P: New Camera Raw File Support - Requests & Information

Camera Raw 16.3 Beta is released. Where I can find the list of the new implemented camera models?

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"The ORF files from the new OM System om-1 mkii are not loading in lightroom classic at the moment. Is there any sight on when we can expect that to be updated?"

Usually, a new camera from a major manufacturer is supported in the next release of LR following the availability of the camera. The OM-1 Mark II was just announced six days ago, with general availability on 2/26:

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/om-system-om-1-mark-ii-initial-review 

LR and ACR release about every 8 weeks, so we might expect to see a release (LR 13.2) this week or next. So it seems unlikely this release would include support for the camera, unless OM System provided Adobe with early access to a production camera (which doesn't seem to happen that often).  So if LR 13.2 doesn't include support, it will almost certainly be supported in LR 13.3 in 8-9 weeks.

Adobe almost never comments on dates.

Support for a new camera from a leading manufacturer typically comes in the LR release following the release of the camera or, less frequently, the second following release. A new version of LR comes out about every 8 weeks, so we might expect to see LR 13.1 mid-December. (I have no inside information on this, and Adobe never announces such things ahead of time.)

Meanwhile, you can use Panasonic's software to convert raws to TIFFs and import those into LR.

The EOS 200D Mark 2 is a 4 year old camera so support has been available for a long time.

What exactly happens when you try to import Raw files from that camera?

Does this Adobe article help at all?

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/unable-to-import-raw-android.html

The re is no lightroom version 15.5 so not sure where that came from. You might be referring to camera raw which is currently at version 16 and is a plugin for Photoshop - nothing to do with Lightroom and so won't help you. For your camera you need Lightroom v13 (https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html ) which should be released any moment now since the page linked above was just updated with that info so I would expect it to also be released today. So keep checking the creative cloud app and hopefully Adobe indeed releases it today.

I wish this process was better coordinated.  Seems like RAW support would be available before the camera is released, not the other way around....

By @johnnybregar

Agreed. We all do.

The camera makers certainly update their own software which ships with the camera. But Adobe and other 3rd party software vendors are at the end of the line.

Keep in mind:

1. Camera makers have no incentive to cooperate with 3rd party software vendors like Adobe so it rarely happens.
2. The Raw file format in a new camera could be tweaked, tested and debugged until the very last second. Adobe and others prefer to wait until the format is locked and the camera ships before they begin preparing a Camera Raw update for that camera. Then they only have to do it once. I think I would do the same if I was Adobe.

Be even nicer if camera manufacturers would included Save to DNG in-camera. Then we would not need constant Raw updates to use the images from our brand new cameras. Unfortunately camera makers have never shown any interest in DNG. Perhaps they think it somehow constrains their innovation and competitive edge. Unfortunately, proprietary Raw formats are here to stay and consumers are resigned to constantly chasing software updates.