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Many years ago, when I was first getting into digital photography, I was faced with the Aperture-vs-Lightroom decision. Both seemed promising, with Aperture even having some advantages. What ultimately made me choose Lightroom, however, was the multi-platform support (I've always liked MacOSX laptops, but prefer to use Windows and/or Linux on the desktop).

Several months later, something happened that basically reaffirmed my decision. Nikon released a new camera, which I bought at launch. Lightroom added support for its RAW format in a minor patch almost immediately. Meanwhile, Aperture couldn't be bothered to add support until 6 months later and a major version update.

Flash-forward, I really wish Adobe didn't become so obsessed with their subscription models. While cloud storage/backup definitely has its advantages, I'd much rather simply own my software and use my own servers. (But since the "run it yourself" options are always grossly inferior, I just put up with their new approach and make sure I have a local copy.)




On the flip side, for some camera models Apple has added support more quickly. And while Photos is no Aperture, it does have pretty good RAw profiles and lens correction for almost all popular DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, and all the 1st-party lenses I’ve ever owned.




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