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Originally Posted by juan ruiz
Hi Eric, the one you are suggesting cost US$299 vs the Photoshop Elements which I found for $75.00, in total I need to do around 30 photos so is hard to justify the price  is interesting that the one you mentioned is capable of handling RAW images. |
Only 30 photos? Then yes, I would just download the trial version of PS/PSe/Lr and have at it. However, if you want something that you can use in the future, you might consider pony-ing up for Lightroom (or PSe). I think full retail from Adobe for Lightroom is $299. However, you should be able to find it for well below that. With a quick google search, it looks like Staples has it for $150:
Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 | Staples® and B&H has it for $165:
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 B&H
If you are ebay savvy (and a little patient), genuine/legit copies of Lr 3 can be had for under $100. If you go that route, just make sure you are getting a sealed (in factory shrink-wrap) full license, not the student/teacher version. Also, read the fine print to make sure you aren't bidding on the license key only. Just my $.02. YMMV.