My camera is not recognized in LR3?? Ok I have never had this problem since I have never shot in raw till now. It does not have a problem with the jpegs. Before some of you start...

Moxiesmom Loc: Sarasota, Fl

Ok I have never had this problem since I have never shot in raw till now. It does not have a problem with the jpegs.
Before some of you start nagging me, I tried to search this first.
The reason for this comment is that now and than someone cannot answer a question without getting their panties in a bundle.

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

Moxiesmom wrote:

Ok I have never had this problem since I have never shot in raw till now. It does not have a problem with the jpegs.
Before some of you start nagging me, I tried to search this first.
The reason for this comment is that now and than someone cannot answer a question without getting their panties in a bundle.

I believe we could use some more details before meaningful advice can be offered.

Moxiesmom Loc: Sarasota, Fl

RWR wrote:

I believe we could use some more details before meaningful advice can be offered.

Sorry RWR, sometimes I get nervous asking a question with some kind of nasty attached.
I have LR3 and have only used it with my jpeg images to tweak them. I have a new D610 and just started shooting in raw, and when I try to import the files it says it does not recognize my camera, but it sees the jpegs and imports them. I shoot with 2cards I for raw and the other for jpegs.

Moxiesmom Loc: Sarasota, Fl

I also use Faststone and don't have a problem with the raw images there. So I have been using that for raw, but I want more control.

DaveMM Loc: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Moxiesmom wrote:

Ok I have never had this problem since I have never shot in raw till now. It does not have a problem with the jpegs.

Adobe normally support the current version of the program plus the previous version, so if you camera is fairly new downloading RAW files will not be supported by LR3.

Moxiesmom Loc: Sarasota, Fl

DaveMM wrote:

Adobe normally support the current version of the program plus the previous version, so if you camera is fairly new downloading RAW files will not be supported by LR3.

So Dave should I spring for LR5, I think that's the current one. I hate to spend anymore if I don't use it much, so far have not used the 3 much. My new camera is a D610

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Basically, you need a new version of Lightroom.

The problem is that each camera has a RAW recipe specific to it. Adobe, and others, have to cook the recipe into on their ongoing parade of updates. They don't try to back date the old software with new camera data.

If you buy new cameras in the future, you will have to update LR again.

The work around is the free Adobe DNG Converter. It will make copies of the RAW files from you Nikons that will open in old versions of LR or Photoshop.

skiman Loc: Ventura, CA

Moxiesmom wrote:

Sorry RWR, sometimes I get nervous asking a question with some kind of nasty attached.
I have LR3 and have only used it with my jpeg images to tweak them. I have a new D610 and just started shooting in raw, and when I try to import the files it says it does not recognize my camera, but it sees the jpegs and imports them. I shoot with 2cards I for raw and the other for jpegs.

JPEG is universal format that any version of LR can read. When you switched to RAW you are using a Nikon format that Adobe needs to write special logic into LR to read. Every new camera model has special data that must be coded into the program. Upgrade to a newer version of LR and I bet the D610 support will be there.

Moxiesmom Loc: Sarasota, Fl

bsprague wrote:

Basically, you need a new version of Lightroom. b... (show quote)

Thanks for the info, think I will give that a try first.

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

Moxiesmom wrote:

Sorry RWR, sometimes I get nervous asking a question with some kind of nasty attached.
I have LR3 and have only used it with my jpeg images to tweak them. I have a new D610 and just started shooting in raw, and when I try to import the files it says it does not recognize my camera, but it sees the jpegs and imports them. I shoot with 2cards I for raw and the other for jpegs.

I probably know less about post processing than you do, but there are some real gurus here that undoubtedly will solve your problem. View NX2, which should have come with your camera, will open RAW, and you can proceed from there.

Edit: Just ignore any snide remarks. :)

billwassmann Loc: Emerson, NJ

I stopped keeping track of cameras awhile back so I don't even know what an LR3 is! And I don't worry about RAW. The "creativity" fanatics will be aghast but great photography happened long before digital tampering.

skiman Loc: Ventura, CA

Moxiesmom wrote:

So Dave should I spring for LR5, I think that's the current one. I hate to spend anymore if I don't use it much, so far have not used the 3 much. My new camera is a D610

Try the Nikon NX-D software or RawTherepe both are free. If they do what you need, you don't need to buy the LR5 upgrade (especially if you were not using LR3 that you own).

Moxiesmom Loc: Sarasota, Fl

skiman wrote:

Try the Nikon NX-D software or RawTherepe both are free. If they do what you need, you don't need to buy the LR5 upgrade (especially if you were not using LR3 that you own).

Yup will start here, and Thanks to all of you guys.

skiman Loc: Ventura, CA

billwassmann wrote:

I stopped keeping track of cameras awhile back so I don't even know what an LR3 is! And I don't worry about RAW. The "creativity" fanatics will be aghast but great photography happened long before digital tampering.

But there was darkroom tampering. Of course RAW is not required but it can save/improve images that might otherwise be lost or not all they can be. It just gives you more options.

casyjones3 Loc: Bronx NY

First go to Lightroom and open up help. In help there is updates try updating it. Your lightroom is 3 and lightroom
is up to 5 now. The Nikon D610 is to new a camera for Lightroom 3 you would have to update to 5 for the RAW files or use the Nikon NX2 to open the NEF RAW files. You can still use 3 on JPEG's.