Restoring Nikon NEF Thumbnails in Windows XP


	Restoring Nikon NEF Thumbnails in Windows XP

ldallara

11-26-2007 1:54 PM

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nef, dng, thumbnails, windows

ldallara says:

The only good reference on the Web about fixing thumbnails. It also covers DNG files to.

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