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FrankT
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Hi! I'm just getting back into photography after a long hiatus, and my experience has all been with film. I've kept my favorite lenses over the years so bought a Panasonic m4/3 camera to take advantage of legacy glass. At some point, I might also take advantage of my manual MF gear by getting a digital back (or maybe a digital MF camera that can take my lenses...that's a separate issue I need to research).
So this is my first foray into digital photography, and I need some advice regarding software. I run a Mac Pro with OSX (10.6.4) and have Photoshop (though I've never used it). Do I need to (or should I) get separate RAW conversion software? Are there other photo editors that people prefer over Photoshop?
I've read a fair bit about Capture One, Aperture, Lightroom, Corel...and have to admit that I'm a bit confused. I'd like to invest my time in learning a system that will work well with RAW files from my G1/GF1 and also have room for me to grow if I get a medium format digital back.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Frank
So this is my first foray into digital photography, and I need some advice regarding software. I run a Mac Pro with OSX (10.6.4) and have Photoshop (though I've never used it). Do I need to (or should I) get separate RAW conversion software? Are there other photo editors that people prefer over Photoshop?
I've read a fair bit about Capture One, Aperture, Lightroom, Corel...and have to admit that I'm a bit confused. I'd like to invest my time in learning a system that will work well with RAW files from my G1/GF1 and also have room for me to grow if I get a medium format digital back.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Frank