Jonathan.... As you can see, I am the original poster and posted this question a month ago with no answers at all. I have since purchased CS3 and am living with the exif data being trashed. It does keep the original date of the image, shutter speed and f/stop, but trashes most the other exif info, including the lens the image was made of. Since I have a few lenses with overlapping focal lengths, this means I have to search out the original image to find out what lens I used.

Below is what is seen and what is missing when viewed with Nikon View, CS3, or KUSO EXIF Viewer after editing in CS3. From what I have gathered in other forums, the same problem exists in CS2, and photographers have been complaining to Adobe for a long time. I never used CS2. I have used Paint Shop Pro for years, and until their latest release, it kept all the exif data in tact. The latest release of PSP trashes the same exif data that CS3 does. Most people are under the impression that Adobe does not think this information is important. For those of us who work for publications, and do minor adjustments, such as curves, levels, and USM, I believe any photo editing software should not destroy any of the exif data. Now, if you are going to combine images into one image, and do other artistic adjustments, then the exif data becomes less meaningful. For us publication shooters, exif data remains valuable info.

I shoot with a pair of Nikon D2H bodies, and a Nikon D200. Same results with images from any of my bodies.

PS CS3 Keeps:

1. Camera Model
2. Date of Image
3. Focal Length
4. Exposure Mode
5. Metering Mode
6. Shutter Speed
7. f/stop
8. Exposure Comp (EV)

PS CS3 trashes:

1. Lens Used
2. Sensitivity
3. Optimized Image
4. White Balance
5. AF Mode
6. Color Mode
7. Tone Comp
8. Hue Adjustment
9. Saturation
10. Sharpening
11. Image Comment

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