Lightroom CC 2015.13 and Lightroom 6.13 have been released today. This release is focused on new camera/lens support for Lightroom perpetual license owners, and for CC subscribers who don’t want to upgrade to Lightroom Classic 7.0 quite yet. (For the update links and instructions, skip to the end of the post.)
New camera support:
- Canon EOS M100 (preliminary support)
- Casio EXILIM EX-ZR4100
- Casio EXILIM EX-ZR5100
- Fujifilm X-E3
- Nikon D850
- Olympus OMD E-M10 Mark III
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- Samsung Galaxy S8+
- Sony RX0 (DSC-RX0) (Only the Adobe Standard color profile included)
- Sony RX10 IV (DSC-RX10M4) (preliminary support)
- Click to view the full list of supported cameras
Tethering for new cameras:
- No new camera tethering this time
- Click to view the full list of cameras supported for tethering
New lens profiles:
- Apple
- Apple iPad Pro (10.5-inch) back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 (DNG+JPEG)
- Apple iPad Pro (10.5-inch) front camera 2.87mm f/2.2
- Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch) back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 (DNG+JPEG)
- Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch) front camera 2.87mm f/2.2
- Canon EF
- SIGMA 14mm F1.8 DG HSM A017
- SIGMA 20mm T1.5 FF HIGH-SPEED PRIME
- SIGMA 24mm T1.5 FF HIGH-SPEED PRIME
- SIGMA 24-35mm T2.2 FF ZOOM
- SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM A017
- SIGMA 35mm T1.5 FF HIGH-SPEED PRIME
- SIGMA 50mm T1.5 FF HIGH-SPEED PRIME
- SIGMA 85mm T1.5 FF HIGH-SPEED PRIME
- SIGMA 135mm T2 FF HIGH-SPEED PRIME
- TAMRON 18-400mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028E
- Zeiss Milvus 1.4/35 ZE
- Canon EF-S
- Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 MACRO IS STM
- Nikon F
- KMZ Tair 11A 135mm F2.8
- Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
- Nikon AF-P NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR
- Nikon AF-S Fisheye NIKKOR 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED
- Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4E ED
- SIGMA 14mm F1.8 DG HSM A017
- SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS
- TAMRON 18-400mm F3.5-6.3 DiII
- Zeiss Milvus 1.4/35 ZF.2
- Samsung
- Samsung Galaxy S8 (DNG+JPEG)
- Samsung Galaxy S8+ (DNG+JPEG) SIGMA
- SIGMA
- SIGMA 14mm F1.8 DG HSM A017
- SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS
- Sony FE
- Rokinon/Samyang AF 35mm F2.8
- Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM
- Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM
- Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM
- Tokina FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF
- Click here for the full list of available Adobe Lens Profiles
- Further user-created profiles can be downloaded using the Lens Profile Downloader (scroll down that page slightly – it’s at the end of the Resources section on that link)
Bug Fixes
- High Sierra- non-alphabetical order of external editing presets
- Black Panel in Full Screen Mode in High Sierra
- Non-responsive state while accessing face-tagging
- Blurb Book Module Page Numbering anomaly
How do I update?
Because Lightroom Classic is already available, the upgrade instructions are a little different to usual, to ensure you get the right version. To avoid possible confusion, let’s take a quick look at how to install the right one…
- Open the CC app from the system tray (Windows) / menubar (Mac).
- Click the … icon in the top right corner and select Check for App Updates to give it a nudge, as sometimes the updates take a while to show up.
- Next to Lightroom Classic CC, click the arrow to show previous versions (this is the essential step).
- Next to Lightroom CC (2015), click the Update button.
Alternatively, here are the direct links to the patches: Windows – Mac To install using the patch, download the linked file to your computer, double-click on it to look inside, then double-click on the patch installer app and follow the instructions.
Hi Victoria
Just installed the latest Lightroom update and the maps are working correctly again – thank goodness. I keep all my corrections as RAW files with embedded instructions and when I supply pictures to publishers I often re-correct the last iteration as Lightroom and technology show up improvements. I deeply regret Adobe’s decision to go to cloud and find it hard to understand the complacency of many photographers. I would feel the same way if camera suppliers built in the memory on the equipment and you had to pay a monthly fee to access it. A generation is arising that seem not to care that they do not own/possess/control many of the things that they have. It used to be TVs, now it is cars, software, music etc. Manufacturers love the control it gives them. On the bright side, at 70, I am sure Lightroom 6 will still work until I have no need of it.
Cheers and thanks for your great advice.
I upgraded from my current subscription LR to the new Lightroom Classic version (not LR CC) and now it crashes every time I start it up. Suggestions? I went back to the 2015 version and updated that so I could still edit as my older version had somehow lost the synch double arrows.
