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<p>Thank you for all the replies. That sorts out my queries.</p> <p>Best regards<br> PRSS</p>

<p>Thank you for the replies. I have now realized that the FREE Lightroom for iPad is a scaled down version and you cannot sync from the laptop/desktop. Do not knoe if it would work with a camera connector to download smart previews from the camera RAW files direct to iPad through the camera connector.</p> <p>Best regards<br> PRSS</p>

<p>Hello all<br /><br />I am posting this question here as I could not find satisfactory answers by Google search.<br /><br />I have two queries:<br /><br />1) Is the now recently launched FREE Lightroom for iPad (you do not have to have a Creative Cloud subscription - it is a standalone free of cost software for iPad & Android tablets & so is for mobiles) as functional as the original LR for iPad where one had to have a CC subscription ? I have a perpetual license for LR 6.xx (not a cc subscription and so was not eligible for LR for iPad before this Free version came out) and I have now installed the free app from the Apple Store on my iPad Air. Is this a scaled down version with lesser functionality?<br /><br />2) While LR for iPad seems convenient to do adjustments to photos taken with iPad, how does it really prove to be useful for a serious hobbyist and for a pro who shoots RAW/NEF with DSLR ? <br /><br />The idea behind LR for iPad seems to be to enable editing of RAW files on the go. But I do not see quite a few tools which are found on the regular Desktop LR. From what I have understood one has to buy a camera connector to iPad - which I have not yet bought - and the RAW files are transferred to iPad as smart preview files for editing.<br /><br />When only basic editing capabilities are present in LR for iPad (OR may be I have not figured out where the more advanced editing tools are) how does a serious hobbyist or a professional photographer has real productivity with LR for iPad ?<br /><br />And does one always have to have internet connection to transfer back & forth between iPad & computer ? And are the files always stored in the Cloud?<br /><br />That is quite a lot of questions from me. <br /><br />Thanks in advance<br />PRSS</p>