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jeans59219552
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November 23, 2018
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Why can't I import raw files from my Nikon Z6 in Lightroom Classic?

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Why can't I import raw files from my Nikon Z6 in Lightroom Classic?

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You can also use the NEWEST version of the Free Adobe DNG converter program to convert the NEF files from the Z6 into DNG files, nothing is lost, and then import the DNGs into LR 8.0.

It is my opinion that Adobe dropped the ball with the release of LR 8 ACR 11 as it does support the Z7 and not the Z6. So they created a newer version of the DNG converter just for this reason.

Windows

Adobe - Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter : For Windows : Adobe DNG Converter 11.1 (Beta)

Mac

Adobe - Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter : For Macintosh : Adobe DNG Converter 11.1 (Beta)

Help page on using the DNG converter.

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szymona84456902
szymona84456902
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November 30, 2018

Maybe you know why MacBook Pro doesn't see my Z6 as a storage? PC does. I just can't transfer any files from xqd in Z6 to ssd in MBP.

DdeGannes
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DdeGannesCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 30, 2018

Have you updated your Mac Book to the latest macOS 10.4.1 so support for raw files are the latest from Apple?

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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Legend
November 23, 2018

You can also use the NEWEST version of the Free Adobe DNG converter program to convert the NEF files from the Z6 into DNG files, nothing is lost, and then import the DNGs into LR 8.0.

It is my opinion that Adobe dropped the ball with the release of LR 8 ACR 11 as it does support the Z7 and not the Z6. So they created a newer version of the DNG converter just for this reason.

Windows

Adobe - Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter : For Windows : Adobe DNG Converter 11.1 (Beta)

Mac

Adobe - Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter : For Macintosh : Adobe DNG Converter 11.1 (Beta)

Help page on using the DNG converter.

Adobe Digital Negative Converter

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    jeans59219552Author
    Participant
    November 23, 2018

    Thanks so much.

    I agree that Adobe dropped the ball with the Z6!

    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    November 26, 2018

    jeans59219552  wrote

    Thanks so much.

    I agree that Adobe dropped the ball with the Z6!

    Adobe didn't drop the ball with this camera model any more than they dropped the ball with ANY new model. They always must wait for a production model of a new camera to become available, and then they must create support for that model. It's true for camera models from all camera companies. If they would only adopt the DNG format a lot of this waiting for support could be eliminated. It's really the camera companies who are dropping the ball.

    99jon
    99jon
    Legend
    November 23, 2018

    It’s a fairly new camera. I should imagine Adobe will support it with the next Camera Raw update in a few weeks time. Sorry I have no specific date. In the meantime use any software that was shipped with the camera to convert NEF to tiff and import the tiff files into LR Classic.

    N.B don’t use older Nikon software.

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      jeans59219552Author
      Participant
      November 23, 2018

      Thank you so much

      99jon
      99jon
      Legend
      November 23, 2018

      Converting NEF to DNG would possibly be better than tiff. The files would still be raw and much more efficient as tiff files are usually quite large. The DNG converter is a separate app and you simply choose a folder of NEFs to convert. Then import the DNGs into LR Classic. Download the beta v11.1 using one of the above links and give it a try.

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