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Is there any good alternatives to Lightroom Classic? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by urbanracer34@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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We don't want to pay Adobe anymore, so my Dad is looking for an replacement for Lightroom Classic.

He has over 4500 photos in Lightroom and we want a basically drop in replacement.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT1: Also, how do we transfer photos out of Lightroom?

EDIT2: All photos are locally stored.

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[–] athomsfere@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, its nuanced.

Right now, buying a new license is $229. Upgrades are like $100 - $150.

The only time you need to rebuy / upgrade is when you get a new camera that is only supported by the newest cameras.

I bought my copy for a D7000, and it worked with my old files, worked with my D7100 too as I probably bought in late.

I had to get an upgrade in ~2015 for the D750, and used that with a 5Dsr, and various Olympus cameras (Everything not Nikon are cameras given to me for assignments).

And a final upgrade for me around the time the D850 came out, and I used that for the year I shot a Z7.

Even estimating high, that would be $4.50 a month.

For anyone who isn't usually on the newer cameras, it should be even cheaper.