In the long run, Adobe WILL increase those monthly payments
Capture One is the bees knees ... just wish they would quit filling every small corner of my hard drive with a bunch of
folders that are unnecessary.
And reality is that as more subscribers enter into the LR paradigm the need to increase the monthly payment will lessen ...
especially if there is a viable threat from another software.
And truth be told the amount of money we spend on software over time is DWARFED by the amount we spend to buy
the new new thing ... be it MF ... mirrorless ... or the newest DSLR with astronomic ISO levels that are worthless ... but
so attractive to upgrade.
I resisted CC for a while ... as I had payed for the whole Adobe Suite ... ended up moving to the full CC and then when I
gave up on video moved to the very inexpensive LR / PS bundle. I pay more on gas in a month looking for sites to
photograph than I do on the software.
And I still get better results than I ever did from film ... in much less time ... scanning, dusting and spotting, proofing and printing.
Here my results are my own technical skills ... not those of a tech who is playing Pokemon Go while he finishes my order.
And having a paid for software only works if they keep up with the new new thing ... C1 is pretty good about that unless it competes with
their hardware. Or has a sensor that is a bit above their math skills.
When I pare down it will be in the incessant hardware chase your tail game ... IMHO software is chump change relatively speaking.
And yes C1 has great colors ...
Bob