Beginner Active D lighting in Nikon cameras

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

i have done a search for this and found conflicting opinions of wether to switch on or off in menu.

Please any experienced shooters what is the best setting for this on or off.

I only shoot raw and use aperture to process those raw files

Thanyou for any advice

 

[nickjohnwatson]

I don't shoot Nikon so can't offer any specific advice, but If you shoot RAW then any effect this setting has will not apply to the RAW file.

This is an in camera processing tool that works on jpegs only so i'm led to believe

 

[simon ess]

Aperture will not read the ADL information on a NEF file. Nikon software will.

 

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

Thanks Nick and Simon and Simon is it true that Raw files dont utilize the ADL settings?oops just realised you already answered Nef being raw. Ok is it something that is worth using if i was using nikon software or can one get same effect using other settings in aperture?
Thanks

 

[simon ess]

I think this is where the confusion comes in.

ADL info is in the RAW, (NEF) file but is not picked up by Aperture. Therefore, when using Aperture, or any other non Nikon software, it's pointless having it on.

 

[nickjohnwatson]

Its like the canon cameras too. They have a load of lighting optimisation settings and different ways to boost colours in the camera but unless you either shoot jpeg or use the Canon DPP software it wont read the camera profile so there's no point

 

[Forkbeard]

I've played about with it on my d3200 and prefer to alter shadows/highlights myself. Sometimes I like lots of shadow, especially in b&w.

 

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

Thankyou all, its now off .

 

[SFTPhotography]

Aperture will not read the ADL information on a NEF file. Nikon software will.

I discovered this the hard way, had it on in error and liked the look of the histograms post shooting, got home and they were all wrong.

 

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

thanks Steve

 

[boyfalldown]

I had heard from the guys at nikon, and don't ask for a reference that ado does effect the raw I know it shouldn't but switch it off to be safe

 

[Romany]

I only shoot jpeg and usually have it off

 

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

cheers all

 

[steve_lyt]

I only use d lighting when I have to , it's better to have an image of reasonable quality than none .
Most the time it's turned off, but I have been in situations where there was no choice

 

[d00d]

I too only shoot jpeg with Active D Lighting (ADL) off.

I am assuming ADL and D Lighting (DL) are the same thing but ADL is set before shooting and DL is set after shooting.

On my D5300, DL is found on the Retouch Menu ... and once used, a separate "D Lit" image will be saved to your card.

 

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

thanks both