Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's not really a ransom - it's $120 per year, the same amount (thereabouts) to upgrade every year in the past. Bill Nelsch Sent from my iPad > On Apr 5, 2018, at 8:19 PM, Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Hi Brian. I have not succumbed yet, either. I have looked at other > possibilities, but since I have been using LR since version 1, and > keywording and developing over 60K photos, I have a large investment in > time and energy with LR. If I were to find something else, I would have > to either export all my files as TIFF or loose all my work. I do not see > me abandoning Adobe for that reason. However, I have not found much new > in the CC versions over 6.14 that I cannot do without, but they are > getting close. Perhaps the inclusion of profiles in 7.3 might be the > tipping point. I have been playing with it on my father-in-law's computer > since it came out and I can see the potential. I also like the masks you > can apply to the brushes and the grad filter. So, as I said, I am close > to paying the ransom. I will hang on to LR6 and CS6 as they will always > work and I own them, unless I get a new camera, as Phlippe says, that will > require I either upgrade or use the Adobe DNG converter, but that will add > a few steps. > > Aram > > >> On 4/5/2018 12:26 PM, Brian Reid wrote: >> Ome thing I've learned from watching all of these upgrade questions is >> that many people do what I do with Adobe software, which is to cling to >> the last pre-CC version, because CC veersions all have monthly fees. >> >> I use Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6, Lightroom 5.7, and Dreamweaver CS6. I >> cannot bear the thought of signing up for monthly fees. >> >> I wonder if Affinity is ready to be real competition for Adobe. I've used >> Photoshop for at least 20 years, and I can do anything with it. My >> fingers and spinal cord know how to use it. Ditto for Dreamweaver. Once a >> year I have to consult the manual for InDesign, but it is also an >> integral part of my life. Lightroom just works; there's not much of a >> learning curve. >> >> I'm tempted to buy some Affinity products and try them out, but I haven't >> done it yet. Mostly for lack of time to learn something new. Have any of >> you tried to let go of Adobe, and, if so, where did you go and how did >> you like it? >> >> Brian Reid >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information