I read early on it was easier to keep RAW photos (and subsequent LR enhanced jpg’s in “trip/event folders” (on monthly trips I break into Week 1-4) on an external drive.
I have a Nikon 810 with 24-120mm & 50mm lenses. I’m 74 and don’t see moving to newer Nikons or any other brand.
My question is what are the major benefits I might enjoy using one of the monthly for life subscription LR versions over V6.
Thanks.
]]>I would stick with LrC as your main photo library hub, and if you wish, you can sync that catalog to the Lr cloud and make as many photos available for syncing from LrC as you wish. This way you get the best of both worlds. See here: https://lightroomkillertips.com/how-to-use-lightroom-classic-with-the-cloud-and-0gb-of-storage/
]]>I’m an original LrC user and am happy with the desktop version. One of the biggest drawbacks I have heard about Lr is that I cannot maintain my folder structure from my hard drive and that Lr would require a huge shift in how I have my images organized. Is that correct? That alone would be a deal breaker for me. It also makes the two program basically incompatible with each other, right? (I.e., you pretty much need to decide which one you are using and stick with it.)
]]>Hi John,
Yes, check out my article on how to use LrC and Lr together without using any of your cloud storage.
]]>Yeah, I don’t see that happening.
]]>Yeah, that’s why it is good LrC is sticking around. LrC with 1TB of cloud storage gives you the best of both worlds if you truly need full resolution photos in the cloud, as it allows you to be selective about which photos are full res in the cloud and which, if any, are only smart previews (which don’t count against storage).
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