[Leica] Capture One - the road less followed?

[Frank F]

There was a version for Sony that was free. Then Adobe converted that to a
all brand version.
MF use is or was also free.
Not sire on the current status.

Frank Filippone
BMWRed735i at gmail.com


On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 4:35 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Thanks Peter and John. Based on what's been said, I'd better avoid the
> shock of the new and meekly embrace Adobe's hand in my wallet. I do use
> my Sony too which is a consideration, so any steep learning curves are
> not welcome to my now somewhat befuddled brain. For instance, the new
> Fuji is no longer as intuitive to operate as its elder sibling and seems
> to have infinitely wider range of options. I feel like crawling into a
> corner and sucking my thumb...
>
> Douglas
>
> On 27/07/2024 09:55, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> > Douglas: What John says is correct, but there's a loophole.  You can
> > still get a perpetual license for Capture One. It costs more than you
> > will like. However, if you buy a perpetual license, you can use that
> > version for as long as you want, providing your hardware and OS will
> > support it.
> >
> > Are you are the type who likes to get regular fixes and enhancements?
> > Are you lured by the prospect of ever-smarter so-called AI tools for
> > removing Comrade Outov Favoroff from photos of last year's May Day
> > parade? Then going the Adobe subscription route makes more sense. But
> > it you like Capture One and are OK with the version you have, a
> > perpetual license can also make sense. Just upgrade every 3-5 years
> > rather than every time they dangle a shiny new thing, which may not
> > always be so shiny once you dig into it.
> >
> > That's what I'm doing. I've used Capture One since it came free with
> > my M8. I stayed with it because it did what I needed, and it kept me
> > out of Adobe's "pay forever" model. Then recently, Capture One went to
> > that same model. Many users  regarded this as a blatant betrayal (as
> > did I) but hey, that's business. I fooled with both Darktable and Raw
> > Therapee (open source alternatives), and decided it made more sense to
> > stick with my old, perpetually licensed Capture One version 20. I
> > think it's about five years old now.  I've invested a lot of time and
> > knowledge in Capture One that I'd rather not throw away, even if their
> > business practices offend me.
> >
> > If the next version has a real improvement over v. 20, I'll probably
> > upgrade and use that for the next few years. I'd rather do that than
> > have to learn a less convenient and capable open source program. Or be
> > assimilated by the Borg, I mean Adobe, and still have to relearn
> > everything anyway.
> >
> > OTOH, if you're already familiar with Adobe's tools and way of doing
> > things, and are comfortable with them, then maybe just subscribing to
> > Adobe makes sense. I did a sobering exercise recently, involving how
> > much each software package would cost over my likely remaining
> > lifetime. For those of us "of a certain age," the differences are not
> > so great no matter what we do. So it makes sense to think about the
> > value of your experience, skill and affinity with a particular product.
> >
> > One Fuji-specific wrinkle is that Capture One has always handled Fuji
> > files better than Adobe. Do some Googling to see how much that might
> > matter to you.
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> > --Peter
> >
> >
> >> Capture One has gone to the same pricing model (albeit more
> >> expensive) as
> >> Adobe AFAIK.
> >>
> >> john
> >>
> >> ?On 25/07/2024, 01:15, "LUG on behalf of Douglas Barry"
> >> <lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org on behalf of imra
> at
> >> iol.ie> wrote:
> >>
> >>           Incidentally, it comes with a free trial
> >>      of Capture One which I know little about. I use Lightroom 6 and
> >> PSE 15
> >>      which won?t work with the new Fuji raw files. Of course, I could go
> >>      Adobe monthly, but I?d be interested in hearing what people have
> >> to say
> >>      about the Capture One directional option. Has any one switched
> >> to it?
> >>
> >>
> >>      Opinions gratefully received.
> >>
> >>      Douglas
> >>
> >
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