GPU driver’s the most likely suspect. Post it at the Official Feature Request/Bug Report Forum at https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/new/add_details?topic%5B
But how do I cahnge those settings if I can’t even get into the program preferences?
There’s manual instructions here https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/lightroom/kb/lightroom-gpu-faq.html (although swap out 6’s for Classic, of course!)
One thing to try. If it crashes only in the Develop module, it can be the GPU support. It happened to me. Launch Lr. If it opens in Develop, quickly switch to Library to keep it from crashing. The go to Lightroom –> Preferences –> Performance, and uncheck the “use graphics processor” box. Good luck.
The storage impact really comes with CC. If you shoot a DSLR, if you shoot RAW, and if you shoot a lot (like daily or several times a week), it’s very easy to spend more on storage than the subscription itself.
Yes, you could. Cloud storage costs aren’t viable for heavy shooters at this point.
I’m thinking of changing to photoshop photography plan at €9.98 per month. It offers 20g of cloud space. approximately how many photos shot in RAW would this store.
Thanks
Hi Michael
How many raw images fit in 20Gb totally depends on the size of the raw images which, of course, vary greatly dependant on sensor size
Remember that the Photography bundle, which includes Lightroom Classic CC and the 20Gb, doesn’t hold the raw images in the cloud anyway – only Smart Previews and then only the ones you decide to sync – hence many can be held as the size is quite small. You can get originals in the cloud on this plan using Lightroom Mobile but again the differing size of raw files makes this impossible to answer
Thanks Paul
And even better, any smart previews synced to the cloud by Classic don’t count toward the 20GB limit, so it’d only be mobile photos taking up cloud space if you’re using Classic instead of CC.
Thanks Victoria
Hi Victoria. What’s the latest word on LR Classic reliability? I’m doing ok with the old CC 2015.x but would love the additional speed of Classic if it works well. (Please advise if there is a more appropriate thread for this question). Thanks very much! Art
Hi Art
Classic seems to be working well for most! Performance seems to be better for the majority, but due to the various hardware graphics combinations isn’t always, it’s a try it and see. As it runs alongside 2015.x that’s a good option to try (bearing in mind the updated catalog can’t then be opened in the previous version)
Victoria’s Blog below includes some of the bugs reported
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/week-lightroom-world/
Hope all goes well!
I think the big market for Adobe is no longer the same as when Lr launched 10 years ago. It is not the DSLR user who does a shoot, goes home to download and edit, and then prints or otherwise sends to a publishing entity or client. Cellphone cameras then were pretty limited, if you had one at all. Facebook was in its infancy. Instagram didn’t exist. But now, that original market is a pretty small niche. The new market — smartphone users and their ecosystem — is something like 100 times larger. Different needs. Different workflow. Different user expectation. Adobe has to go after that or become another Kodak.
Yes, you’re right Michael, so much has changed in 10 years. And ok, the new Lightroom CC app is relatively limited at this point, but it takes years to develop complex software, so they need this kind of head start. I’m sure all will become clearer over the next few years.
What really annoys me is that a lot of new features were added after 6.0 but were held back until 7.0 for perpetual licence holders. Since, at the same time, Adobe were promising no end to perpetual licences, a lot of people, potentially, missed out on those features because they assumed that they would be able to get them the next time they upgraded.
I think the least Adobe could do for goodwill (if goodwill MEANT anything to them) would be to roll up all the missing v6 features in a last perpetual upgrade.
I’m sure when they said they had no plans to end perpetual licenses 4 1/2 years ago, they meant it. A lot changes in 4 1/2 years. I do agree there should have been an announcement as soon as they made the decision though.
Does this mean that one cannot go from version 6 to version 6.13? If this is true, Adobe should have told us when the first update was available. I have version 6 and was going to update it to version 6.13.
No, you can update to 6.13 Michael. The instructions at the end of the post above will get you the right update.
Thanks Victoria
Be very careful with the 6.12->6.13 update. I tried this & it failed, & since then, LR6 won’t open. I spent 3.5 hrs with Adobe yesterday, 2 hrs of chat & 90 min of them messing with my computer remotely. Still no solution, though I have been ‘escalated’ in support level with a promise of contact within the next day. I’m running on a Mac, OS 10.12.6. I’ve been reduced to using Apple Photo, which is very painful.
Hi Jay
See Victoria’s reply to David J earlier on this thread:
“Backup Lightroom for peace of mind, uninstall Lightroom, run the CC cleaner app to clear out any gremlins (http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html) and then reinstall Lightroom from https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/lightroom/kb/lightroom-downloads.html. If you get stuck, post on the forums at https://www.lightroomforums.net and we’ll talk you through it in more detail.”
