I nuked LR off my system.
It's rare if you find a retoucher that is versed in anything but Photoshop, ARC and Bridge.
In fact most retouchers, if they do convert a raw file, don't really attempt to output complete color and tone from conversion, but rather do it in photoshop with layers, masks etc., etc.
It's rare if you find a working digital tech that is well versed in anything but C-1 3 point something, or LC11. A few know lightroom so they can import to a hot folder a few know flexcolor or phocus if they have a specific client that uses hasselblad,, but other than that 3.7 and LC11 are probably the two most used tethering softwares because they are stable and the phase and leaf backs are the two most rented products.
Actually though most people find it limited, if your shooting with a Canon and need to tether, EOS utility is very easy and stable and best of all it's free.
Once again, this forum is somewhat myopic on the views digital as it's users do experiment with all forms of processors, cameras, lenses, etc., and look at everything micro detail, but this is a very small portion of the real photographic world, at least the photographic world that produces photography for commerce.
As far as comparing C-1 to lightroom, they both can have a place. C-1 does process well and in some respects it's fill functions are much more gentle than Lightroom, though it's overall usability and interface is more difficult and a steeper learning curve.
I rarely process in lightroom, but when not shooting use lightroom frequently to convert retouched tiff's down to different jpegs for presentations, sizes, color space etc. and there are some times that it's various channel color corrections are nice to fine tune an image.
I personally think that C-1 is overpriced next to Lightroom, but it's not my or anyone's decision to decide what a company charges. Then again when I purchased my two C-1 licensees, I didn't throw away Lightroom 1 or 2, just like I wouldn't throw away a P30+ when I bought a 1ds3, even if I use it less than I did before.
What's the point of throwing away a functioning tool?
This isn't a religion, it's just using tools to make a photograph and there are no absolutes as to which one is best for everyone.
