lookingglass18

And Bridge for free.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

Rather than encourage you to spend $$$ you do not wish to spend, maybe consider purchasing an alternative program with a relatively fixed price?

Cheers!

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

"LR CC, LR Classic and PS". Also included are versions of Lightroom you can run from any browser on any computer as well as versions for phone and camera. Already mentioned is Bridge. Frequently overlooked is the included Portfolio app that gives you a web page to display your work. For an example you can see mine here: https://billsprague.myportfolio.com/ It works from any computer, tablet or phone.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

DZIADZI said:
"I can't afford the high price of it, nor the high monthly rental fee."

Please reply to the the original poster.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Im sorry that you have difficulties understanding that other people think differently from you. This must be very hard. "Chillax", you do what you want, let other people do what they want, and don't worry about it. You will be happier that way.

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

Forget buying an older version. Reasons enumerated by others above.

The initial price of LR is not high. In my opinion, $10/month is not high. But then I use it daily and I get my money's worth. I can't presume to spend your money for you. You have to decide whether it's worth it for you or not.

If you go with the current version, you get the current Photoshop included, which has several updates over CS6. Lightroom Classic gives you a state of the art database for organizing your photos with a moderately good editor, but since Lightroom talks to Photoshop, the package gives you the best editing system available (my opinion). The monthly fee is less than I spend on impulse purchases every month and the value I get from LR/PS is significantly greater than those impulse purchases.

If you have an organizational system that works for you and are comfortable with PS/CS6, the need to upgrade will depend on just what you want to do to your images.

Bushpilot Loc: Minnesota

I think $10 a month is a bargain considering I used to spend at least that much per week getting slides and prints processed 25 years ago.

RLSprouse Loc: Encinitas CA (near Sandy Eggo)

So true! What a bargain!

rcarol

Actually, you can install PS and LR Classic on as many machines as you want. But only two can be active at any one time.

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

Photoshop is a 32-bit program. That means if you buy a new computer at some point in the future, it will not be compatible with the new 64-bit computers and operating systems. Therefore, instead of buying a 32-bit version of Lightroom, I would upgrade to the Adobe CC package for $10 a month. You will always have the latest versions of Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic CC, Bridge, Camera Raw, Bridge, Premiere Rush and XD and all updates automatically installed as soon as they are released for the one price. Note that Premiere Rush and XD were just added to the package. And, you will be able to able to easily move photographs between Lightroom and Photoshop and back for a smooth, fast workflow.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

How true and very good point. My lab bill ran anywhere from $ 1,200 to $ 2,500 per month for film processing and printing depending upon how busy I was. It was recovered in my fees but with that for perspective, ten bucks a month is peanuts! Best of luck.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Too many people subscribe to software with features they don't need to impress people they don't like.

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

That is true, but in this case it could be the most economical solution in the long run since he wants to use both LR and PS.

RLSprouse Loc: Encinitas CA (near Sandy Eggo)

Really? Do you subscribe?

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Older versions of LR will often be more expensive than they were when Adobe still supported them! Not much savings.

Maybe you should just get Adobe Elements 2020, which has some aspects of Lightroom and some features of Photoshop, all in one. It's also less expensive than Lightroom sold for, back when LR was available to buy with a perpetual license. It costs $100 for Elements alone. If you also want to work with videos, there's a deal on a bundles of Elements 2020 and Premiere Elements for $150 (normally $100 each, when bought separately).

Occasionally Elements goes on sale. Likely it will do so around Sept. or Oct., which is when Adobe typically announces the next version.

Like Photoshop and Lightroom, there's a lot of support for Elements. There are books and online tutorials to learn to use it. And there are add-ons to make it able to do even more (such as "Elements Plus").

I'd wager a lot of photographers are just wasting money subscribing to Photoshop/Lightroom... even at only $10 a month. They would be just fine with Elements, possibly updating to a newer version every 3 to 5 years. That would cost 1/3 to 1/5 what they will spend on the PS/LR subscription.

If you wish, it's possible to download a free trial of Elements from the Adobe website, to see if you like it. It's at least a 30 day trial (for a while they offered 60 or 90 days, but I don't know if they still do). Before downloading a trial, I recommend getting one of the "how to" books, to have on hand during the trial period, so you can get fast answers to any question you might have.