

So following your logic, it doesn't make sense to buy a program for $70 or $100 or any price, because the price is higher than the $10 subscription and it will sit idle for months at a time, which would be a bigger waste of money. ThanksI am at the point of buying software for processin. Anyone that uses any of these programs could you reply why you like one over the other. Do any one of the three apps I mention have HDR built in that does a good job? My gut is leaning towards Luminar since I am new to processing raw photos and the reviews say for new eyes this is a great program to work with. I see that luminar has a program called Aurora HDR but it is 100 bucks. The other question I have is the HDR feature that lets you use raw files my camera only supports jpeg images only for HDR. On1 now is selling their app for 69 dollars right now and seems like a good app from the reviews on line as well. It has a ton of filters and they are going to have the dam feature in it probably have it now. I like the fact that Luminar is intuitive and easy to work with and there are a lot of reviews that say it is a good program and will be a competitor to Lightroom at some point. I know this topic has been discussed many time and do not want to waste to much time on it. The three programs I am considering are Luminar, Affinity and On1. I may not process files for a month or more so it seems like paying monthly fees would be a waste of money. I do not think I will go with Lightroom cause of the monthly fee.

I am at the point of buying software for processing photos.
