1st Time Shooting RAW

[Texture]

While on a small vacation, I decided to try shooting all RAWS with my Canon 30D.

In the 30D camera resolution menu I chose RAW+JPEG. A nice option, because I've been able to look at all this stuff as JPEGs.

The camera tags the RAW files with a suffix of '.CR2'

I'm using a Mac G5... Tried Graphic converter and Photoshop but still can't figure out how to open these files.

Do I have to use the Canon software included with the camera?

I'm planning on buying Apple's Aperture. But any tips in the meantime?

[scharky]

Which versio of photoshop are you using? For the 30D you will need to be using CSII and update to the latest RAW conversion on the Adobe website.

[Joey Lawrence]

The best program is RawShooter Essentials, it's free too! Look it up, that's what I use.