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Hi I am eligeble for a student discount on Adobe products, question is:
Which one? ( looking at value )

This is what i can get for photo-editing with the discount:

PS extended - 265 Euro
PS elements - 54 Euro
Lightroom - 89 Euro

I voted Lightroom. Simply because I am a Lightroom user, love everything it does, and I think the learning curve is extremely easy for 95% of what you may want to do to a photo.

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Jason

Just a new guy learning his way

Film: Olympus XA2
Digital: Nikon D3100 w/SB-600: , Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G, Tokina 12-24MM F4 Pro II

My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkmcdonald/

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You can download trial versions for free from Adobe, so I suggest you do that and try them. Lightroom and Photoshop work in different ways, they're not exactly replacements for each other so you may still need both depending on what level of editing you want to do.

Personally I don't have any need for Lightroom (too slow, limited editing functionality), and Elements does 99% of my editing needs. The full PS would likely provide that missing 1% and then some, but without the student discount I don't think it is worth it for me.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

I'd also vote for Lightroom, but perhaps consider the alternatives. I switched from Lightroom to Bibble and I really like it.

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I take pictures so quickly, my highschool was "Continuous High".

A couple other factors you may want to consider:

1) it's my understanding that educational discounted items are no longer upgradeable.

2) Lightroom is not included in Creative Suite.

CS5 user - Mark

I just checked the website for our local university and the student priced adobe products are still upgradable there.

I voted for lightroom. I do have CS5 as well but find myself using lightroom 99% of the time.

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Canon 7D + 50D + EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM + EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
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I voted lightroom because I love it. I have tried all three and am going to buy Lightroom soon!

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Camera: Canon 550D with battery grip
Lenses: Canon 24-105mm f/4L, Canon 50mm f1.4, Canon 18-55mm, Tamron 70-300mm,
Accessories: Manfrotto 055XPROB with 808RC4 head, Canon 430ex II speedlite, Lowepro Nova 180AW and Lowepro Pro Runner 450AW

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