Capture One Pro 21: Should you buy a perpetual license or a subscription?
Update: this article was written for Capture One Pro 21, and prices may have changed for Capture One Pro 22/23, therefore, please check before committing to any purchase. Please consider buying a licence or subscription if you found this feature useful through our links. Capture One can be purchased from a retailer if you prefer (licence and/or subscription): WEX (UK) B&H Photo (US) Adorama (US) Capture One Pro is the most fully-featured alternative to Lightroom, and there’s a lot to like about it, from the unique dual management options of Catalogs and Sessions to the implementation of Layers and colour reproduction and more. Also, unlike Lightroom, you can either…
Pre-order Capture One Pro 21 and receive 20% off plus a free Sample Styles pack
UPDATE (9th December): Capture One 21 has been released. New features include Dehaze, Speed Edit, HEIC support and ‘ProStandard’ profiles for certain cameras. There also a redesigned Importer and support for tethering certain Leica cameras. You can buy or upgrade directly from Capture One [affiliate link]. Capture One is promoting the new version 21 – it’s not out yet but Capture One 20 perpetual license holders pre-ordering an upgrade for version 21 will receive 20% off and immediately receive a Sample styles pack for free. This pack will include 5 styles from their most popular collections (Beyond Film, Beyond B&W, Film, Seasonal, Latitude – Sunbound). In order to qualify you must apply the…
Capture One Pro: Should you buy a perpetual license or a subscription?
UPDATE (April, 2021): Please note this article is no longer relevant and is kept here online for reference only. If you want to know the most affordable route to working with Capture One 21, please see the updated feature here for more details. If you want to try Capture One 21 before buying, it can be downloaded and used without restriction for free for 30 days, or you can buy or upgrade directly from Capture One [affiliate link]. If you’ve decided to use Capture One Pro as your RAW converter and editor of choice, then Capture One offers a couple of methods to buy into it. You can either opt for the traditional…
