Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Unless you are a teacher, where it was only $79 every 18 months or so when they would upgrade. On 4/5/2018 7:44 PM, Photo by Nelsch via iMac wrote: > 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