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The Nikon Corporation has issued a press release (Nikon Europe version, Nikon USA version) regarding compatibility between its software and Apple's Mac OS X (10.7) Lion operating system, which has just been released. The statement  confirms the company is planning to test its key applications, including Capture NX2, ViewNX 2 and Camera Control Pro 2, with the new Mac operating system. 

If recent history is anything of a guide, it has taken several months for Nikon to perform such testing, identify any problems encountered with new Mac OS versions and then release new versions of its software to address these issues.

In light of this it would seem prudent to refrain from updating to Mac OSX 10.7 if Nikon software forms a critical part of your digital imaging work flow.

Here is the statement in full:

Mac OS X version 10.7 Lion Compatibility Announcement

Thank you for choosing Nikon for your photography needs.

We plan to test the Macintosh versions of the following software applications for compatibility with Mac OS X version 10.7 (some older applications will not be tested). We will announce our plans regarding full compatibility once testing is complete.

Capture NX 2

ViewNX 2

Camera Control Pro 2

WT-4 Setup Utility/Thumbnail Selector

nik Color Efex Pro 3.0

PC-PJ Transfer

We do not intend to provide compatibility with the following applications.

Capture NX Ver. 1.x

Camera Control Pro Ver. 1.x

Nikon Capture series

ViewNX Ver. 1.x

Nikon Transfer Ver. 1.x

PictureProject

Nikon View series

Nikon Scan series

PictureProject COOLPIX Remote Control

WT-3 Setup Utility

Wireless Camera Setup Utility

Wireless Connecting Utility

nik Color Efex Pro 2.0

In addition, we do not plan to provide compatibility for other software, or SCSI- or serial-connection products. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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