D7000 RAW files and CS2

<p>Hi all<br /> I'm mainly a hobbyist with a handful of images being used for Stock purposes, and tend to shoot in RAW most of the time. I'm using CS2 with Bridge at the moment but it doesn't support D7000 RAW files.<br /> Am I better off using the free Adobe DNG convertor, converting to TIFF or another option before using in Bridge?<br /> thanks</p>

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<p>Am I better off using the free Adobe DNG convertor, converting to TIFF or another option before using in Bridge?</p>

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<p>You want to have access to the raw data? The answer is then simple, convert to DNG. </p>

<p>Adobe DNG Converter is the way to go. Only if you feel that Nikon's own converter does a better job you can use it as a first step, convert to TIFF and finish in CS2. What's best for you will mainly depend on your workflow.</p>

<p>If I were you I'd be looking to add Lightroom to my arsenal. I work on my images with LR4 and CS1 and see little need to bother about upgrades of either unless I get an unsupported new camera in the future and then I'd just go to LR5. You would need LR3.3 or above though for the D7000. Much better to get LR4 or LR5.</p>

<p>One thing to remember if you do use LR4/5 with an old CS version is to Export to CS not Edit in CS when you transfer the file in order to retain the latest LR4/5 version adjustments (An Andrew, above, tip from some time back).</p>

<p>I'd do what Mac suggests - get an up to date good raw conversion program, such as Lightroom; in that do the bulk of the work. Their conversion has improved very considerably since the days of PS CS2, so you'll simply be able to get more information from your files. Plus, the toolset these programs have do 90% of the normal work, easuer and quicker than it can be done in Photoshop.</p>

<p>I know I get flack for this, but I always thought that it would be nice to have a feature in Lightroom where one could open a file RAW or other image file individually without going through the import\export hoopla.<br>

G.S.</p>

<p> . . . they have Geoffrey . . . only they call it Photoshop. :) Seriously, that's why some pros (myself) love it. LR was invented for a different reason - although a ton of photographers use it for photo editing.</p>