[Leica] Spam (9.031): And now a Lightroom question

[RicCarter]

version upgrades usually cost

sometimes they give free if you bought shortly before a version update

ric


> On Dec 5, 2014, at 7:46 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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> I did upgrade but it certainly was not free. 72 Euro is not that much, but free it ain’t.
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> On 05 Dec 2014, at 23:31, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
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>> For gosh sakes, just upgrade to LR5. 1) It’s free. 2) I clearly remember being happy that I upgraded but don’t remember which added feature pleased me so much. 
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>> Perhaps it’s the filter which provides an elliptical area of adjustable form factor and orientation and which can be set to include what’s covered (how I use it) or to exclude same. Then you can fiddle any and all sliders to modify that area. It’s the equivalent of B&W dodging and burning. Very easy to use. The “brush” that is supposed to be used for the same purposes is an alternative that I’ve never had any success with.
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>> Herbert Kanner
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>> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
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>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>>> I just discovered that my Lightroom 4.4 does not recognise the Fuji XT-1 files. Poking around Adobe’s sites I see no upgrade that would let me read those files directly into LR. So I am right now converting to DNG using their converter and will then import those. 
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>>> Are my choices really limited to using this clunky 2-step process and upgrading to LR5, something which I otherwise have no reason to do? (and no, I am not interested in other RAW converters or in shooting JPG).
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>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
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>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
>>> YNWA
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