Life after CS2 photshop

[victor]

I have Photoshop CS2 and while it is overkill for my level of expertise with picture editing I have been happy with it.
Now I have a D300, only to find out that CS2 does not support D300 RAW files .

I need a simple to use but resonably powerfull photo editor.
It must support Olympus C8080 and Nikon D300 raw files.

What does everyone else use and what are the pro & cons.

 

[diverdoug1]

When I upgraded from a D70 to D300, it was a nasty supprise that I had to upgrade to CS3. I use Adobe Bridge, and Photoshop for all my editing.

 

[CheddarChick]

Have you tried the Olympus Master 2 program??? Or I like Lightroom myself....

 

[Web Monkey]

I have Photoshop CS2 and while it is overkill for my level of expertise with picture editing I have been happy with it.
Now I have a D300, only to find out that CS2 does not support D300 RAW files .

I need a simple to use but resonably powerfull photo editor.
It must support Olympus C8080 and Nikon D300 raw files.

What does everyone else use and what are the pro & cons.

Try The Gimp.

It's free and does all sorts of files.

Terry

 

[maged_mmh]

do you really need PS? or lightroom/ Adobe elements maybe all what you need?

 

[Web Monkey]

do you really need PS? or lightroom/ Adobe elements maybe all what you need?

I'm not sure if it handles the necessary file formats, but Google's Picasa is excellent for images that just need contrast/brightness/color adjustments and cropping, and it's also free.

Terry

 

[AndyT]

Can't you just convert the D300 files to Adobe's dng format?

 

[Larry C]

You can use PSE7 to convert and do basic adjustment and finish in CS2 if necessary. You can sometimes get PSE7 on sale for $59 (or get it at a college bookstore for the student/teacher price-same program for less money. Technically, you can't use it professionally. I had to download a plug-in to open my Olympus Raws in PS7, you may be able to get a plug in for the D300 as well.

 

[alcina]

Lightroom, save your files as dngs and work happily in CS2 ... the best of everything.

 

[Gudge]

Download Adobe's DNG conversion software from here for free and continue to work in CS2.