Hi,
I am a new LR4 user. I have the latest 4.2 update. My camera is a Nikon D7000 and I have noticed something rather odd since I've started using LR4. When I import raw .NEF files into LR4 any area of the image that would normally be smooth has a "splotchy", textured appearance to it. Even at ISO 100, this textured appearance is visible on blurred, normally smooth portions of the image when zoomed in at 2:1 or 3:1. When I open the same image in Capture NX2, the same portions of the image are smooth as expected with no noise or otherwise weird appearance. To avoid this, I have to open the image in NX2 and save as a .TIF, then open in LR4. Then, everything looks okay. I have tried all the various profiles under 'Camera Calibration' but nothing gets rid of the annoying textured appearance. Anyone else noticed this, or am I doing something wrong?