LR 2.6 now available

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The above is now available for users with a  Nikon D3s and a Canon 7D

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Is it just an upgrade or is it considered and new release with a cost?

[Forseti]

Is it just an upgrade or is it considered and new release with a cost?

FREE if you're already using a version 2 release. Also this from the Adobe site:

Lightroom 2.6 update
December 18, 2009
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® 2.6 update includes these enhancements:

•Additional camera support for several new camera models including the Canon EOS 7D and Nikon D3s
•Includes corrections for issues introduced by previous Lightroom 2 releases

although quite what the 'issues' were I don't really know - I've never had a problem with it.

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Is it just an upgrade or is it considered and new release with a cost?

The next new release with cost will be LR3.

Still having an enjoyable beta run by quite a few people.
Not sure at this time if i will upgrade. As i've said before, it has a few nice new features - but no real 'killer' improvement and i don't like the new import dialogue box. It's bloody awful!

[soltek]

but no real 'killer' improvement and i don't like the new import dialogue box. It's bloody awful!

in which why is it awful just a general enquiry

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but no real 'killer' improvement and i don't like the new import dialogue box. It's bloody awful!

in which why is it awful just a general enquiry

The discussion regarding this particular feature is now obsolete as they have replaced it following much negative feed back.
the newer updated version is much more acceptable - not perfect but certainly something most people (myself included) can work with.

Whilst at the time of writing there were no "killer features" - the pendulum is swinging to the "the sum of the parts is greater than" view point.
The parts bringing forth savings in time, improvements in processing and output.