[Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?

[Jim Nichols]

I agree, Tina.  I do the same.

On 12/18/19 7:53 AM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
> You can still subscribe to LR Classic without the cloud version.  It's a
> totally different program from LR (cloud-based).
>
> There is no way I could store all of my photos in the cloud so I'll stick
> with LR Classic.
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 4:14 AM Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been using LR since v2. However, if you jump in now, you will have
>> to get the "cloud version". It's not even so much that you are paying
>> "Adobe tax" every year, because the software is worth the $100+ every year,
>> if you can afford it. The major problem is the instability. Just do some
>> web searches and you will find many stories.
>>
>> Since I only use LR (and PSD), but the pre-cloud versions, and nothing
>> else, I don't know what to recommend. Good luck.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 11:06 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In the 90's they stopped demanding the kids all go outside for recess and
>>> get exercise catching baseballs and playing on the Playground Equipment .
>>> They let them stay indoors all filling up the computer room all of them
>>> playing with their new favorite toy. Photoshop.
>>> None of them played computer games. They all played with Photoshop with
>>> any image they could get their hands on. Mainly downloads. As did I in my
>>> studio.
>>> It was years before I photoshopped a scan from one of my own images.
>>> endless of fun. I started staying up late at night the best Photoshop
>>> time. Still do.
>>> Popular with all the young photographers shooting cheap cameras. The ones
>>> with the expensive camera though were not going to waste their money and
>>> time on making images with expensive software.
>>> They brought their memory cards into Walgreens.
>>> More expensive the gear; less they care about the images which may come
>>> out of them. That’s a rule you can count on!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> Photographer
>>>
>>> On 12/18/19, 1:02 AM, "LUG on behalf of Philippe via LUG"
>>> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>      Primarily, there’s software that came with your camera.
>>>
>>>      Then Lightroom Classic CC (the other version is for kids on tablets)
>> -
>>> a fully integrated suite that operates quite quite intuitively.
>>>
>>>      And if you want (mainly useless) horse power there’s photoshop. The
>>> leaning curve is then hymalayasesque, and I personally gave up …
>>>
>>>      OTT depending on the camera you use, you may also sometimes get
>> better
>>> results with DXO, Capture One, On1, and a few others.
>>>
>>>      Let’s say LR is the swiss knife of them all and accepts plug-ins if
>>> needed
>>>
>>>      Hope this helps
>>>
>>>      Amities
>>>
>>>      Philippe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      > Le 18 déc. 2019 à 02:24, Richard Endress via LUG <
>>> lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
>>>      >
>>>      > Hi all,
>>>      >
>>>      > I find that the product formerly known as iPhoto, for a couple
>>> reasons, is no longer a good fit for me.
>>>      > What software are you all using to manage your digital images?
>>> Adobe- something? What do you recommend?
>>>      >
>>>      >
>>>      > Richard Endress
>>>      > rendress at me.com
>>>      >
>>>      >
>>>      >
>>>      >
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Jim Nichols
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