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Henrik Beckheim
Henrik Beckheim
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October 12, 2021
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Canon EOS R3 raw files

  • October 12, 2021
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Hi! 

I've been able to borrow a Canon EOS R3, but I can't open the raw files in neither Lightroom, nor convert them in Adobe DNG Converter to DNG. Does anyone know of a way to either open or convert the files to DNG? I've seen some youtubers who've been able to do this, but I can't figure out how..

Would be great to be able to use the raw files from the R3 🙂

 

Kind regards from Henrik

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Correct answer AxelMatt

Lightroom supports RAW files from Canon's R3 since version 11.

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

 

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DdeGannes
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DdeGannesCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 12, 2021

Adobe Max 2021 takes place Oct 26-28 and it's likely we should see a new version upgrade to LrC and ACR.

 

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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    agubariu
    Participating Frequently
    June 3, 2022

    Well, let's hope that we do not need to wait an entire year from the release of the R3 to be able to work with R3 raw files.

    AxelMatt
    Community Expert
    AxelMattCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    June 3, 2022

    Lightroom supports RAW files from Canon's R3 since version 11.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
      dj_paige
      dj_paige
      Legend
      October 12, 2021

      This camera is too new. No Adobe software supports it at this time. You will need to use the software provided by Canon to convert the RAWs to TIF until such time as Adobe supports it.

        Henrik Beckheim
        Henrik BeckheimAuthor
        Participant
        October 12, 2021

        Yes, however I've seen that Vanessa Joy has been able to convert the EOS R3 files to DNG, and she's editing the raw files in Lightroom here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhNGc0jIoPc

        I asked Vanessa how she was able to do that in the comments section, but she just told me it was a secret.

         

        So, there must probably be some kind of Beta of Adobe DNG Converter out there, if so it would be great if Adobe would make that Beta public.

        dj_paige
        dj_paige
        Legend
        October 12, 2021

        There is no public beta of the DNG converter. Based on Adobe's long-term policy about supporting the RAWs from a newly released camera, you will get the DNG converter and support for this camera in Lightroom Classic when Adobe decides that they are ready provide such support, and not sooner.

         

        Whatever is done in that video probably involves modifying (using third party tools) the actual CR3 file, which you do at your own risk, so that now LrC and the DNG Converter think it is from a different camera that is supported. Again, you do this at your own risk, potentially causing damage to the actual file or potentially rendering the RAW image improperly.

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