Folks, I'll kick off by declaring myself a complete convert to Adobe Lightroom. Before that I was happy enough with Capture NX 2, but felt it lacked support. LR, on the other hand, has a massive online community backing it and obviously the full weight of the mighty Adobe. Photoshop is still a requirement for those who deal with the highly technical last stages of reproduction in print and for those who indulge in that creepy pastime of.... changing things. But if you just want to squeeze every last drop of quality from your RAW images and benefit from superbly conceived import, organisation and export options, then LR is a clear winner for me. Did you know, for example, that it needn't take fifteen steps to remove red-eye from your flash photos? Hmmm...
Richard
I find Photoshop is Ok if you are used to having a darkroom and you know exactly what you are trying to do. Otherwise I agree about lightroom and photoshop elements. I use both but elements most for finishing off photos.
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