Originally posted by P. Soo I find it easy to use and it satisfies my current needs for processing and making slide DVD's with music. However, nobody seems to talk about iPhoto so I assume it is too primitive for most serious photographers.
Well, since it meets your current needs, why would you change? It's best to use tools that meet your own specific capabilities and only you know what "serious" really means. Lightroom is a lot more complicated than iPhoto. I've used it since version 1, and think it's the cat's pajamas, but there is a significant learning curve that involves learning both the tool and what the sliders really mean. That may not benefit you, or it may.
Apple will be releasing a new Photos application that will replace both iPhoto and Aperture. Anyone who knows what this software does cannot talk about it, but my guess is that it will be more powerful than iPhoto and not quite as heavy as Lightroom. Plug-in capacity will possibly expand the software's sophistication.
I'd recommend you hold off a couple months and see what Photos is all about.
M