So by my estimate, I have to be quite good enough on the nuances of the following:
1. Lightroom 5.x
2. Nikon Capture NX2 (not so much now since I've sold off my Nikon kit but have plenty of NEF files)
3. Fujifilm Raw File Converter EX 2.0
4. Iridient X-Transformer
5. Canon DPP (recent arrival, I'll talk about it in the GAS thread)
6. Nik Efex (inside LR)
7. Luminar 2018
I realize 2-5 could be consolidated by relying on a monolithic RAW interpreter inside say Lightroom or Luminar, but I'm old school enough that I prefer the Manufacturer's Software, as terribly designed as it is. I'm still flipping a coin on Iridient vs. RFC 2.0 - as bad as the Silkypix interface is, there's some really great controls therein. The distortion controls in LR do a lot better job even after applying lens control profiles in each of the Manufacturer programs.
I'm still wondering how the heck I got here when I made a conscious decision to set very usable profiles in my Fujis and shoot LF JPG only. I think the lesson here is "Don't let Perfection get in the way of Good Enough" or something to that effect. :rolleyes-74:
1. Lightroom 5.x
2. Nikon Capture NX2 (not so much now since I've sold off my Nikon kit but have plenty of NEF files)
3. Fujifilm Raw File Converter EX 2.0
4. Iridient X-Transformer
5. Canon DPP (recent arrival, I'll talk about it in the GAS thread)
6. Nik Efex (inside LR)
7. Luminar 2018
I realize 2-5 could be consolidated by relying on a monolithic RAW interpreter inside say Lightroom or Luminar, but I'm old school enough that I prefer the Manufacturer's Software, as terribly designed as it is. I'm still flipping a coin on Iridient vs. RFC 2.0 - as bad as the Silkypix interface is, there's some really great controls therein. The distortion controls in LR do a lot better job even after applying lens control profiles in each of the Manufacturer programs.
I'm still wondering how the heck I got here when I made a conscious decision to set very usable profiles in my Fujis and shoot LF JPG only. I think the lesson here is "Don't let Perfection get in the way of Good Enough" or something to that effect. :rolleyes-74: