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We asked camera companies why their RAW formats are all different and confusing

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kookamamie ◴[07 Apr 25 08:06 UTC] No.43609045[source]▶
DSLRs have just dropped off the wagon a long time ago, when it comes to software and especially meaningful UX innovation.

As an anecdote, I have a Sony a7r and operating it via its mobile app is one of the worst user experiences I have had in a while.

Same goes to the surrounding ecosystem of software. E.g. Adobe's Lightroom is full of obsolete paradigms and weird usability choises.

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Sharlin ◴[07 Apr 25 09:02 UTC] No.43609343[source]▶
Sony is famous for having the worst interfaces of all the big camera manufacturers.

Lightroom most likely has “obsolete paradigms” for the same reason Photoshop does: because professionals want to use what they know rather than what is fashionable. Reprogramming their muscle memory is not something people want to be doing. Anyway, I find Lightroom’s UI very nice to work with.

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throwanem ◴[07 Apr 25 11:50 UTC] No.43610215[source]▶
Lightroom is very intuitive, once you've spent a few years learning how everything works.
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Sharlin ◴[07 Apr 25 12:03 UTC] No.43610323[source]▶
I don't know, I think the learning curve is pretty gentle. Like all complex software, it may be difficult to master, but getting started felt easy enough as far as I remember.
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1. throwanem ◴[07 Apr 25 12:11 UTC] No.43610380{3}[source]▶
I found it incredibly frustrating at first, so much so that a Loupedeck became a wise and necessary investment to keep the anticipation of editing burden from beginning to depress my interest in photography.

I still have the Loupedeck, on one of the shelves behind my desk. I think I might have used it twice last year.