Re: Post processing of shots taken with EOS R6 M2
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bmninada wrote:
Frankly - after testing those "exotic" parameters or even just plain vanilla RAW captures I am okay with the outputs DPP is generating.
Question 1: Am I am exception in assuming DPP is good enough?
I guess many people use it as an interim step (e.g. to get 'proper' Canon colours and export to tiff for further processing). Some people may stop there and just use DPP.
Area where I found DPP is a bit lacking is noise and sharpening especially in general, low light or specific areas only of a photo. Thus, its here I am a bit torn up. On one hand, I can go for Capture One or Lightroom and use that only OR I can just get some specialized tools which are especially good for noise / sharpening like Topaz AI products. What I don't want is to opt for Lightroom / Capture One only to realize I still need Topaz AI (or similar). LOL. That's a double whammy in terms of $$.
Question 2: Is my thought process skewed? i.e. DPP is good enough and don't need anything else OR just get LR / Capture One and call it a day?
Good enough for what genre/style of photography?
My objectives: I am not doing photography to generate income. So I don't need 200% tone match, etc. All I am looking for is decent exposure, good to excellent sharpness and de-noise....
Post a couple of examples of your best shots, that way it'd be easier to identify the level of postprocessing you may actually need.
On the other hand, if you're happy with what DPP provides, why pay more for 3rd party software?