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My question is can I replace LR with Capture One? What do I loose, what do I gain? I also do not look forward to the "re-edit" of the thousands of images within the LR Catalog.
Any guidance you can offer is greatly appreciated. Thank you, Charles
I used Adobe since ver 3 and dumped all things Adobe a couple of years ago. Wanting to shoot tethered in some cases, LR is pretty good at it, Capture One is better. But Capture One is hugely expensive and I am not a professional photographer with photography income. I have become familiar with many alternative (Windows) software solutions and have reached the following conclusions:
On1 Photo RAW is my choice for editing RAW images, shooting tethered, catalog-capable, and general editing. You may be using LR for your catalog so remember you have to consider that in your decision. On1 Photo RAW has the best/easiest masking features of any out there! On1 Photo Raw has great price/value.
I like Luminar as my now-let's-get-really-creative editor and my workflow is often On1 Photo Raw > jump into Luminar > return to On1 Photo RAW.
I have tried Affinity Photo (lacking a little in RAW and masking) and has no catalog, no tethering.
I found DxO Photo Lab 4 Pro (near best for RAW editing) not as easy/fluid to use as On1 Photo Raw, excellent denoiser, no tethering.
Good luck with your search.