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I have a D80 camera where I take my photos in RAW format. Technically its NEF. However I just purchased a Nikon Coolscan 5000, which I also have been scanning in RAW format. These are also NEF, but say Nikon Scan NEF. Yet for some reason iPhoto will not import these photos once they are scanned and saved. Is there any difference in the RAW format in the camera and Nikon Scan NEF file? iPhoto says they are simply "unreadable". What about Aperture, would that software be able to read the Nikon NEF photos? Anyone dealt with this before.

Peter
Yes there is a difference between the RAW formats of every camera - not just every brand, but every camera, scanner, whatever. So, it's very common that your D80 NEF is recognised but the Scanner's isn't. Very common.
iPhoto and Aperture have the same RAW compatibility - it's provided by the OS.
Regards
TD

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