Return to the old way of importing photos. This is so ridiculous what you’ve done

I have used Lightroom for years, and the latest import workflow is a spectacular example of redesigning something that was already working well and making it substantially less efficient.

I am importing photographs from an OM System camera card. Instead of giving me a clear, conventional import dialog, Lightroom now takes me through a confusing selection screen with tiny thumbnails and no obvious Import button. I had to hunt around simply to figure out how to proceed.

This isn’t making Lightroom easier to use. It is adding friction to one of the most fundamental things photographers do.

Experienced photographers don’t need Lightroom to hide basic functions behind redesigned interfaces, AI features, or simplified workflows. We need to be able to put a memory card into the computer, see our photographs at a useful size, select what we want, and import them efficiently.

Please give users a straightforward import option and stop treating experienced photographers as if they need fundamental photographic workflows redesigned for them.

Most importantly: don’t remove efficient workflows in the name of making the software appear simpler. Give users the choice.

I’ve been using Adobe products for many years, and this sort of redesign makes me seriously question whether Adobe still understands how photographers actually work.