Matt

I dont think adobe cares and I believe for large commercial customers the leasing model is actually a benefit.

It is not likely that adobe gives a rat's ass about a few lost purchases from hobby...

Yes I own a legal copy of PS and NO I would NEVER pay for some subscription BS.

It is not even about the money, it is about the hassles that come with that "rental" software.

I like to own what I pay for. Period

as much as the cloud BS sucks, if you miss a payment you can just get another subscription and continue.

I can imagine that professionals, esp. with many seats will prefer a monthly leasing rate...

for many shots, LR is good enough but if you edit single photos, esp if you do lots of healing or levels or pixel editing then there is little choice other than going into PS for the finishing touches

This is maybe a good time to start giving up .DNG .. just in case Adobe has even funnier plans ...

Have you looked at Alienbees? Cheap, US made (I think) and supposed to work well http://www.paulcbuff.com/alienbees.php

those do suck! sorry to be blunt but I am sure Ubilam can take it

it doesnt harm anything adds features and its free, so that makes it worth it.   I find the advantages for shooting through the viewfinder not worth the hassle but it is great for video. I found it...

I have read and watched lots of materials about the flash system and it has its place, but as soon as you do any setup for the scene and light, you may as well use manual to make sure the auto mode...

There is noting wrong with what you do, I just didnt think there is a camera slow enough not being able to shoot 1 FPS and was thinking there may have been an issue with it ....

I did use ETTL and remote flash in the beginning and always had issues. You should give manual settings a try. I am sure you will love it!  Again, this is probably only an advantage where to take...

I use my 7D and often have to bring up the ISO more than I want.  That is with flash at f5.6 What you say may be correct but I cant see a reason not to get FF for portrait work only, other than...

true, thats more for stationary birds and slow moving objects

If your camera cant shoot 1 or 2 shots per second, I wonder if something was wrong with it or if you had a 1x memory card ;)

I found ETTL is ok if you take one photo or snapshots but if you have a controlled light setup then  ETTL is just one thing and thats a head ache. Every shot will be exposed differently, you cant...

even with high shutter speeds, at 400 a tripod gives you that last bit of sharpness

I believe the 60D can trigger remotely with its built in flash. I used to do this for a while with 7D and found no reason for it and been using manual camera exposure and manual flash only since. ...

there are 2 people who ask this: 1. This person really doesnt know and wants to know 2. This person wants pats on the back

at the shutter speeds needed for the birds, IS becomes a non issue! putting the lens on a tripod or monopod also helps and is more convenient