a small error in Nikon Capture help file

"The controls in the Edit Camera Curves window are identical to those in the Curves window, except in the following respects: .... (3) the midpoint may not be edited;..."

This is wrong, at least for NEF files with Capture 4.3 and thumbnails generated with D2X.

Andrew Raszevski suggested his curve for D2X (with -0.7..-1eV)

http://nikonimages.ownmail.net/Images/060606.ntc

here is how the curve looks like:



Contrary to what is written in NC Help, midpoint adjustment does work. Here are two images (NEF through NC, converted to jpg), first one taken with midlle point at 1.4, and second - same curve, but with middle point set to 1:

 

Dear Heiko - one word. Noise.