Loupedeck - anyone have one?

[jhluxton]

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The Leica dealer I use has just started promoting the Loupedeck editing deck for Adobe Lightroom.

 

Just wondering if anyone has used one?

 

Reviews on line appear to go from under 2 stars to over 4 depending on where one looks.

 

John

[Exodies]

Does it know they’ve moved dehaze into the basic panel?

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[Gobert]

I do not use LR....

[Guest]

I was introduced to this device at my local Leica store recently. Non of the reviews seem to have any consistency even regarding build quality.As the OP said from 2star to 4 star. If anyone on the forum has one it would be interesting to read some comments.

[PJH-M6]

Hello

 

Don't have one but have used and can say it is certainly well built and easy to use. If you process using presets already saved in Lightroom I don't see the need but if you like to tweak all settings as you go it makes this very easy.

[frame-it]

quite nice..except the knobs look cheap and wobbly

 

 

 

 

and Capture one

 

 

 

 

Does it know they’ve moved dehaze into the basic panel?

Edited June 2, 2018 by frame-it

[Guest]

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But is it well built or are the knobs cheap and wobbly?

[frame-it]

in the video they look cheap and wobbly...

[Exodies]

I can’t imagine anyone with a really heavy photo editing workload taking the time to start from scratch to learn a new interface. At the other end of the scale, it’s not going to help a casual user. “Because we can” must have been their motivation.

[Guest]

The idea behind this Is interesting if it works well .I would be more keen to spend that sort of money on a new copy oh Aperture if Apple where to reintroduce it. I don’t particularly like Lightroom but would buy this if I had any confidence in its durability. At the moment I think it could end up in the drawer with my Wacom tablet.

[jaapv]

I think a trackpad is far preferable.

[Guest]

You make a good point,find mine very useful.

[EoinC]

...At the moment I think it could end up in the drawer with my Wacom tablet.

I like my Wacom tablets, although my Cintiq gets more use (not generally for photo-editing, though).

[Guest]

I probably need a bigger desk / workstation.

[Guest]

They have just announced a new version called Loupdeck +. Apparantly the manufacturers have addressed the issue of build quality and wobbly nobs etc. It would seem they have made most if not all the controls programmable or at least the user is able to tweak then to his or her preference. The UK price has gone up to £200 but the original version is now selling at £160.

[FlashGordonPhotography]

I've only had mine a couple of days but so far it's all positive. The + is almost fully programable.

 

I don't know whether it's quicker than the method I was using (keyboard, mouse and surface dial) but I like it.

 

Gordon

[Guest]

Thanks for posting. Is the build quality OK. I was going to buy the original version but I was put off by the poor build quality. I was advised about a month ago that an upgrade was being released so decided to wait.

If my dealer has stock I will buy one this week.

[FlashGordonPhotography]

Build quality seems fine. I've never seen the original so I have no reference. But I don't get a "cheap and nasty" feeling.

 

Gordon

[frame-it]

apparently the new model can be used with capture one as well ?

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[Guest]

apparently the new model can be used with capture one as well ?

I think that it initially only in Beta but is expected to be finalised very soon. I was disappointed to find it won’t run Lightroom 6. I am not keen to commit to £10 a month for basically what I have already so my initial interest is starting to wane.