Even with Smart Previews, Lightroom takes some time to render previews and its importing is a little sluggish especially when downloading larger raw files. It isn’t the fastest program out there for quickly going through photos and selecting which ones to edit and which ones to pass.
However, Lightroom has one little drawback. Lightroom is a one-stop program where you can download, select, edit, and export images.
Lightroom is by far the most popular program for many photographers as it offers a very streamlined workflow. Give it a read and see if it might help solve any issues you may be having with a sluggish workflow using Lightroom. This article will give you an overview of how you can speed-up your workflow by using Photo Mechanic 5 in conjunction with Lightroom (or Photoshop).
