Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] moving beyond Adobe
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:57:55 -0500 (CDT)
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It IS a bargain!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 5, 2018, at 5:07 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> I use the latest editions of Lightroom and PS every day on every photo and
> think $9.99 a month is a bargain.  Every other program I've tried is not as
> efficient and takes much longer.  My time is worth it.
> 
> Tina
> 
>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 4:42 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I still have CS6 Master Suite but use the Adobe yearly latest CS
>> Photographers (PhotoShop and Lightroom)....
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> 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 use Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6, Lightroom 5.7, and Dreamweaver CS6. I
>> cannot bear the thought of signing up for monthly fees.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> Brian Reid
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] moving beyond Adobe)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster) ([Leica] moving beyond Adobe)
Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] moving beyond Adobe)