C1 is still great..what it can do it does really well...super stable....fast conversions...the folder structure takes some getting used to and is definitely made for a commercial fashion/cataloge studio ....shooting 45 landscapes thoughout a week would be a nightmare to keep everything in line with C1....it is made to set up a shot, take 200 pics, make some changes, 200 more, quickproof, done....you only really go back to the session to process the finals....
proof of how long in the tooth C1 really is, is that phase keeps pushing (what used to be ) iview....i have used iview for years, it is great, but just like C1, it hasn't evolved....
i don't think it is fair to expect phase to come up with a real, full solution (printing, hello C1!!!!)...they make Dbacks.....adobe looked at everything on the market and rolled it into one app and it just makes everything else look 10years old....LR saves me so much time, i really thought i was going to loose it with dealing with files, uploads, galleries,....and the fact that we can expect 1 maybe 2 upgrades to LR in the next year (things added, things worked out,....) makes a C1v4beta (yippie) look even more stale.....
at this point all i want is a phase "module" for LR which would support tethered shooting in LR....maybe even make a processing module....to get a choice in final conversions.....but really....don't try to compete with adobe and put in a "highlight recovery" or "improved sharpening".....
like the previous poster said...i could not believe how much room there was on my HDs when i deleted all the C1 preview files stored in the phase folder structure....
yes i have to wait a couple of seconds for a 1:1 preview to come up (same as in C1 actually) but i know it will get faster and faster.....this is LR 1.1!!!
emailing/ftping 3 different versions of files in different sizes, uploading flash/html galleries...conversions....printing.....and EDITING!!!!!.....all done faster, easier and much more efficient (i don't have all these versions floating around...i don't need to anymore....thank you adobe!!!!)......C1v4 won't be able to compete......
if i even think that i actually paid 300 (or 400?) for C1 when i shot canon....and i paid 150 for LR??? and if i would not have a phase back, they would probably charge me for an upgrade now???