Lightroom 3 on OSX version 10.8.5 - not reading raw files

I have a new mackbrook pro, osx, version 10.8.5 with Lightroom 3. The program will open but will not read my raw files. Do I need an update for Lightroom 3? If so, which update? Iphoto will read the raw images and I can drag images from iphoto into lightroom but Lightroom will not load the raw images from my camera. Please help.

If you have to work with it, I would simply import through the finder to a folder on your hard disk and then import from there. You might have to set up the USB communication mode on your camera to Mass storage isntead of PtP (should be somewhere buried in the menus). Changing that setting might help with the direct Lightroom import too. You might also get better results going through a card reader (you can get them at many places for <$10) instead of connecting directly to the camera which is always a recipe for problems and slow imports. A card reader is a good investment as they usually are MUCH faster than going through the camera's USB connection.
A Lightroom upgrade to v5 is $79 dollars. It might be worth it to think about. I understand tight money though and sometimes even $80 is a big deal but you might not have been aware you can get upgrade pricing if you have LR 3. ANother option is getting the creative cloud photographer deal which is $10/month and includes both the full version of Photoshop and Lightroom. I don't like the idea of rental software but that is quite the deal.

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