Photomonkey

Noticed that the RAW was poor. It also crashed on me and was slow.
That is a huge advantage of LR where the files are imported with a great starting point dialed in.

Photoline is an interesting alternative.
Comes from Germany and is priced at 59 euros.
Seems to have a lot of features, is 64 bit and has RAW support.

As the UI is different it will take a bit of...

I hear the same rants whenever Adobe releases an upgrade (granted this time the wails are louder). Maybe all the previous whining about Adobe's greed convinced them that you aren't serious. ;)

I hear the same rants whenever Adobe releases an upgrade (granted this time the wails are louder). Maybe all the previous whining about Adobe's greed convinced them that you aren't serious....

For all the anger directed at Adobe there are precious few real full featured alternatives to PS.
The GIMP might be the best but as it STILL does not have 16 bit support it falls short as a pro...

With the Magic Lantern announcement of RAW video on the 5Dmk3 I think this item will not receive much love.

1/250 flash sync!

So where are the free market people trumpeting the choices they have as an alternative to Adobe?

So far it is just lots of ranting about price.

After the rants will people really change? Do they...

I think the bug issue is overblown as they can incrementally add features that have been thoroughly vetted and de-bugged before release. This allows a constant dribble of features and...

I guess this will sort the wheat from the chaff.

Pros who make money from PS will subscribe if and when they ultimately need to. The rest will migrate to cheap or free alternatives.
Many will hold...

It would be cool to have the original Pen shutter that synced at all shutter speeds up to 1/1000. It was some kind of funky focal plane shutter but it would sync at all speeds. We are a bit spoiled...

I agree but they like their sales of the OM-D. Also we can cast our minds back to the E-Volt 330 for a digital SLR with a "different" look. Sales stank but it was actually true to the old Pen theme.

You could just shoot OOF.

@raincoat. actually the fact that you can get feature enhancements AND bug fixes for your large investment is a credit to Canon. Considering the complexity of actually engineering and building a...

@raincoat. actually the fact that you can get feature enhancements AND bug fixes for your large investment is a credit to Canon. Considering the complexity of actually engineering and building a...

Maybe, but there is a giant installed base of APS-C and thus less risk. If this is successful FF will follow with a base of believers to sell to on the strength of this lens.

Sigma has done a great job of developing a lens that people have been clamoring for yet we get all sorts of carping about it not being FF, the aperture is "functionally f 2.7" they use "tricks"...

I guess we will have to wait til you show us your design then. I am sure you won't resort to such "tricks" like using glass or metal.

The weight is proof that such lenses are not going to be small. As for the fact that the "competition" has a larger range and lighter weight, they don't have f1.8. Nor will it be cheaper.
It exists...

For all the fashion of primes one hears the fact that Canon is aware of is that the vast majority of purchasers never get beyond the kit zoom. Those are the buyers that determine Canon's production...