Who's changed from Adobe (LR / PS) to either ON1 Photo Raw OR DXO pureraw / photolab?

Donnie

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Im exploring getting rid of the subs model, these 2 seem to be the best recommended by some searches via youtube etc so wonderin if anyone here has actually done so and loved / regretted it?
 
I tried On1 for quite a few years but never really got round to using it regularly now use Lightroom CC alongside DXO PURE RAW between the two get results I'm happy with
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I've just installed the new edition of PhotoRaw : 2026.4 and suddenly all those promises of making it faster have become true. I could use it if I didn't have lightroom, but it's just not quite as good to use.
 
gramps said:
Photolab + Affinity (free) does everything for me ... wouldn't go back to Adobe.
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what's affinity like? ie would you compare to a LR substitute or PS substitute?
 
Donnie said:
what's affinity like? ie would you compare to a LR substitute or PS substitute?
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I never used LR except to trial it and I hated the way it wanted to take control. For me Photolab and Affinity work together with Affinity being the final touch before exporting. Maybe the two together replacing everything Photoshop did for me.
It’s possible that Affinity on its own could replace the last Photoshop I used.
 
I've been using ON1 for the last couple of years mainly because it provides a complete workflow solution and the ability for auto edits if time for PP needs minimising.

The new 2026.4 version should be even faster but doesn't like to play with some of my photos!
 
Same as Gramps Affinty and DXO for me too
At the time a few years ago Affinity was better for what I needed to do but at the time the Raw converter was limited (its ok now apparently) so tried DXO 5 and really like using it and the results were great, am now on DXO 8 elite
Keeping up to date with DXO (if you want to but not strictly necessary) isn’t cheaper than Adobe but I preferred the results from DXO 5 to Adobe at the time
 
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