Lightroom 3 is out of beta!

The next version of one of the most useful software out there for digital photographers is finally out. I can’t say I’ve tried the beta as I didn’t want to risk my Lightroom catalog getting messed up, but I have been using Lightroom 2.x for a while and it is a very good tool to have, plus I’ve read of some very good improvements in Lightroom 3.

Check out Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 from the Adobe website. You can get it direct from there as a download purchase for US$299 and you get an additional 30% discount if you buy it together with any version of Photoshop CS5 which knocks down the price of Lightroom 3 to US$209. Users of previous Lightroom versions can get the Upgrade version for US$99.

But then again, judging from these statistics, a majority of Photoshop users are pirates so the prices probably wouldn’t concern you. As for me, I’ll stick with Lightroom 2 for a while longer till I can scrape together enough money for Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5. First, I need to get my lens buying addiction under control.