[Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?

[Douglas Barry]

Yep, that's me as well. Will probably have to change when I buy a new 
camera.

Douglas


On 19/12/2019 19:01, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Tina, I do the same.  It works for me!
>
> On 12/19/19 12:33 PM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
>> You can still use LR Classic with your own hard drives and local 
>> storage.
>> That's what I do.  LR Classic offers more features and choices than the
>> cloud-based regular LR.  I have no intention of switching.
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 12:02 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> So really you can't use lightroom with your own hard disk you have 
>>> to use
>>> their cloud?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> Photographer
>>>
>>> On 12/18/19, 5:54 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:
>>>
>>>      LR Classic is now LR CCC - Classic but Cloud based.
>>>      LR CC doesn’t work for (serious) photographers, you miss essential
>>> bells and whistles.
>>>      I tried it, and changed my subscription the next day to LR CCC.
>>>
>>>      The offer may vary from country to country though.
>>>
>>>      Amities
>>>
>>>      Philippe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      > Le 18 déc. 2019 à 11:49, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a
>>> écrit :
>>>      >
>>>      > No, LR Classic is still there in the photography plan 
>>> (together with
>>> PS and LR CC)....
>>>      >
>>>      > john
>>>      >
>>>      > -----Original Message-----
>>>      > From: LUG 
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Richard Man
>>>      > Sent: 18 December 2019 09:13
>>>      > To: Leica Users Group
>>>      > Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?
>>>      >
>>>      > 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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