I seem to remember that my RAW files for my D100 (also 6MP) were in the vicinity of 9MB - once made into TIF files they were 17-18MB.

While I've had the capture softeware for all my cameras loaded, I've always copied files onto my computers via a USB card reader - just goes faster, dunno why.

Fujis bundled software (when it's not locking up a brand new PC with no other software except poser, AVG and vue) doesn't seem to able to do anything except try and sell you printing services.

Is this from connecting the camera directly to the computer? If so, it might just be part of the process - does it do it when you've copied files onto the HD from a card reader? Basically, copy files onto the HD, try opening the software, and opening an image from the HD and see if it works as you want it to?

Granted this is another step in your proces, but (since you have PS-6) if you took your shots in RAW, made them TIFs through the viewer software, you could then open them in PS and do whatever you want to them - and retain the highest quality possible for your images.

Good luck-
-Lew ;-)