I have elements, should I get lightroom?

12 years 11 months ago #59483 by Summertime
I've been using Elements for a few years now, but I've been hearing good things about Lightroom. Should I invest in Lightroom? or isn't there a big difference to matter to buy lightroom?


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12 years 11 months ago #59559 by cod
I would ask myself "What do I want to do that I am not able to do satisfactorily in Elements?" If Elements is meeting your needs then why spend a lot of money on new software unnecessarily? If it's not, then does Lightroom meet that need? I used Elements for years, too. It is an excellent program and all that most casual photographers will ever need. For me it was Lightroom's non-destructive editing that won me over, the ability to try all types of processing without losing the original and having to keep space-hogging multiples copies of files on disk.

Adobe offers a downloadable free trial version. Give it a try and see if you think it is valuable for you. One caveat: you need a powerful computer system. When I first upgraded to Lightroom 3 I had a minimum requirements system - Windows XP with 2 MB of RAM - and Lightroom was p-a-i--f-u-l-l-y--s-l-o-w, almost unusable. On my new Windows 7, 8 MB of RAM it works fine.

Regards,
Chris

Chris O'Donoghue
Winnipeg, Canada
codonoghue.prosite.com

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12 years 11 months ago #60423 by Joves
I fully agree with Chris. Go to Adobes site and get the trial version of Lightroom and see if it will suit you better. www.adobe.com/ I always do the free trials to see if I want to upgrade or want a particular program. Saves alot of money.


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