The Plugin Site - Poll Results 2006

This page shows the results of polls on various topics that were conducted on this web site. So always keep in mind that the results are only representative for the visitors of this site and can't be generalized. Placing these polls on other sites could produce totally different results.

DSLR Camera Poll
conducted in November 2006

Which DSLR camera do you use?

Results by Brand:

1. Canon

42 %

2. Nikon

26 %

3. Olympus

6 %

4. Pentax

4.1 %

5. Fujifilm

4 %

6. Sony

3 %

7. Panasonic

1 %

8. Sigma

0.4 %

9. Samsung

0 %

Results by Camera Model:

1. Canon 30D / 20D

16 %

2. Canon 400D / Rebel XTi / 350D / Rebel XT

15 %

3. Nikon D70(s) (Estimated Value)

7 - 8 %

4. Nikon D200

7 %

5. Canon 5D

5 %

6. Fujifilm S5, S3, S2 Pro

4 %

7. Nikon D50

3.8 %

8. Sony A100

3 %

9. Nikon D2X(s)

2.1 %

10. Nikon D80

2 %

11. Canon 1Ds

1.1 %

12. Canon 1D

1 %

Total of votes: 1300

Photo Application Poll 2
conducted in October 2006

Which version(s) of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and Paint Shop Pro are you using at the moment?

1. Photoshop CS2

56.1 %

2. Photoshop 7

20.2 %

3. Photoshop CS

17.7 %

4. Photoshop 6

4 %

5. Photoshop 5.5 or older

2 %

1. Paint Shop Pro X

30 %

2. Paint Shop Pro 9

25.4 %

3. Paint Shop Pro XI

15.7 %

4. Paint Shop Pro 8

14.5 %

5. Paint Shop Pro 7

11.9 %

6. Paint Shop Pro 6 or older

2.5 %

1. Photoshop Elements 4

47.7 %

2. Photoshop Elements 3

24 %

3. Photoshop Elements 2

18.4 %

4. Photoshop Elements 5

7.2 %

5. Photoshop Elements 1

3 %

Summary:
1. Photoshop 46.7%
2. Paint Shop Pro 36.8%
3. Photoshop Elements 16.5%

Total of votes: 1850

Photo Application Poll
conducted in September 2006

Which application do you mostly use for correcting and enhancing your photos?

1. Photoshop

46 %

2. Paint Shop Pro

21 %

3. Photoshop Elements

9 %

3. Serif PhotoPlus

5 %

5. Corel Photo-Paint

4 %

6. Other

4 %

7. IrfanView

3 %

8. PhotoImpact

2 %

9. PhotoFiltre

2 %

10. Picassa

1 %

11. GIMP

1 %

Up to 1 % of the votes each: FastStone Image Viewer, XnView, Mediachance PhotoBrush, MGI Photo Suite, Fireworks, Corel Painter, PhotoExpress.

Total of votes: 800

Enhancing Time Poll
conducted in August 2006

How much time do you usually spend on correcting and enhancing one digital photo?

1. 5 minutes

21 %

2. 30 minutes

16 %

3. 15 minutes

13 %

4. 2 minutes

10 %

4. 10 minutes

10 %

6. 2 hours

7 %

7. 1 hour

6 %

8. 45 Minutes

5 %

9. 4 hours

4 %

10. More than a day

3 %

11. 1 minute

2 %

12. No time. I leave my photos as they are.

1 %

12. Less than 1 minute.

1 %

14. 8 hours

1 %

Summary:
Up to 1 minute: 4%
2 to 5 minutes: 31%
10 to 30 minutes: 39%
45 minutes to four hours: 22 %
8 hours or more: 4%

Total of votes: 320

Print Size Poll
conducted in July 2006

At what size do you usually print your photos or images?

1. 8 x 12 inch, 20 x 30 cm

41 %

2. 4 x 6 inch, 10 x 15 cm

26 %

3. 12 x 18 inch, 30 x 45 cm

11 %

4. 5 x 7.5 inch, 13 x 19 cm

8 %

5. 6 x 9 inch, 15 x 23 cm

6 %

6. 3.5 x 5 inch, 9 x 13 cm

3 %

7. 20 x 30 inch, 50 x 75 cm

2 %

8. 24 x 36 inch, 60 x 90 cm

1 %

8. Smaller than 3.5 x 5 inch or 9 x 13 cm

1 %

8. Larger than 24 x 36 inch or 60 x 90 cm

1 %

Total of votes: 320

B/W Conversion Poll
conducted in June 2006

Which is your favorite plugin or tool for B/W conversion?