David isn’t the only one that has found this successful
Paul
Hi Victoria.
In spite of your site being wonderful (as is your book which I purchased earlier this year) I am still confused as to moving from my perpetual Lightroom 6 to the new 6.13. I have never upgraded from Lightroom 6. Do I choose the third option above (Lightroom CC2015) ?
Many thanks
Michael
Hi Michael
That’s correct, click the disclosure triangle to the left of the second button (Lightroom Classic) to reveal it, or you can use the direct download links at the end of the post to achieve the same
Paul
Hi Paul
Am still confused. The second button that you suggest refers to lightroom 7. But I want to upgrade from lightroom 6 to version 6.13. As far as I can see it is the THIRD button down.
Hi Michael
The example Victoria gives in the Blog shows Lightroom Classic CC as the second item down (it may not be the second dependant on the software packages you may be subscribed to)
To the left of this there is a disclosure triangle that once clicked will reveal what is the third option in Victoria’s example – Lightroom (CC) 2015 which is the one you are looking for)
Many thanks, Paul.
Alas! My pop down list from Creative Cloud does NOT show Lightroom CC (2015) as an upgrade option. It is now October 27th and no change from before. So how do I keep my Lr CC (2015) on my PowerBook from being chewed up by Lr Classic CC? On my iMac it’s too late; I already upgraded to Classic under the mistaken impression that it would leave 2015 alone. The linked patch from Adobe failed with the message to the effect that “this patch is not applicable to you”. I’m running High Sierra on both machines.
Hi Jack
Quite a few have found logging out (of your Adobe account then back in can refresh – worth a try
Paul
If you’re not having any trouble with Classic Jack, I wouldn’t worry. Most people are really pleased with the upgrade. There’s a relatively small percentage having issues.
Well, I signed out from, then into Adobe. Voila! The Lr CC (2015) reappeared on the Creative Cloud pop down, whereupon I updated it on my PowerBook Pro. No such option is on my iMac because Lr CC (2015) had already been swallowed by Lr Classic. So now I have 2015 on one Mac (the one I use most for editing) and Classic on the other. It’s juggling time if problems arise. I keep my Picture files on external drives.
Many thanks for the advice and encouragement, Victoria.
Hi Jack. If you need to get 2015 on the iMac, click on the arrow to the right of the LR Classic open button in the CC app, and there’s an option to show/install older versions.
Here’s the road map for what finally worked for me in reviving LR CC: https://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-9943256-1340394/Other.jpg
I am on LR 6.8 and cannot update to 6.13! Update via the software tells me I am fully up to date. Trying to install the patch you give the direct link to tells me I am not entitled to that. Adobe help desk person says “we recommend that you do not try to update a perpetual licence”. Going via the ACC desktop app does not show any of my software except to update Bridge (?).
I appear to be stuck on 6.8. What a mess.
Oh I do wonder at Adobe support at times! No, that’s a load of nonsense. You have a problem with your installation files. Backup Lightroom for peace of mind, uninstall Lightroom, run the CC cleaner app to clear out any gremlins (http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html) and then reinstall Lightroom from https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/lightroom/kb/lightroom-downloads.html. If you get stuck, post on the forums at https://www.lightroomforums.net and we’ll talk you through it in more detail.
Thank you for some sensible advice. Am now on 6.12, but only after windows would not let me uninstall 6.8, and the cleaner tool did not see 6.8 either, but it did clear out all my other adobe stuff (elements). Uninstalled manually and reinstalled okay.
Now on 6.13 with no problems. Hooray!!
Just adding my thanks for the direct links, Victoria.
Thank you for clarifying that! What mess Adobe has made of this…
It has been a very confusing week for everyone, I have to agree!
Thank you! Once again Adobe tries to hide the upgrade. It really seem so childish. I puzzled over this, reading the info on LR Blog. Frustrating! Anyway, your website is wonderful.
They weren’t really trying to hide it John. It’s just the way the CC software works, that it hides “older” versions by default, and keeps the latest one on top. Imagine how cluttered it would be if they listed all of the software they’ve ever released… oh, I’m cringing at the thought!
I’m really pleased you’re finding the website useful! I do my best!
Thanks for the direct link to the update. My “Updates” always reports that I am up-to-date even when that is not correct.
You’re welcome David. I’m not sure they’ll continue to do them in future, but I’ll keep posting them for as long as they do.
THANK YOU! The 2015.13 Update is just what I needed. After all the fuss, I’m sure glad I decided to wait on the upgrade, which was hard to do since I have a D850 and am anxious to get the camera support.
You’re welcome Larry! 7.0’s looking fairly stable, but there’s no harm acting cautiously.