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Re: ACR in CS2
Adobe have introduced a major change to ACR and it is not just a few more cameras added or a tweak to the features. I understand that this new version required some basic changes to the supporting software. Lightroom supports the new ACR as does PS CS3 and it is even supported by Elements 5 and 6. However, it is not supported by CS2.
While Elements 5/6 support the new ACR, only the basic features are available. Having said that, the basic features are good. However, if you want to use all the features of the new ACR, you will have to have CS3 or Lightroom.
I cannot guess which is the best course for you to follow. I do not upgrade each time Adobe do but upgraded from CS to CS3 which was a huge step and well worth the £150. Clearly you will not gain as much benefit from upgrading from CS2 but it is still a useful improvement. You might wait until CS4 but that could be some time and, having made a major change with CS3, I suspect that CS4 will only be a minor upgrade. Moving sideways to buy Elements seems to me to be a backward step unless you do not use many of the CS2 features. Also you will still be missing all but the basic features of ACR. A tough decision if the budget is tight but go for CS3 if the funds are available.
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