Hi, I process pictures in LR3, but sometimes I like to take a quick glance at a picture without opening lightroom. My Mac is able to open a preview version of panasonic raw pictures (from my GF1), but for some reason is NOT able to open a preview pictures from my E-PL1. Is there an update I can download?

Thanks a lot,

Roger

RAW for the E-PL1 is not supported on the mac yet on Apples native apps. Hopefully soon as it has been awhile in coming.

There's a workaround until Apple gets around to supporting it. Explained here in the second post:

Using the E-PL1 with Aperture 3 for the TOTAL BEGINNER!

-Ray

I used that RAW converter and it allows me to open my EPL1 pix in iPhoto. Nice interim solution.

Do I understand correctly that there are no programs that read the EPL-1 files on a Mac? Or is it only Aperture and iPhoto (and Preview) that do not? I'm trying to choose between the EPL-1 and EP-2 and it is a difficult decision! Maybe even the Panasonic G1 since I wish to have a EVF in addition to the LCD (older eyes and all that).

It's not the Mac that has the issues, per se, but the software. You need to check the software you want to use with your specific camera and see if RAW is supported by the software that you will use on your Mac. If that makes sense.

For example Aperture 3, which of course is an Apple product and only works on Apple computers, does not yet support the E-PL1 RAW files. It certainly works fine with JPEG, but not RAW. It does work for the E-P2 and E-P1 and will eventually for the E-PL1 but not yet... Check out this link: Aperture 3 RAW support

I can't speak about Lightroom.

So check out the software you'd like to use for your camera and see if it has RAW support, if that is important to you.

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Yes, I have Aperture 2 and CS 3 and Photoshop Elements 8, all of which handle my present dSLR raw files. I plan on updating as soon as I purchase a m4/3, and was surprised if LR3 did not handle the EPL-1 files. I just checked on Adobe's site and they do not list them as being handled by Lightroom 3 or CS 5.

It does stink but as Ray has posted there is a good work around, however I understand your frustration, believe me.

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I have LR2 and the E-PL1 raw files work just fine... The format is probably the same as their other cameras (which are supported by Adobe) and they just haven't updated their website.

Thanks for the clarification.

Now, if I can choose between the EPL-1 and EP-2!