Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Le 5 avr. 2018 ? 21:26, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> a ?crit > : > > Ome thing I've learned from watching all of these upgrade questions is > that many people do what I do with Adobe software, which is to cling to > the last pre-CC version, because CC veersions all have monthly fees. > I tried (hard) to, too, to no avail. > I use Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6, Lightroom 5.7, and Dreamweaver CS6. I > cannot bear the thought of signing up for monthly fees. > I finally bit the bullet, what does that fee mean compared with the cost of the gear, not to refer to chocolate gifts that are in season here. > I wonder if Affinity is ready to be real competition for Adobe. I've used > Photoshop for at least 20 years, and I can do anything with it. My fingers > and spinal cord know how to use it. Ditto for Dreamweaver. Once a year I > have to consult the manual for InDesign, but it is also an integral part > of my life. Lightroom just works; there's not much of a learning curve. Absolutely > > I'm tempted to buy some Affinity products and try them out, but I haven't > done it yet. Mostly for lack of time to learn something new. Have any of > you tried to let go of Adobe, and, if so, where did you go and how did you > like it? > I?ve tried some of the competitors? offers (Capture one, ON1, Silk Pix, etc.), but always found they missed something. LR is a fully integrated suite for the photog and the layman -I?m of the latter form- that has no match so far. LR CC is for 2.0 kids playing with iPhone btw. So I wnet to LR CCC (read Classic, that one with the compulsory life rent you call monthly fees ...) I don?t have stakes in their business. I fear the day when they have a real and total monopoly. But I am lazy and am sticking to my lower instincts. So long as you have a stand alone version and keep the same camera LR is fine. Upgrade your camera, and only the future will tell ? Just as with OS?s ? Amities Philippe > Brian Reid > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information