Digital BW, The Print

Steve,
They are both good, and your particular needs may determine which one 
you use most.  It's C1 for me.  I do use ACR for my canon G2, and 
really like the new chromatic abberation reduction feature for the 
wide angle backlit shots.  I think ACR is quite remarkable.  I saw 
the response that ACR is not free; in fact I paid the $99 for it in 
v7.  PS-CS is a must have just for the 16bit layers IMO!  The next 
version of C1 will support the G2, so I'm looking forward to that.

I won't discuss image quality, anyone can do the trial and judge for 
themselves.  I shoot with a 1Ds, so shadow and high-ISO noise is hard 
to keep down.  That may give you an area to examine during your trial.

For me it's the workflow.  It takes some warming up to, but once 
mastered, going back to ACR seems like the stone ages, IMO.  

I must disclose that my photo entry to PhaseOne's demo contest 
resulted in me getting C1 for free, which was much better than the 
$500 cost at the time.  That was some time ago, and I have since 
purchased the 3-year update plan, so I guess I'm very pleased with it.

john

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> Hi John
> 
> I have asked this question before but since you are a fan of C1 I 
will ask
> again:  what are the advantages/disadvantages of C1 vs the free 
Adobe Camera
> RAW?  
> 
> 
> Steve