New Adobe Camera Raw 8.6 Release Candidate Announced

Adobe has just announced the latest release notes for Camera Raw 8.6 which updates Photoshop CC and CS6. The release candidate adds bug fixes, lens profiles, and support for new cameras including the recently released Nikon D810, Panasonic LUMIX AG-GH4 and the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ1000. The release candidate also includes improvements for batch processing and color matching profiles for the Sony DSC-RX100 III, Sony A7S, and Sony Alpha SLT-A77 II.

Camera Raw 8.6 Release Candidate adds camera matching color profiles for the Sony DSC-RX100 III, Sony A7S and Sony Alpha SLT-A77 II.

The release also provides "improved performance when batch processing images via the Save button (in Camera Raw) and when converting images to DNG (in DNG Converter).  The performance improvements are available only in 64 bit systems."

Bug Fixes:

• Fix crash on launch in some cases on Hi DPI (Retina) systems.
• Fix crash when opening some Sigma SD9 raw files.
• Fix issue with JPEG images saved by Camera Raw not readable in some external applications.
• Fix automatic lens profile selection for Leica M (Typ 240) when using most recent firmware version.
• Fix issue with some Hasselblad H5D-50c and H5D-60 3FR raw images appearing slightly too dark. Unfortunately, this fix may affect the appearance of existing images captured with this combination of settings. It is recommended that you (1) purge the Camera Raw cache via the Camera Raw Preferences dialog, and (2) review previously captured images for unexpected brightness changes.

Finally, what is likely most important to you all...

New Lens Profile Support in Camera Raw 8.6 Release Candidate

[Via Adobe]