RAW + L on the LCD is not the FILE EXTENSION

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I definitely had the right image quality selected when shooting RAW + L, even the LCD says it is for each preview, the info button avails the correct image quality. However, when I import to my computer and Lightroom, the only pictures I see a .jpg and not CR2 at all. Isn't there suppost to be 2 files for each shot anyway? The manual says they should be in the same folder.

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

Here's fix for your RAW in Photos issue. 

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

Photos and Lightroom both work perfectly with RAW files, so unless you have a specific need for a straight out of camera RAW file there's no need to shoot RAW+L. 

[ebiggs1]

jthoffman it deosn't sound like what you are trying to tell him is correct for what he stated.

"The issue is that the camera isn't not (?) recording RAW even though RAW + L image quality is selected ..."

If this is the case, than there should be two files.  But LR will not import both unless you tell it to.

I don't know exactly what he is trying to say with this, "RAW + L on the LCD is not the FILE EXTENSION"

There seems to be a grammar issue here.  Anyway the LCD, on the camera?  Maybe I am not understanding what he wants to know how to do.

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I'm almost certain the problem is with my computer's operating system the new OS X, El Capitan. Drivers are going berzerk for so many applications that I've decided to downgrade to Yosemite which is the operating system I had before. The Adobe apps because don't work well with it, also my graphics tablet. Moreover, it wants only to connect the camera to its built-in app, Photos, which won't avail the CR2 files. I'm almost completely sure now that my camera did record RAW, it's just I wont get to see or work with those until I have the better operating system back again.

[jrhoffman75]

I know he's saying it's not recording, but I don't know how that can happen, and as you say, it seems he's talking about camera LCD. We need more clarification from OP.

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I'm almost certain the problem is with my computer's operating system the new OS X, El Capitan. Drivers are going berzerk for so many applications that I've decided to downgrade to Yosemite which is the operating system I had before. The Adobe apps because don't work well with it, also my graphics tablet. Moreover, it wants only to connect the camera to its built-in app, Photos, which won't avail the CR2 files. I'm almost completely sure now that my camera did record RAW, it's just I wont get to see or work with those until I have the better operating system back again.

[jrhoffman75]

Photos will work with RAW. I have my wife's camera set up to only record RAW. There may be a setting that ignores two files with same name. Let me look into that. Also, let me get to my computer and get the steps to bypass Photos. One "feature" is that each new device requires the steps, and a reformatted card is a new device to the computer.

[ebiggs1]

I am going to let you have this one!  You are the Mac expert.

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That's fantastic that you're willing to look into it! I do hope Adobe and Apple will get together to figure out the conflicts between the two. I know that Apple is aware of it. I spoke with them yesterday.

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That's fantastic that you're willing to look into it! I do hope Adobe and Apple will get together to figure out the conflicts between the two. I know that Apple is aware of it. I spoke with them yesterday.

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

Here's fix for your RAW in Photos issue. 

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

Photos and Lightroom both work perfectly with RAW files, so unless you have a specific need for a straight out of camera RAW file there's no need to shoot RAW+L.