I'm in with JoJu on this. This whole model reeks as a way to make more money from the average consumer. Really, there's no reason I shouldn't be able to by LR or any other software flat out and use it for 5ish years and then move on. Or upgrade for a small fee of course.
With this subscription model $10 doesn't sound like much and you get so much out of (sarcam here). The reality is in 5 years you'll have spent $600. Compare that to paying $140 once. My bet is Adobe will, if they haven't already, find ways to up-charge you along the way. Even more so, I'll bet in a couple of years they'll raise the subscription fee a couple of bucks on you. Oh, It's just a couple of bucks a month!
While this model works OK for industry where we push the hell out of our software tools and are always chasing the bleeding edge and need the software tools to keep up us, IMO it's just gauging the consumer who will never fully utilize these tools. The reality is PS is overkill for most photographers, and unfortunately elements isn't enough (strategic to offer you an upgrade path to PS?).
Personally, I've always liked Silkypix over LR and can never understand the negative reviews on it. Which basically say the flow is different than LR. For heaven's sake!
I also just got a free Corel suite with the purchase of my last lens which has Aftershot, their version of LR, and Paintshop Pro X9 which I would say is more like a PS light and much better than Elements. I'm still adapting to the work flow, but overall they're pretty good tools. I like that they have pop ups (yes you can disable them), that give you learning/flow tips and lead you through the editing flow. Their support is excellent too. I was surprised how fast I got a response to a question and nice follow ups making sure I was OK.
The suite also came with Mystical Ultimate (oooh!), which is kind of like an Instagram photo editor. It can be fun actually
With this subscription model $10 doesn't sound like much and you get so much out of (sarcam here). The reality is in 5 years you'll have spent $600. Compare that to paying $140 once. My bet is Adobe will, if they haven't already, find ways to up-charge you along the way. Even more so, I'll bet in a couple of years they'll raise the subscription fee a couple of bucks on you. Oh, It's just a couple of bucks a month!
While this model works OK for industry where we push the hell out of our software tools and are always chasing the bleeding edge and need the software tools to keep up us, IMO it's just gauging the consumer who will never fully utilize these tools. The reality is PS is overkill for most photographers, and unfortunately elements isn't enough (strategic to offer you an upgrade path to PS?).
Personally, I've always liked Silkypix over LR and can never understand the negative reviews on it. Which basically say the flow is different than LR. For heaven's sake!
I also just got a free Corel suite with the purchase of my last lens which has Aftershot, their version of LR, and Paintshop Pro X9 which I would say is more like a PS light and much better than Elements. I'm still adapting to the work flow, but overall they're pretty good tools. I like that they have pop ups (yes you can disable them), that give you learning/flow tips and lead you through the editing flow. Their support is excellent too. I was surprised how fast I got a response to a question and nice follow ups making sure I was OK.
The suite also came with Mystical Ultimate (oooh!), which is kind of like an Instagram photo editor. It can be fun actually