NEF Files and Lightroom 2

If there are any Nikon D700 users out there, it would be really helpful.
I find that somehow Lightroom is "correcting" the brightness etc of my NEF files when I import them.
What is the best way to retain the quality of NEF (RAW) as I edit my photos?
Thank you.
Nazra

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This is just plain weird: I can't export NEF files from Lightroom 2. I can export any other file format, but not NEF. With Lightroom 1 this was no problem.
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Marsel, your language is confusing, First, you cannot 'export' NEFs to PS. You can send a copy there from within LR as a tif or psd.
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On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 4:44 PM, lindsayf26 <[email protected]> said:
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I recently replaced my Canon with a Nikon D5000.
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First test of taking photos and I could not upload the RAW (nef) files to my computer--either directly into my pictures or into lightroom. Figured that out by downloading the NEF Codec, which allowed me to view my photos on my computer as thumbnails, attempts to open said Windows does not recognize this file. Okay. So, double-clicked an image, took me Lightroom and I selected "import" to be given the "this file is unsupported or damaged." I have tried EVERRYTHING I can think of, cannot get these files to open. I will say I am fairly new to using Lightroom beyond the basics, but I had no problem importing RAW files from my canon.
And your version of LR is ...?
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