Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

In Affinity Photo's defense, they are still young with this editing software and perhaps the next few releases should address these problems. We should note this as a bug or improvement item on their site.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Personally I like the CC subscription. At 9.99/month plus tax it's not a large expense, less than my impulse purchases. If I drank coffee it would be less than a couple of fancy coffees a month.

I use LR/PS quite a bit, although I'm not professional. All hobbies cost something and the subscription cost is a lot less than going fishing or golfing or even attending baseball or football games.

YMMV. If you are not serious about photography, it's possible that LR/PS is not for you. In that case, you can spend the time searching for something cheaper that does what you need. But even at my advanced age, I find it good to learn something new occasionally, to grow into the capability of my hardware and software.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

Different strokes for different folks.

philz Loc: Rockaway Township NJ

I am a longtime Lightroom user and very comfortable using it for 95% of my editing, at least. Targeted edits using the adjustment brush and gradient capabilities eliminate the need to perform the same thing using layers in Photoshop. As does ACR in PS. But as I remain a Photoshop novice when it comes to more sophisticated edits I decided to look at Affinity Photo, which not only has desirable, usable features not available in PS but has excellent, understandable, short tutorials that have not only educated me but provided creative inspiration. So it is not just about the money.

Now for that $128 per year cost for Adobe CC (with tax), I also get the latest version of Lightroom. However, in my case I got a good deal on On1 Raw which can be used standalone or as a LR/PS plugin. But with current updates to On1 Raw, it effectively replaces Lightroom entirely and adds some PS capability with layers, obviating the need to create a new PSD file in Lightroom or PS to use Effects.

Therefore, I cancelled my Adobe subscription in early January but to my surprise they gave me two months free to entice me to keep it. So for now, I have both and can test the capabilities, ease of use, and quality of results. I find that with only minor differences (On1's shadows slider is better while Lightroom's Highlight slider is better), I am getting better results from On1 Raw than with LR. I do like Affinity Photo's interface better than PS's but confess that as I get most of my editing done in On1 Raw first, I have not used it except for Inpainting object removal after making a selection and moving it. Plus I do not need Affinity or PS for composting as I can do that in On1 Raw. Viva competition!

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Agreed.