Canon EOS 5d MkII/RAW "issues"

OK I'm considering buying an EOS 5d MkII but I've read a few reports on the internet that there are problems with CS3 dealing with RAW files and refusing to open them. I've also read that the only remedy is to upgrade to CS4 (which I am unwilling to do as, a) there aren't enough new features to justify the cost and b) CS3 is sooo buggy and doesn't exactly instill confidence that the next incarnation will be any better on my Mac) anyway, the long and short is, is it true or has there been some kind of fix for this?
Thanks for any advice.
Ant.

Anto01 wrote:
OK I'm considering buying an EOS 5d MkII but I've read a few reports on the internet that there are problems with CS3 dealing with RAW files and refusing to open them. I've also read that the only remedy is to upgrade to CS4
The "remedy" is to use the free DNG convertor.
You can read all about it in the Camera Raw forum.
Camera Raw forum.

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