Originally posted by UncleVanya Thanks. I'm debating the purchase. I just got Adobe Creative Cloud so I'm finally starting to look at Lightroom - I wonder if I should add more complexity or hold off... the denoise might be very useful for my LX7 panasonic however.
The reason I got it was because of its lack of complexity. I have Adobe CC Photography and use PS more so than LR -- at least until I take a LR class. With DxO I'm able to make most of my adjustments in 2-3 clicks, because they've already done a lot of the work based on their analysis of the camera used and the lens. I just tweak and tune a bit. Just make sure your camera is supported if you wish to use RAW (JPEG from all cameras is supported). My K3, K500 and Sony Alpha a6000 are supported in RAW, but my Q is not. Using a supported lens adds additional improvements, but I frequently use it with a supported camera and unsupported lenses (vintage manual glass) and it does a great job. Check the supported cameras (and lenses) if you are going to use RAW (the Panasonic LX-7 is supported as are the Pentax K5, K7, K-3, K30, K50, K500, etc.). Download the demo and give it a try for the next couple of days to see what you think -- you've got until the 31st. Don't let time get away from you. though -- I've never seen them offer a 50% discount.