For many people is OK to upgrade software every five years or so, maybe when they also update the computer (my GPU was not enough for LR6), and see little reason to spend money meanwhile for features they can’t use.
The problem with the LR subscription it does stop working when you stop paying, sure, you can still see, print end export the photos in the catalog, but basically the software becomes a viewer, no matter how you paid already. You may not receive bug fixes, or new cameras/lenses support, but if it doesn’t impact you, you can happily wait to upgrade.įor the matter, I’m still on LR5 – it does what I need, I would have probably upgraded to LR7 because I’m planning to add another camera, but not with a subscription. Out of support doesn’t mean it stops working.Īs long as a software don’t stop working if you aren’t paying, the fact that is becomes unsupported doesn’t mean you have to upgrade immediately.
Sorry, but it’s your assumptions to be wrong. If you like the work I do, please consider signing up for my low-volume newsletter that I use to announce new projects, items, and giveaways that I think my readers would be interested in. If I were to continue using CaptureOne Pro 8, I’d be in the same boat.īut the people in a huff about price are having some math issues. So you can migrate your library to something else.)
(If you end your subscription, Lightroom Classic continues to work, but with the Develop module (editing) disabled. They’re upset that Adobe’s stand-alone Lightroom 6 ($150) is the last “perpetual” version Adobe will update version 6.13 is out today, and will be supported for bug fixes and camera compatibility only through the end of 2017. Two year cost: $360.įor some, the principle of essentially renting software instead of owning it outright is what they don’t like. Let’s say they go for the less expensive option. PhaseOne also now offers a subscription plan, starting at $20 per month, or as a one-time yearly payment of $180 ($15/mo). Two year cost: $400.Īdobe’s Photography Plan subscription is $10 per month, which includes the latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop (and now also includes the cloud-focused Lightroom CC). So, someone who bought Capture One Pro for $300 two years ago needs to pay $99 to upgrade to version 10.
I just received an email saying my copy of Capture One Pro 8, which I got two years ago to review for Macworld, is no longer being supported. I’m not putting down anyone who wants to make a switch or arguing for one tool or another, but I thought this was amusing today in regards to pricing. My article about Lightroom CC for DPReview now has almost 1,000 comments (!), most of them by people upset about Adobe’s subscription pricing and indignantly threatening to switch to PhaseOne’s Capture One Pro.
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