madFive
metal[H]ead
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Ok, so my new D750 is taking some amazing photos, but the raw files are 30+mb each, and my current copy of LR (4.4) is incapable of importing the NEF files. I got the Adobe converter to turn my NEF files into DNG which will import into LR 4.4, but now duplicating every raw file is taking a lot more disk space. At this rate I'm going to need a lot more HDD space very soon, so I'm starting to think a new copy of LightRoom will be cheaper than adding more hard drives to my already crowded main rig.
Now I'm wondering which version of LR to buy. I see the current version is 5.7, which tells me V 6.0 isn't far away.
Does anyone know the official release date of LR 6? A quick search hasn't turned up much besides rumors and more questions. Should I go ahead and buy V5 or will it be worth waiting a few weeks/months for V6? I am absolutely NOT interested in a monthly subscription-based "lease" of any new software, so if V6 is going to be one of Adobe's new cloud-based products, FUCK IT. I will just buy version 5 and be done with it. If I'm going to buy V6 it has to be available to BUY as an upgrade to my current V4 licence. Any advice on the purchase of my next version of LR would be appreciated!
Also, does anyone know if there is any IQ degradation when converting from NEF to DNG raw files? It looks like I need to go ahead and stick with the DNG converter for a little while 'till I upgrade my copy of LR. I'm wondering what issues I need to look out for when converting my raw files. Thanks for any info!
Now I'm wondering which version of LR to buy. I see the current version is 5.7, which tells me V 6.0 isn't far away.
Does anyone know the official release date of LR 6? A quick search hasn't turned up much besides rumors and more questions. Should I go ahead and buy V5 or will it be worth waiting a few weeks/months for V6? I am absolutely NOT interested in a monthly subscription-based "lease" of any new software, so if V6 is going to be one of Adobe's new cloud-based products, FUCK IT. I will just buy version 5 and be done with it. If I'm going to buy V6 it has to be available to BUY as an upgrade to my current V4 licence. Any advice on the purchase of my next version of LR would be appreciated!
Also, does anyone know if there is any IQ degradation when converting from NEF to DNG raw files? It looks like I need to go ahead and stick with the DNG converter for a little while 'till I upgrade my copy of LR. I'm wondering what issues I need to look out for when converting my raw files. Thanks for any info!