I just got LR5 and wondering if I should spend money on NIK Collection. What is your experience with them? Which one do you use most and for what type of images? Is it worth the $150 buy?
hoffainc Member 47 posts Joined Dec 2013 More info | Dec 25, 2013 11:37 | #1 I just got LR5 and wondering if I should spend money on NIK Collection. What is your experience with them? Which one do you use most and for what type of images? Is it worth the $150 buy?
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projectmayhem713 Senior Member 584 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2010 Location: Bay Area More info | Dec 25, 2013 13:56 | #2 I use silver efex all the time. It was gifted to me however. If I had to pay for it now that I know what I'd be missing, I probably would. 5D2 - 24-70 f2.8L - 50 1.4 - S100
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MCAsan Goldmember ![]() 3,836 posts Likes: 68 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta More info | Dec 25, 2013 15:33 | #3 hoffainc wrote in post #16553190 ![]() I just got LR5 and wondering if I should spend money on NIK Collection. What is your experience with them? Which one do you use most and for what type of images? Is it worth the $150 buy?
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tonylong ...winded ![]() More info | Dec 26, 2013 03:14 | #4 If you "need" something extra to what LR provides in Raw processing, sure, check it out!! Although I personally advise getting and using Photoshop Elements first!! Tony
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shanehawley Member 89 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2013 More info | Dec 26, 2013 09:43 | #5 hoffainc wrote in post #16553190 ![]() I just got LR5 and wondering if I should spend money on NIK Collection. What is your experience with them? Which one do you use most and for what type of images? Is it worth the $150 buy? i bought it like a year ago when google took over and it was no longer like $500 for the set. I rarely use it and forgot I even had it until I saw this thread lol
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v35skyline Goldmember 3,572 posts Likes: 16 Joined Apr 2007 Location: San Diego, CA More info | Dec 26, 2013 09:45 | #6 You just got LR5. Why not spend some time with it before investing in additional software? X100s | X-Pro1 | X-T1 | XF 14 | XF 18 | XF 35 | XF 56 | XF 60 | XF 10-24
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jaharris1001 Goldmember ![]() 2,199 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2007 More info | Dec 26, 2013 10:26 | #7 Nik software is some of the best out there Jim
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Dec 26, 2013 15:18 | #8 Great advise, thank you. I will get really educated up on what I have before I invest more money in an add-on.
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Dec 27, 2013 00:21 | #9 I agree, get to know LR5 first. Trying to learn too much at once can be counter productive.
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Mahgnillig Member ![]() 206 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2011 Location: Carson City, NV More info | Dec 27, 2013 00:34 | #10 Nik software is available as a 15 day free trial. Download it and try it... if you use it all the time then it will be worth it for you. If you just click all the presets once to see what they do and never use it again then it's not worth paying for. Personally I use it a great deal and find it to be excellent in combination with LR5 and CS6.
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James P Goldmember ![]() More info | Dec 27, 2013 08:43 | #11 I wouldn't be without the NIK filter collection. I use ColorEfex, SilverEfex and Dfine all the time. No need to "get to know Lightroom" before using these easy-to-use and wonderfully creative filters. If you're serious about photography, NIK is a "must-have" IMHO. 1Dx - 5DIII - 40D - Canon 24-70LII, 100L macro, 135L, 16-35L, 70-200 f4 and 100-400L lenses
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MCAsan Goldmember ![]() 3,836 posts Likes: 68 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta More info | Dec 27, 2013 10:46 | #12 I have not had time to work with the new Nik module for creating old film looks. That should be fun.
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Shooting Goldmember ![]() 1,552 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jan 2008 More info | Dec 30, 2013 13:24 | #13 I use Tiffen and Topaz more than NIK.
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Dec 30, 2013 16:37 | #14 NIK has turned Aperture into little more than a white balance and exposure RAW converter for me. I do almost everything else in NIK after I've gotten the exposure and white balance dialed during the RAW conversion process. http://www.flickr.com/photos/52047419@N04/
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