Nikon D200 and NEF in iPhoto

I have a Nikon D200 which I recently upgraded from a D100. iPhoto imported the Raw NEF files from the D100 no probs. It refuses to import the D200 NEF files for some reason, giving error messages when I try.
Could the NEF files be different on the D200. Will I need to wait for a iPhoto update to cure this or is there something wrong?

Hi folks,
I too just got a D200. iPhoto does recognize the camera when I plug it in but it only imports the jpg's
I just installed Photoshop Elements 4.0 and it has a terrific RAW Plugin that takes the files in perfectly. I did try the Beta Lightroom and it was a big monster on my PowerBook G4 TT 1G. I don't see using RAW NEF files as-is anyway so I will always bring them into PS Elements for editing anyway. If you use the power of the settings on the D200 you won't have to do much editing anyway; esp. if you are more of a point-n-shoot photographer - the D200's so **** good you don't really need to shoot in RAW. If you do a lot of "darkroom" work then you cannot beat a D200 raw file.
Personally, I cannot see investing in Aperture just yet. I recommend PS Elements as an inexpensive bridge. Speaking of Bridge - PS Elements has an application called Bridge that is sort of a file manager; its useful in that it gives you info on the pictures as you browse but not as comprehensive as the iPhoto library.
I hope Apple supports our D200 Raw files soon, if for nothing else as the great catalog it is.

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One person answered the question and then the thread was archived for some reason. I was hoping to get more discussion on this topic. For example, I'd like to ask the person who responded if the camera and the software work well together and if this is the primary software he uses for his or her digital photos.

I am just trying to start a topic???
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Other photographers that have this camera on preorder are stating that dec 15th seems like a pretty firm shipping date.
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Nikon have a bad reputation for keeping third party manufactureres up to date with their RAW formats. WHo can forget the debacle over the encripted white-balance formats in the D70s, D50 and D2x Raw formats last year?
I wrote an article on this for Photography Monthly magazine at the time, and when I spoke to Nikon for comment it was apparant that they regretted trying to force consumers into buying Nikon's software. Even so, since then it takes longer for suport for Nikon cameras to appear in programs such as Camera Raw, compared with other manufacturers like Canon, Olympus and Pentax.
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I'm reviewing Aperture for Photography Monthly at the moment. I started off thinnking "Five stars - best thing I've ever seen", but now I'm down to "three stars - looks great, performs adequately, major problems in some areas". And this is one of the areas!
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>... since the sharpening and tone compensation are already pretty much set.
If you like the results you're getting from your in-camera settings and don't want to process your own images -- stick to JPEG. Only Nikon Capture and Picture Project can read the D200 camera settings the way you like them. To keep it that way, Nikon hides or encrypts your settings from other applications.
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So, in essence, it is the generated JPG from the RAW file that looks like crap when the tone compensation, sharpening, saturation, etc are all set to none in the D200??? I notice a big difference with the thumbnail view, I wasn't sure if it effected the actual RAW file. It seems to me though that I have noticed from time to time that some of my images do not need sharpening (since my camera settings are on 2+ sharpening), however, when I increase the sharpening in Lightroom I begin to see the halo effect due to the increase sharpening. With that being said, I set my camera sharpening back to normal and I will have to try it and see what I get (I have not shot the camera since the change).

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Good news - I solved my issue - the images are not corrupt, they are just placed in a folder on the root of the iPod. I completely understand your point of view on this but IMHO, using the iPod in this fashion is an awesome tool. I also think that is where Apple is going with it with it's file access features of the new version of iTunes. Granted, it's not for everyone and there may be 'better' means to do this, but here's my situation. I found it VERY useful as I was traveling out of the country where I had to cover 16 cities across three countries in just over 3 weeks. With all that travel (trains, planes, walking / hiking, cars, buses, etc), I had to be very aware of everything that I was carrying with me. 'Dumping' my D200 images to my iPod was great because 1) it lightened my load not bring the laptop 2) my iPod has an amazing rubber / safety wrap to minimize shock damage that I could synch with while traveling in any car / cab, etc… 3) I used the IPOD video out connection to display to photos onto televisions, projectors and computer monitors 4) it allowed me to listen to my language training audio sessions on the iPod. What a great combination - with the exception of draining all the juice from the iPod batteries!
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I connected to my iPod via the USB cable, as saw that the D200 created a folder called "DCIM" and created subfolders for each transfer I tried. The folders were named "100APPLE", "101APPLE", etc… This is different from the 'Photo' directory contains the iPod thumb nail formats that are synched via iTunes.
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hi,
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I'm considering upgrading to a Nikon D200. Can I download images in RAW/NEF and JPEG from Nikon D200 into iPhoto 5.0 on my old PowerBook G4?

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You missed the (see camera model listing) which lists the specific models.
Of course, I went to the Aperture page, and I missed it too. It would be nice if there's a link.
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