Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aram, Believe it or not, I haven't progressed beyond some family snaps taken as jpgs as I've been very busy. I will try that solution before I go subscription. That said I am finding the menus, settings and options on the X100VI quite extensive, needing familiarity and time consuming. As I wasn't great - and neither was my wife - after our latest blast of CoVid which played merry hell with my up to now gradually diminishing spells of Long CoVid, I have not really focussed, if you'll pardon the pun, on the new Fuji. Also being a sports addict and having the Olympics on more or less permanently did not help either. I will give it a shot later this week, all being well. Douglas On 06/08/2024 02:17, Aram Langhans wrote: > Hi Douglas.? Late to the parade but here is what I have done.? I, too, > have not taken the plunge to the Adobe Subscription but have stayed > with Lightroom 6 and Photoshop CS6.? They do everything I want, even > though the newer versions have things that might make my life easier, > but not really do anything more than what I want to do.? But then I > updated my Nikon from the D750, which played nice with LR6 to a Z7ii > which does not play at all with LR6.? My solution was to use the free > Adobe DNG converter.? I copy my Nikon RAW files to my computer, run > the DNG converter and have it save the converted files to an "import" > folder in LR6, then just open LR6 and synchronize my "import" folder > and I am off and running. I really does not take much longer than > importing directly using LR6 as I always converted my Nikon RAW files > to DNG on import anyway. > > And then the Q2 and Q3 but that was no big deal because they save RAW > files as DNG files anyway and i can import them directly from the card > using LR6. > > So, that is my solution.? Free and works fine.? I guess if I formatted > my SD card after each import i could just have the DNG converter read > directly from the card and place the DNG files in my import folder > negating the need to copy them to the computer. The Adobe DNG > converter does not allow you to select individual photos to convert, > just the folder. > > Good luck with your choice. > > Aram > > On 7/27/2024 4:27:44, Douglas Barry 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 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>