Nikon D3 and CS2

I am interested in upgrading from my Nikon D2x to the new Nikon D3. At the moment I work with CS2 and have a few budget restraints. I would like to know if I can open the Nikon D3 Camera Raw/NEF files with my present version of Photoshop CS2?
Thank you for your help.
R. Silveston

Since you are using Photoshop CS2, you must download and correctly install Adobe Camera Raw 3.7. That is the last version that was released that will work with Photoshop CS2. Camera Raw is a Photoshop plug-in. You cannot open Camera Raw by itself. It has to be accessed from within Photoshop or Bridge. And it must be installed exactly in the folder specified in the readme file that is available on the download page.
Since 3.7 is the last version of Camera Raw (ACR) that you can use, it would not be possible for you to open raw files from new cameras that were added in later versions. To resolve this problem, Adobe has created the DNG (Digital negative) format. The easiest way to describe this file format is that it is a "standardized" container to hold the raw data. The image data is precisely the same image data. It's just that the container has been standardized so that you can open that file in older versions of Photoshop.
The DNG converter (again, free-standing) comes packaged with a corresponding release of ACR. This is done because ACR and the DNG converter support the same list of cameras. So while you cannot use any newer version of ACR than 3.7, you always want to have the very latest version of the DNG converter. So as of today you would download version 4.3.1 and extract the DNG converter and put it anywhere on your computer (yes anywhere). Then just forget about the new version of ACR. You cannot use it. It will only create grief if you try to do so. Just delete the zip file and forget about the rest.
To use the DNG converter, locate your raw files. I usually open the card and highlight all of the raw files there. Then I drag them and drop them onto the icon for the DNG converter. This will start the converter. Just specify the destination folder for the DNG files, and then click on the Convert button. The DNG files will be created and placed in the folder that you specify. Should you keep your original raw images? That is a decision that you will have to make. I rarely keep my original raw images. But that is my choice.
When the conversion process is complete, just open Photoshop/Bridge and work as you normally do. The DNG files will display in Bridge. You can double click on them and they will open in ACR. The data is still the raw data and you have all the flexibility that you would have if you were editing the original raw files.
Just to clarify and make things simpler for you, here are the instructions for installing ACR 3.7 on a Windows computer. Pay particular attention to item #4. That is the folder where you put ACR 3.7.
Windows®:
1. Exit Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Bridge.
2. Open My Computer.
3. Double-click Local Disk (C:).
4. Navigate to Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS2\File Formats.
5. Move the existing Camera Raw.8bi plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.
6. Copy the Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw.8bi, from the download into the same folder as Step 4.
7. Launch Photoshop CS2 or Adobe Bridge.

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Now that I bought a new Nikon D90 camera, I started trying to take photos using Nikon's RAW mode (.NEF). However, my Photoshop CS2 cannot open them the .NEF files. I have read on these forums about downloads that are available for different Photoshop versions and different cameras, but don't know which download would apply to my Nikon/Adobe combination. The Nikon D90 is not listed. Your help would be appreciated. (I use Windows XP.)

Your camera was released long after development for Photoshop CS2 and ACR 3.x had been discontinued. There will never be direct support for your raw files in Photoshop CS2. You would be wise to upgrade to Photoshop CS4, which does support your camera, and ACR is much more robust. If that is not an alternative then you should download the latest version of the DNG converter and use it to convert your NEF files to DNG files. Then you will be able to want to those files in Photoshop CS2 using ACR 3.7.
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http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
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Log out of your Cloud account... Restart your computer... Log in to your paid Cloud account
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-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/sign-in-out-creative-cloud-desktop-app.html
-http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-issues.html
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DNG Converter is FREE. Yes, really. No subscription needed.
- Baloney, NOT FREE, it's a proprietary software, not open AT ALL, see Legal Notices, so stop trying to distort the truth here.
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See here for manufacturers who do (it's an old list, but you get the idea):
http://www.barrypearson.co.uk/articles/dng/products_cameras.htm
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