Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/13

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Subject: [Leica] Stand-Alone Photo Processing Software
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 07:04:51 -0500
References: <CFE7C5C1.21A65%mark@rabinergroup.com>

It's not either / or
It's both / and

I use Lightroom, Photoshop, occasionally Capture One, and several paint 
programs.
They each have their place; just like each camera and lens has its proper 
place.

a note off the iPad, George

On Jul 13, 2014, at 4:12 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> I should not claim to know what software exactly medium format shooters 
> use.
> I just know they have reason to use software other than Photoshop. Often
> software involved with the tethering process. Having their stuff live on a
> big screen as they are shooting it being looked at and rated by art
> directors. And other parameters having to do with medium format shooting
> which I know little about never having done it and I'm told Photoshop
> doesn't have. I'm led to believe that all the top work in medium format is
> done with specialized software. I'm also aware that a lot of work now done
> by respected people is with Lightroom.  But they tend to be younger 
> shooters
> not having decades of experience with Photoshop. I just don't think people
> who have mastered Photoshop over decades are going to give it up for
> Lightroom. They'd be saying goodbye to who knows what and who knows when
> you're going to need it.


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