, and if anything doesn't work right or creates unreadable files, just delete the files in the new directory and try again with new original copies.

I did this on a Mac, but should work as well on a PC. For Mac users who haven't used it, Terminal is an app that comes with the Mac. Just find the terminal app, open it, and put in the command line shown in the link,  referencing the directory you've put the files in in quotes.

Good luck!

I was able to import them into lightroom after converting them via View nx into tiff files. 

Well, I think it's a good point that we can play with the D7100 and test out features without shooting raw. I just did an ISO test in jpg to see how an image looks at 6400 ISO, and although noticeably more noisy than at lower ISO's, the detail holds up pretty well. That's great for me, since I'm moving from an old D200 that didn't do well above 800 ISO.

So if I'm taking shots I think may be potential "portfolio pieces" I'm going to shoot RAW and wait for Adobe to get the raw conversion ready, but I think a good deal of playing around and testing can be done in jpg in the meantime.

Lots to learn with this camera. Looks like fun.

While you are waiting for support from Adobe, you could actually shoot JPEG images to get yourself accustomed to how the camera reacts. I mean, really, JPEG images won't contaminate the camera. If you want to experiment with raw images in the meantime, ViewNX will give you some basic tools that you can experiment with. Unfortunately, everyone who purchases new technology has to wait for that support. You are not the first, nor will you be the last to face this problem. It is a given that Adobe will eventually support your new camera. You just have to wait like everyone else has had to wait in the past.

You will just have to wait until it is supported or use the Nikon software that came with the camera.

It may be included in Lr 4.4 but may not be as well, we will all just have to wait and see.