Nikon Z and Lightroom 6.14 stand alone

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December 4, 2018
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What is the situation of support for LR 6.14 to import and manage Nikon Z7 RAW files?

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Correct answer Just Shoot Me

No not natively.

LR 6 is 2+ years old and will not receive anymore updates.

Your only option is to use the Newest Adobe Free DNG converter program to convert the native NEF files to DNG files. Then import the DNG files to LR 6.x.

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fwc79366622Author

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Thanks for your swift advice - This is what I feared. Brutal, which means goodbye to Adobe and a new learning curve. there is no sustainable future with the cloud based lock-in.

Ethically, it makes sense to support the competition

dj_paige

Legend

It seems like a lot of people make decisions based on 100% incorrect information.

The current Lightroom Classic CC is not a "cloud-based lock-in", whatever that means. Neither the LR software nor the photos are stored in "the cloud" (unless you specifically turn on the option to upload photos to the cloud). You don't ever have to store your photos in "the cloud". The software and photos remain on your computer (or attached drives).

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bethanyh24206742

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It isn't just a matter of where the files are stored. Many people bought Lightroom 6 because it was the premier application for what it does, and they paid a lot of money for it. Lightroom Classic CC is a local application, working with local files, which is what many users want, myself included. What I don't want is to be forced to rent software. Adobe is cutting it's own throat by abandoning users like me that just want to stay on Lightroom 6. If they want to abandon this version of Lightroom, the least they could do is fix it where the camera metadata won't prevent it from reading files. People won't stick with a company that throws it's own customers under the bus.

dj_paige

Legend

You could also upgrade to Lightroom Classic CC version 8.0 (which is the current version).

Just Shoot MeCorrect answer

Legend

No not natively.

LR 6 is 2+ years old and will not receive anymore updates.

Your only option is to use the Newest Adobe Free DNG converter program to convert the native NEF files to DNG files. Then import the DNG files to LR 6.x.