Feature request: Using Nikon SDK to convert NEFs like Capture NX

Consensus has it, and my experience supports it, the Nikon Capture NX conversion from RAW is superior to Lightrooms (documented very well here also:
Bill0722, "Copy original TIFF to DNG and import?" #1, 28 Aug 2007 10:39 am ).
According to Nikon their SDK is available for free:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0504/05042203nikonnefresponse.asp
The salient points being:
"With the Nikon SDK, developers may design excellent and creative compatibility between the NEF and their software, all without compromising the integrity of the NEFs original concept, and ensuring that work done by the photographer during the picture taking process can be incorporated into the rendering of the image."
With that in mind I cannot see why Lightroom cannot use this SDK (at least as an optional alternative to their own) to convert Nikon NEF files with the same quality as Nikon Capture NX. It should also give the option of applying the camera settings to the conversion (as does Capture NX).
With that and an industrial strength noise reduction at noise ninja or neat image level, most of my Lightroom blues would be gone.
Thanks,
Håkon

>Consensus has it, and my experience supports it, the Nikon Capture NX conversion from RAW is superior to Lightrooms
Uh huh...ok, well, I would suggest that Nikon has spread an evil fog into into industry that says all of a sudden, Nikon has some magic understanding of the needs and desires of digital photographers (note, Canon is suffering from the same disease)...
Prior to the release of digital cameras. the only thing the camera makers were responsible for was to provide a reasonable light tight environment and to focus an aerial on the film plane of the camera. It was up to the film makers to figure out what photographers wanted and create emulsions that suited them.
Since about 1999-2000 all of a sudden the camera makers are the judge of what makes a good image? I don't think so bud....I think you've been drinking the Nikon (or Canon) Cool-Aid...
Forget Nikon's SDK...first of all, it's proprietary meaning ya gotta sign an agreement to let Nikon dictate the way images will look (very, very unlikely in light of Camera Raw/Lightroom development) and second of all, who is Nikon to try to dictate something they have no historical basis nor traditional understanding in?
Give me a camera with light tight capability with a really nice lens and let me shoot what I want and make it look the way I want it to look. Screw "camera looks"...

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