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LR5 does not import my raw files since changing camera from Canon 6D to Canon 80D,i know about DNG but i don,t want to go there,any suggestions.:(
 
I was afraid of that,i wont be giving them anymore cash.:banana:
 
jockwav said:
I was afraid of that,i wont be giving them anymore cash.:banana:
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Then DNG for you ;) as most (all?) other routes will have a price tag!
 
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What's wrong with DNG? Lots on here use it. Works well. Get it set up right and it's just one extra button click.
 
I might just revert back to using jpeg.:D:):banana:
 
j crossley said:
I don't understand people; they spend thousands of pounds on cameras and lenses and then balk at the idea of spending a few measly quid on software.
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Not everyone likes the rental mode, particularly when income is well fixed and stuffed.
 
TLR-330 said:
Not everyone likes the rental mode, particularly when income is well fixed and stuffed.
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So use the free (OP is Scottish! )DNG convertor. Then he can continue with LR5 at no extra cost. He won't explain his reluctance to do this.
 
Upgrade from LR5 to LR6 with a perpetual license. LR is available outside the creative cloud.
 
I have not made suggestions as it is Canon/Lightroom stuff (I use the freebie Nikon + yet to use in anger Gimp things). My response was one possible explanation why people do not want to spend money on software.

BTW. In the Gimp family there was a raw converter but I guess it is pointless as it appears the OP wants to stay with Lightroom.
 
Canon provide their own free software - DPP. It's not up to LR standards but it does a reasonable enough job. OP could use that as it comes with his new camera.
So many questions. So few answers:thinking:
 
jockwav said:
I was afraid of that,i wont be giving them anymore cash.:banana:
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You could always buy Affinity Photo for a one off fee of £48.99

It does everything PS can and some say it even does it better.

It is available on Windows and Mac

Click HERE
 
rob-nikon said:
I posted a link in another thread, the upgrade price is £65 via the adobe website for LR6 standalone. There isn't a need to go with CC if you don't want to.
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Does the upgrade cover files from the 80D? You never know with Adobe. If it doesn't then OP is back to DNG......or jpegs!!
 
neil_g said:
Dont really know why. Can normally pick up a deal on the photography sub from somewhere to knock a couple quid off, let it tick away in the background and you always have the latest and greatest version of LR and PS.
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I did the subscription thing just the other day, for £10.10 a month (for the next 12 months) I have both Lightroom and PS which is handy as I get the use of Lightroom and the missus uses PS for her graphic design hobby.

For what you get its cheap as chips
 
I'm on stand alone LR5 and CS6. That's largely due to laziness on my part. I have to use DNG system and there always seem to be features that I'd like but don't have. Not doing anything about it until my PC needs replacing in a year or two and then I'll go on the CC route.
It's the future and no one can fight that:eek:
 
j crossley said:
I bought my subscription a few weeks ago when it was £69.99 on Amazon; that's £5.83 p/m.
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That's a bargain! I went hunting for deals, even phoned up adobe themselves to try and blag a cheaper deal alas it didn't work.

I still think that the current £10.10 p/m is a good deal!
 
neil_g said:
Dont really know why. Can normally pick up a deal on the photography sub from somewhere to knock a couple quid off, let it tick away in the background and you always have the latest and greatest version of LR and PS.
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I think for some like myself who only use Lightroom it feels like I would be paying extra for extra software that I just wouldn't use. If Adobe did a Lightroom only subscription that included desktop and mobile I would likely be interested in moving from LR6 at some point.
 
rob-nikon said:
I think for some like myself who only use Lightroom it feels like I would be paying extra for extra software that I just wouldn't use. If Adobe did a Lightroom only subscription that included desktop and mobile I would likely be interested in moving from LR6 at some point.
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That is a very good idea. I do use CS6 but nowhere near as much as LR5. I could manage with the standalone version and just have LR on subscription. Are you brave enough to suggest it to Adobe?
 
mickledore said:
That is a very good idea. I do use CS6 but nowhere near as much as LR5. I could manage with the standalone version and just have LR on subscription. Are you brave enough to suggest it to Adobe?
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I could see they may do it in the future when standalone hasn't seen an update to LR7 and standalone users start to move off to other software. Part of me feels that they think Lightroom users are 'locked in' having used it for several years. To be fair to Adobe they are still providing incremental updates with new camera compatibility and bug fixes so they haven't dropped standalone completely yet. LR6 was released in April 2015, if LR7 is going to be released it could potentially be anytime from now on.
 
Trouble is that with Adobe you can never read their mind. They could release LR7 or they could just as easily decide to end standalone. As they are the dominant force in the market place they probably feel pretty immune from competition right now.
Yes, there are alternatives, but none of the discussions on here about other programmes gives me any confidenece that there is anything available to touch LR/PS-CC. That may well change, but as we found with NIK and their control point technology - a big company (Google) will come along and snap up the small fish to end competition.
 
mickledore said:
Yes, there are alternatives, but none of the discussions on here about other programmes gives me any confidenece that there is anything available to touch LR/PS-CC.
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Keith W said:
You could always buy Affinity Photo for a one off fee of £48.99

It does everything PS can and some say it even does it better.

It is available on Windows and Mac

Click HERE
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People are ditching PS and switching over to Affinity Photo so they must be doing something right
 
Affinity Photo is an excellent, fast image editor that can replace what many people do with PS, but the raw conversion is not nearly as sophisticated as Adobe's and, although they apparently have a DAM package in the works, they're not really competing with LR at the moment. But if you have standalone LR (however long it lasts) or use a different raw converter, then the Adobe tax starts to look a lot harder to justify.
 
I use LR6 and Elements and like this combination.
The problem I have with the creative cloud concept is not the monthly cost, which I consider reasonable, but the fact that it's a lifetime commitment - the minute you stop paying you lose all functionality. If it were, say, a 2 year contract which, when you stopped paying, froze functionality at that point, with no further updates , I'd take it up.
I've recently tried Affinity for a special offer price of £40 and it looks very promising as a pixel level editor but, as aprevious poster says, the raw converter is inferior to LR.
I've tried raw therapee as a raw converter and it's VERY comprehensive - but with no cataloging function. If you don't need a cataloging function, try raw therapee - it's a free download.
 
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