RAW Converters

I'm using ACR for my RAW conversions of files. I know that some have purchased NX purely for converting the images and then work in CS3. How much of a difference does this really make in your opinion. Buying NX just for conversions seems overly expensive.

I'm really not happy with most of my exposures when compared with some others here. I'm shooting RAW and bracketing, using great lenses but am oftentimes disappointed. Maybe it's the RAW converter, maybe it's the workflow ... probably the photographer, but it seems like I'm convering the variables.

Thanks for your input.

gs

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