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Vladimir Krekoten
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February 19, 2018
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High Price for Lightroom. Locked by Moderator.

  • February 19, 2018
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Hello,

I'm not a professional photographer. I use Lightroom Classic CC to work with my personal photo archive and the cost of 299 rubles per month I was quite satisfied. The cost of 644 rubles per month looks already extremely overpriced. I don't make money from photography, but it's been my hobby for years. Tell me which Adobe product or any other company I can use.

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    OttToyBoy
    OttToyBoy
    Participating Frequently
    July 22, 2018

    It’s too expensive!!!

    I can’t budget $9.99 US per month for this product. That’s $119.88 USD per year which is $160 Canadian!

    Even if I process 100 photos per year, that’s $1.60 per photo and I only will, realistically, process between 3 and 5 photos!! That’s $32 per picture with a commitment to keep paying if I use the program or not.

    This product pricing is INSANE!  Why are you doing this?  I have to search for an alternative program now and re-learn. I own a copy of Lightroom 5.7.1 and I’m gong to have to keep using it.  I would have been willing to pay an upgrade price for new features but I am NOT in a financial position to be able to commit $160/year on a perpetual basis.

    Also, you need to take global pricing into consideration.  $119.88 for a U.S. customer is MUCH different than $160 CDN.  The purchasing power of a dollar in Canada and U.S. is about the same (i.e. a hamburger costs $5 USD when you’re in the U.S. and $5 CDN when you’re in Canada) – that means that you are, effectively, charging us 32% more for your product because we are Canadian.

    Shame on Adobe for abandoning loyal customers like this by pricing it beyond our ability to pay.

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    July 22, 2018

    OttToyBoy  wrote

    This product pricing is INSANE!  Why are you doing this? 

    We are not Adobe here in this forum, we are other Lightroom users, and we are not doing this. We have no control over pricing.

    OttToyBoy
    OttToyBoy
    Participating Frequently
    July 22, 2018

    I am hoping that Adobe reads this -- this forum is hosted by Adobe.  I get your point but this IS an official Adobe venue and my comment is valid and, hopefully, will get others to similarly chime in.  Staying silent on the crazy pricing, even in a forum of users, should not be discouraged.

    Users don't have direct real-time control over pricing (in that you are correct) but collective feedback can and does have long-term impact on pricing and product direction.

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