All that you say is true. The only thing that I would add is that whether saving the file as a PSD or a TIFF (while electing to preserve layers) will increase the file size significantly.

One thing to note that is worth mentioning is that Lightroom is non-destructive while Photoshop is a destructive process unless you save your images as PSD files which can end up being huge if you have many layers.

One could make the argument that the results should be excellent using an L-series lens on a crop sensor camera since you are using only the sweet spot of the lens.

My experience at SPW was less than great. The walls separating the rooms are very very thin with no sound insulation. Just pray you don't have someone that snoores in an adjacent room.

On my E-M10, this function is controlled in the Rec View which is selected in the menu. Here are the directions for the E-M10.

"Choose whether pictures are displayed immediately after shooting and for how long. This is useful for making a brief check of the picture you have just taken. Pressing the shutter button halfway while checking the picture lets you resume shooting immediately. [0.3sec] – [20sec]: Selects the number of seconds to display each picture. [Off]: The picture being recorded to the card is not displayed. [Autoq]: Displays the image being recorded, and then switches to playback mode. This is useful for erasing a picture after checking it."

I have to believe that your camera has a similar, if not an identical, function.

Have you considered the Oly E-M5 MK II? It is a very capable camera with a very high resolution EVF. And it is within your budget.

Landscape Pro does not include the ability to dodge and burn in the traditional sense as does Photoshop and Lightroom. Hence, I don't see it as a replacement for either of those two programs or other editing programs such as Photoshop Elements, Paintshop Pro, etc. In my workflow, I tend to use it to set the overall mood or tone of the image, such as fall colors, brewing storm, sunset, backlit sunrise etc. I can manipulate areas of the image such as the sky, the trees, the grass, the buildings, etc. But if I choose to manipulate the trees, I will manipulate all of the items that I have selected to be trees. Notice that I said that I will manipulate all of the items that I have selected to be trees. In a gross way, I can be selective as to which trees I manipulate, As an example, if there is a stand of trees on the left side of the image and a stand of trees on the right side of the image and, furthermore, I only identify the trees on the left as trees and do not identify the trees on the right to be trees, I will only be able to alter the trees on the left side of the image. And within the constraints of Landscape Pro, I can lighten, darken, change color, change saturation etc. using the adjustments and sliders associated with the presets.

If this program piques your interest, I would recommend downloading the free trial and experimenting with it. After installing Landscape Pro, open an image in your editing program (i.e. Photoshop) and select the Landscape Pro plugin from the Filters drop down menu, Once the plugin is running, select the Home button and that will bring up a screen which will allow you to view several tutorials. Be sure to watch these. They are short and will save you a lot of frustration. There are a couple of YouTube videos that are also worth watching so be sure to search for them. Good luck and thank you for reading my post.

Thank you. You're critique of Landscape Pro and the use of its built-in presets is absolutely correct. You did a far better job of explaining the situation than I could have done.

I don't disagree with you. All I'm suggesting is that the presets in Landscape Pro provide an excellent "jumping off" point for self-expression and non-intuitive interpretation and visualization of the final image.

I have been using Landscape Pro for several months. I agree that Landscape Pro does nothing that can't be done directly in Photoshop or Lightroom. However. Landscape Pro has a myriad of presets that provides the photographer options for selecting a mood for a scene. By scanning the presets, the photographer can quickly determine what mood works best for a particular image. There are those that feel that any deviation from what the mood of the scene was at the moment the image was taken is a sin of the highest order. I am not one who believes in strict adherence to the rules. In my opinion, that is the difference between taking an image and making an image. The attached image was actually taken near high noon which resulted in an image that was boring and not very exciting. Landscape Pro helped me change the mood of the image into one that I wanted it to be. If you like it, that's great. But what's more important is that I like it. Thanks for reading this.

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There are several modules that are included in the complete ON1 suite. I have used the suite for several years and I find that I tend to use the Effects Module more than the others. It does a very good job for me.

I upload large files to Google Drive then share the link with whomever I wish to share these files. This is also a good way to share executable files which would otherwise be blocked if sent as an email attachment