RAW processing software,.....Which is the SIMPLEST program?

That's the right attitude to have.  Although I am not a Lightroom user (I used to), I believe Lightroom is fairly straightforward to users, and it remains relatively affordable.

As somebody else mentioned on the RAW/JPG thread, maybe you should give it a try first with the free of charge software: rawthetherapee.  It will provide you a good introduction to raw processing, and more importantly, it will provide a better understanding of what those programs are capable of.

Your assessment at shooting raw, and process raw files might very well change the way your workflow will be carried out.

An advice:  try RAW, and then compare your results with ooc JPEG files.  You might have a pleasant surprise.

Good luck,

moimoi

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