A very important assumption about exporting "Original " files from LR2 was that the files were in fact unaltered in any way. My files are original DNG s created by a Leica M8 or M9 . The are placed in a folder structure managed by the Mac OS and independent of any other software. The import into LR2 references the Mac folder structure and the original raw image. When I export a file as an "original " I expect an unaltered file. If I wanted a processed DNG I have that option.

Through testing it appears that exporting an "original" ..LR2 stuffs the develop settings into the DNG and also outputs a processed file. If you open the file in LR3 you are receiving a fully processed file. If I take the same file into Capture One it seems to recognize the file as it was originally(but I am not sure its unprocessed).

There are several ways to work around the develop settings baggage. A simple reset takes you back . But I am more concerned about the raw conversion itself. Adobe has told me that by picking Version 2 in the process settings , I will be getting the newer Raw Conversion. This is more difficult to determine as they look identical on the test files I picked.

I was also told that if I imported the raw files and specified to store them as DNG s that they have been converted by LR2 .(I didn t do this my files are original DNGs from the Leica).

LR does not modify the DNG raw image data. That is why Capture One can still give you the same results no matter how you've edited the file in LR. LR will write XMP metadata into the header, but does not modify the image itself.

Eric This is what I assumed until Adobe answered the same question as indicating that the DNG was in fact processed. I expect that the reviewer misunderstood that the DNG was created by the camera ..not as part of the import process itself. Thanks Roger