Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Me I'd tell somebody instead of an ungodly high end digital camera with cheap software as in NOT Photoshop I'd say get Photoshop and any camera you've got the money for with the money left over. It all starts and ends with Photoshop. As well as the creamy middle part. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:52:30 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] RD-1 now Backup > > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Nathan, >> You left out a very big and recurring expense - software. Adobe's programs >> dont come cheap - they are a monopoly and charge as such. I just found out >> that to upgrade from the CS3 suite to the CS4 suite is only US$770 - the >> cost of a very good digital SLR. >> Cheers >> Jayanand > > > > PhotoShop is a professional product and priced accordingly. CS4 is not > essential to the process; several really competent alternatives exist. > Also, unless you need the features, you don't need to upgrade. I still > use > PhotoShop CS; like my M8, it did not stop being useful when the newer > iteration arrived. > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information