1. Photoshop's Channel Mixer

25 %

2. Other

12 %

3. Paint Shop Pro's Channel Mixer

11 %

3. virtualPhotographer

11 %

5. The Imaging Factory Convert to B/W

7 %

6. nik Color Efex

6 %

6. Powerretouche B/W Studio

6 %

8. Photo-Plugins B/W Conversion

4 %

9. Cybia Works/Fotomatic

3 %

10. Alienskin Exposure

3 %

11. Xero Plugins

2 %

12. PhotoFreebies/Harry's Filters

2 %

12. Simple Filters

2 %

14. Auto FX MTTC

2 %

15. SilverOxide

1 %

16. DFT 55mm/Digital Film Lab

1 %

16. ChromaSoftware IR Film

1 %

Total of votes: 305

Freeware Image Application Poll
conducted in May 2006

Which is your favorite freeware image editing application?

1. IrfanView

36 %

2. Picassa

16 %

3. GIMP

14 %

4. Other

11 %

5. FastStone Image Viewer

7 %

6. XnView

4 %

7. PhotoPlus

3 %

1% of the votes each: Vicman's Photo Editor, Ultimate Paint / FX, Studioline Photo Basic, Paint .NET, Image Analyzer, ImageN, Photobie, Satori Photo XL

Total of votes: 336

Plugin Opinion Poll
conducted in April 2006

Which statements represent your opinion about Photoshop-compatible plugins best?

Positive:

1. Plugins let me do things that I wouldn't be able to do without them.

19.9 %

2. Plugins give me new creative ideas.

18.8 %

3. It is fun to play with plugins.

18.6 %

4. Plugins help me to save time.

16.1 %

5. Plugins increase the quality of my images.

15.8 %

Negative:

1. I often don't need plugins, because I can do the same things in my image applications alone.

4.3 %

2. Plugins keep me from learning to use my image applications better.

3.4 %

3. Learning to use plugins requires too much time.

2.3 %

4. I can't achieve better results with plugins.

0.6 %

5. Plugins keep me from having new ideas.

0.2 %

Total of votes: 957

Commercial Plugins Poll
conducted in March 2006

How many of the Photoshop plugins that you regularly use are commercial?

0% - I only use freeware

41 %

10%

12 %

20%

6 %

30%

5 %

40%

3 %

50%

8 %

60%

4 %

70%

3 %

80%

5 %

90%

6 %

100% - I only use commercial plugins

5 %

I don't use any Photoshop plugins at all

2 %

Summary:
No Plugins At All: 2%
Only Freeware Plugins: 41 %
Only A Few Commercial Plugins: 23%
Free As Well As Commercial Plugins Equaly: 15%
More Commercial Than Freeware Plugins: 14%
Only Commercial Plugins: 5%

Total of votes: 305

Photo Subjects Poll
conducted in February 2006

Which subjects do you like to photograph the most?

1. Landscape

316

2. Flowers

211

3. Animals

157

4. People

128

5. Light Phenomenons (Sunset, Fireworks, Lights)

120

6. Family & Friends

117

7. Architecture

109

8. Small Objects (Macro)

9. Women

10. Portraits

11. Children

12. Night Scenes

13. Still Life or Abstract Details

13. Textures & Patterns

15. Events (Sport, Shows, Weddings)

16. Other

17. Technological Themes

18. Underwater

19. Astronomical Objects

20. Men

Total of votes: 1818

Image Viewer Poll
conducted in December/January 2005/2006

Which is your favorite image viewer?

1. IrfanView

29 %

2. ACDSee

18 %

3. Other

13 %

4. Paint Shop Pro Browser

8 %

5. Photoshop 7/CS File Browser

6 %

6. Adobe Bridge

6 %

7. XnView

6 %

8. iView

4 %

9. Thumbs Plus

3 %

10. Photoshop Album

2 %

Total of votes: 592