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November 14, 2017
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SO FRUSTRATED!!! Lightroom CLASSIC CC - where to purchase?????????? URGH! I hate Adobe Already

  • November 14, 2017
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Ok this is beyond frustrating. Downloaded and paid for the Photography Plan and got the Lightroom CC but turned out it's quite crappy. It doesn't have any of the modules as the Classic. So I cancelled my subscription so I can download the Classic CC. Now I want to purchase it and am unable to find it anywhere. When I click Buy, it takes me to the adobe page where I can only select the Lightroom CC plan (which is not the Classic). C'mon Adobe, why are you making your customers jump thru 80 hoops to pay you money??? I don't get it.

Can someone please help?

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Exactly the same problem here! I just try to order Lightroom Classic CC; i don’t need Photoshop and do not need any cloud storage. Lightroom Classic CC standalone should be available for about 5$ max. Why Adobe will not make that possible? I will not pay for things i don‘t use. May be i have to switch to another software like ACDSee...


The Photography Plan bundle for $10/mo is the best option.  Otherwise, you would pay $20/mo for just one app.

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gerardbaron
Participant
February 3, 2018

Me too

there is no way I will pay monthly to Adobe.

I am now looking for alternative like ON1 and other software coming on the market very soon.

therefore I should be Ok with v.6 until I buy a new camera.

this is not correct from Adobe the way they handle the update of Lightroom 6.

    giordanos89861835
    giordanos89861835
    Participating Frequently
    December 15, 2017

    Were I live it costs 12 euros per month, which will make it 144 euros per year, which will be then 432 for the 3 years time frame.

    My last upgrade to Lightroom 6 was 75 euros from Lightroom 4 which I had bought on April 2012, for the same thing I would have spent 720 euros, does this still seems convenient to you?

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 15, 2017

    That's right.  But you didn't have Photoshop, Camera Raw, LR CC, free upgrades or any of the other perks & benefits that come with a Creative Cloud plan. 

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    giordanos89861835
    giordanos89861835
    Participating Frequently
    December 15, 2017

    Still hope they change their mind since I got Lightroom since version 2.0, the monthly plan may good for you but for me it is really inconvenient

    giordanos89861835
    giordanos89861835
    Participating Frequently
    December 15, 2017

    So far, unless Adobe change their mind we are basically stuck with Lightroom 6 or we should accept to pay monthly which will ends up costing way more than the perpetual license..

    From their perspective it may make sense, and may make sense for some type of users but unless they change their mind I'm gonna go with capture one at this point..

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 15, 2017

    Adobe's not changing their business model and you're not stuck on LR6 unless you're living in a cave.  For an easy monthly payment of $10/ *USD*  you get Photoshop CC, LR CC, LR Classic CC, Bridge, Camera Raw, 20GB of cloud storage + mobile apps, free upgrades and other perks.  Honestly, I spend more than that on coffee drinks.  It's a great deal.

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    giordanos89861835
    giordanos89861835
    Participating Frequently
    December 15, 2017

    The plan which include the desktop app for Lightroom is about 20 $ per month, which will be the equivalent of 240 $ per year

    I don't know about you but I usually upgrade no more than every 2 or 3 years and I don't need anything else than Lightroom, so what they are offering is way way far from being a good deal to me.

      Just Shoot Me
      Just Shoot Me
      Legend
      November 14, 2017

      Then you either bought LR CC which is the Cloud based version that does not have the same feature. Or you just installed the wrong version

      You need LR Classic CC. Just install the Creative Cloud Desktop App and install LR Classic CC from that. And of course Photoshop.

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      k69420836Author
      Participating Frequently
      November 14, 2017

      Yes, I purchased the CC with the cloud base and when I realized it's not the Classic CC, I cancelled my subscription. Now I'm just trying to buy ther Classic CC but it's not available. All Im seeing is the Lightroom CC, not the Lightroom Classic CC.

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      k69420836Author
      Participating Frequently
      November 14, 2017

      I see under the Individual Plan there are two options:

      Lightroom CC with 1TB - $9.99 per month

      Photography Plan with 1TB - $19.99 per month

      - this includes Lightroom CC, PS and Lightroom Classic.

      I guess my question is why can't I purchase a standalone app??

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