sandiegosteve Loc: San Diego, CA

I haven't had a lot of time to play with it. It seems to have a market that is not the dedicated UHH folks.

What I like:
- Nice clean UI
- Very fast editing
- Can still do some tagging.
- It is cool to see images from the cloud on all devices (and it is fast). I like to cull images on other devices, so this is nice.
- Collections from LR CC Classic that are synced also show up (smart previews only)
- Backed up in the Adobe cloud is nice
- AI for searching is pretty good. And fast.
- It does read in the sidecar/metadata for images I already had including my previous edit settings.

What I miss or don't love:
- Where did my edit history go? I can only reset to the original.
- Metadata is really simple. I like to know lens, aperture, speed... and I can't find it. I user keywords to tag lots of things, and I use them often.
- Not sure about the instant upload of a set of RAW images. That can take a while. They are still stored locally.
- I'm not seeing sidecar files. I like this if I need to take them to another program (I don't do this, but I like the option)
- I don't see HDR or panoramas (I use HDR sometimes, so no big deal for me).


So far, I think this is for the casual photographer. Very much like Google Photos. The editing seems more powerful with brushes and more settings. I think people what take a picture with their phone and want to edit it for social media will love it.
Professionals and people more passionate about organizing their work will enjoy the power of Lightroom CC Classic more.

For me, the new Lightroom CC will come into play in my workflow. I'll upload to CC Classic on my main computer, do my base adjustments, back up and then add them to a collection synced to the cloud. Then from any device I can cull them to find my picks. I can then do base editing on my laptop through the new Lightroom CC. Back at my main computer, I can do any exporting or final edits as everything stays in sync.


This seems like a capable mobile editing option for me, not my cornerstone for my workflow.

blackest Loc: Ireland

I like the new lightroom 7 classic but no ,if it had been a stand alone version upgrade price (previously around $72) not a problem apart from being forced to upgrade from yosemite. The subscription model out side the US is around $17 a month call it $200 a year. Yes I know that includes software I do not want. The on1 2018 is looking rather attractive right now. I need to see how well it catalogs and processes my photos.

rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX

My first thought was that Adobe should fire whoever is responsible for naming these products.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

The site talks about Lightroom Classic CC but only direct you to Lightroom CC for purchase.

blackest Loc: Ireland

cthahn

Go to work for them and show them your expertise.

pelha Loc: middlle of nowhere NY

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The entire camera/photography industry needs a competent company to generate names. I've been saying this for years. When will they listen to me?!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Right. I've found the Adobe site difficult to navigate. I've registered my Adobe products with them, but my programs appear on two different areas of their site. Why couldn't they all be in the same location?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I think complaints and confusion will settle out after a few weeks. It always takes time to get used to something new. Right now, every article I read about the new software contradicts what I read in the previous article.

nytexano

As Quark's policies became more annoying and their customer service became increasingly obnoxious, they created the market for InDesign. Adobe's software design and strategy, while becoming increasingly greedy-grabby, is growing the market for CaptureOne Pro, On1 RAW and others. CaptureOne's RAW conversion has always been superior, and now it's cataloging features are looking like a viable alternative.

The subscription model was just the first phase of Adobe converting it's user base from independent consumers into digital serfs–forever dependent on their masters. Now we're expected to be comfortable entrusting our entire photo library in their keeping as well? Even with a local copy as backup, that's not for me.

Yankeepapa6 Loc: New York City

It seems you have done your homework. If you do not take hundreds of pictures. Your use of Lightroom and a few other plug is to make adjustments to enhance your pictures. Upon completion, you upload them to DropBox. Also if you have no interest in checking them out on your cell phone or uploading to Adobe Cloud. Would you say the new software is really needed??

RRS Loc: Not sure

This will create more jobs. Think of all the new courses that will be available for people to learn the "New LR" and I just got the old one down. To my surprise the icon for Bridge no longer works and I had to make some changes to make it work. To me new isn't always better, wonder how soon there will be updates to fix what is wrong or not designed right to start with. I will work with it but I don't think I will be using all the new bells and whistles.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Yeah, I think they should have named the new version Lightroom Lite or Lightroom Millennium and the Classic should have stayed just Lightroom CC.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Please note that Lightroom, in any format, can no longer be purchased. Lr 6 is the last of that, and it will receive a couple more updates and then... Best of luck.