Adobe announced Camera Raw 8.5 and DNG Converter 8.5 release candidates. Here are the download links:
Changelog for Nikon gear (the full release notes are available on PhotoRumors):
New Camera Support in Camera Raw 8.5 Release Candidate
New Lens Profile Support in Camera Raw 8.5 Release Candidate
| Lens Name | Lens Mount |
| Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f3.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM | Nikon |
| Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR | Nikon |
| Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM C014 | Canon, Nikon, Sigma |
| Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM A014 | Canon, Nikon, Sigma |
| Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD A011N | Nikon |
| Tamron 16-300mm F3.5-6.3 DiII VC PZD MACRO B016N | Nikon |
Fixed image quality issue (noisy result) when applying spot healing to floating-point (HDR) images
Fixed issue with reading lossless compressed Nikon raw files (NEF files) from the camera models listed below. Previously, some images could be read but would appear as random noise, whereas attempting to open others would result in an error dialog. You will need to purge your Camera Raw cache via the Camera Raw Preferences dialog.
