Nikon Z6 & Z7 Camera-RAW-Files are already supported, but not from Nikon Z7ii?
Does anyone know when Z6ii and Z7ii - Raw-Files will be supported in MacOS Big Sur?
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
It usually takes a few months after new camera introduction (Fall 2020) for the camera vendor to provide Apple with the information necessary to support their newest cameras, and then internally, for Apple to test, and schedule the camera RAW support updates in a future operating system update. The earliest I would expect the Z6 II and Z7 II would be Big Sur 11.2, and that might be optimistic, without knowing Nikon's or Apple's internal schedules.
Here is the living Big Sur camera RAW support document, and when the Z6 II and Z7 II appear, that will signal their Big Sur support.
Ask the camera makers.
No one here would know when/if they will be added.
I wouldn't count on 11.2.
I think I properly qualified that as possibly optimistic, and reality may have a different schedule.
Slightly bends the speculation rule. 😎
Big Sur 11.2 does not solve this issue. Just updated today, but still does not work. Does anybody know any workaround? (for me XnView works well)
Use Adobe's free converter to cover them to DNGs.
Exact same issue - generates the preview image but not the thumbnails!!! (Z6ii raw)
Thank you, at least I know it is not just me or my particular Macs. You put it like I should have done!
Have had some ideas from Nikon forums but no cure as yet.
Big Sur supports Nikon Raw-Files (.NEF) from Z7ii and Z6ii now - one just has to use "Color space" set to Adobe instead of sRGB. Then finder handles NEF-Files without problems!
Keith I will try that thanks and leave Photos open.
Glad you spend that time so well, little Air just populated too and opened an NEF.
Just to add: I think you have to actually have one of the new raw files on the machine to get support. Mine has not yet updated, even though I have left it open for a while.
Yes I did have NEF on imac already had hundreds of them as I use LR
I put one of each onto the Air and then it worked with Photos open.
Nikon Z6ii and Z7ii - Raw-Files not supported in MacOS Big Sur?
