Thanks, Lightroom it is then
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I will second @anon3456542 and say Lightroom. Once you get a workflow down, editing can be a breeze. Being able to catalog everything and copy/paste edits makes it so easy to work with.
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Third. Lightroom all the way 
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Oh boy. Thatâs a LOT of camera for a first camera - and Sony isnât the most intuitive menu systemâŚalthough you can reroute most of the buttons, which is a great feature.
I recommend shooting pictures of everything. Around the house, take it when you go on weekend trips even if you arenât doing something fun, etc. Any chance you can get to learn the cameras settings and what buttons do what are a huge help.
Also, yes, Lightroom is all you need. Lightroom mobile, the app, is free and is a great starting point if youâre now broke from buying the camera and donât want to shell out money right away for the desktop version!
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Thanks for the tips. The camera is a little overwhelming tbh. Best Buy had the camera with a 28-70 lens marked down $600. I had a $300 in gift cards I had gotten from my team at work. So I got the camera for close to what a Sony a6000 would have cost. Being in Ohio I have plenty of time to learn how to use it. Before the courses open back up in the spring.
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Fourth-ing Lightroom. I have a preset I apply to every photo with lens correction, a bit of grain, some film simulation, etc, and then I tweak as needed the starred photos. My photos (aside from just being my eye and the uniformity that comes along with one photographer) all look the same. I love knowing that family photos will all have the feel I wanted and will all seem pretty uniform.
Love the easy cataloging and editing/exporting directly to my iCloud upload folder. Unless youâre doing a TON of post, Lightroomâs all anyone needs.
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Lightroom and Photoshop are different beasts, itâs like asking if I should get irons or woods. Edit, grade and process in LR, retouch in PS.
LR or Capture One is probably the better question, and in my opinion C1 is much better, but itâs personal preference.
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Agree that capture one is better, but thatâs a whole other debate. For a new photographer I think lightroom is the better choice as its easier to pickup, more tutorials on YouTube and i think its cheaper?
Ok all⌠you have one camera and one lens to take out on the course, and it has to be a prime lens, which would you go with?
35mm, 50mm, 85mm? Something else altogether?
My easy answer would be whichever one you can afford to get the nicest version. But all things equal, Iâd go 35 or 85. I think technically the 85 is better for landscapes, but I like the wide angle the 35 would give. You can always crop later if needed.
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Have been taking my M50 with a 22mm (35 equiv) to the course and finding it too wide for my taste usually, going to buy a 35mm (50ish equiv) for it soon which I think will be the sweet spot for me.
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Yeah, Iâm thinking a nice 50mm prime would be ideal. I generally only shoot with primes
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Any reason why?
50 is a nice spot to be, but a 24-70mm is REALLY nice to have when playing (even my kit 35-105 is perfect to capture a wide depth of subjects)
All about that bokeh!
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Like the smaller size, the better low light performance, like having to think more about composing a shot⌠and the magical bokeh.
Youâre probably right though, a 24-70 would cover most shots and easier to use when playing
Maybe worth noting that Iâm a still guy all the way (love your work @rmattgolden), but I couldnât imagine not shooting an event without my trusty 70-200 2.8 II
Fixed range would drive me nuts I feel lol
EDIT: Bokeh more than this?
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Clearly whatever the next duel is, we should have a gear swap day lol
All long lens shots here though, Iâm sure the argument would be more for a 50 1.4 vs 2.8 max on a 24-70
For how/what I shoot primes generally make more sense to me, different for everyone and every situation.
Will bring my 4x5 kit haha
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Great shots.
I should caveat that I use primes for everything other than golf photography which Iâm starting to get into. Also a big defence between shooting a golf event to a golf course, both would need a different perspective and potential lens choice.
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