winam wrote in post #14990789
Damn. So i need cs6. Cause converting is sometjing i don't like
If you want to stick with Adobe, then like has been said you are limited in your options. DNG has in fact worked well for a lot of people, but then you have the "overhead" of converting and also of having to choose a backup option, either keep your Raw files (for future reference) or toss them and just keep the DNG. But just know that the DNG "format" does preserve the Raw data, just not the Canon in-camera settings and such.
Of course, Lightroom is a less-expensive Adobe option, and, since you are going with Raw, Lightroom can be a very compelling consideration, since it contains the full Photoshop Camera Raw capabilities and "wraps" it with some very useful organizational tools, all in an integrated "package" that works quite well as a photographer's "workflow" managing app.
But, I don't advise someone jumping into Lightroom without reading up on its features and also on its organizational workflow "concepts". People who just jump blindly into a complex app like Lightroom are frequently dismayed when they discover that the app doesn't "play well" with the "old" ways of doing things.
A free alternative is to use the Canon Raw processing software Digital Photo Professional (DPP). DPP is actually a pretty useful app, because it automatically incorporates the in-camera "settings" so that right off the bat you see your Raw file "rendered" to look like the out-of-camera jpeg would have looked like, and then you are free to "play" in the Raw processor to further "develop" your photo and go beyond what the jpeg would be with more freedom due to the "latitude" of the Raw format.
And then there are other apps that do Raw processing. I haven't messed with these, but some folks here are quite happy with some and might chime in if you are interested!