
I get that many working pros like the sessions feature or the direct connection to the camera, but for us regular hobbiests, I just don't see how Capture One makes sense any more.

The economics just aren't making sense any more for Capture One.

And, the photography plan from Adobe gives you Lightroom AND Photoshop for $9.99/mo or $120/yr. Now we're looking at subscription cost of $230/yr or an annual upgrade this year of around $212 (don't ask me why the perpetual upgrade costs less than the subscription - that makes no sense). And, LR has done a lot with their layers in recent versions (surpassing what C1 has). And, on top of that, the new features in C1 this year don't really matter to me. I started with the Nikon-only perpetual license and upgraded that several times and it was cost effective and good software, but now C1 is just flat out significantly more expensive than Lightroom + Photoshop.
