Is LR really the best option? - Basic RAW processing software

You dont say which camera you use. If it is a Nikon, you may want to check out Nikon NX Studio. I use it occasionally and it works well. A few pluses over a third party app (like DXO, LrC, C1, etc):

1. Will show you focus point if you are wondering about that

2. Applies the in camera "Picture controls", both standard and custom

3. Can be used for Pixel Shift if your camera supports that.

All in all, they have done a good job upgrading from previous versions. it's free, and allows you to do basic edits.
- Good demosaic

- Good lens profiles

I always wondered why C1 and LR/PS don't show the focus point. The coordinates are in the exif (exif tool).

One plus for LR is, that it is relatively simple to use. But so is NX studio.

In case the Original Google (DXO) Nik collection is still free for download, it would be a nice additional app to manipulate images. But not necessarily for raw conversion.
Lightroom plugin for focus points

https://github.com/musselwhizzle/Focus-Points

Also (I have not used)

 
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You dont say which camera you use. If it is a Nikon, you may want to check out Nikon NX Studio. I use it occasionally and it works well. A few pluses over a third party app (like DXO, LrC, C1, etc):

1. Will show you focus point if you are wondering about that

2. Applies the in camera "Picture controls", both standard and custom

3. Can be used for Pixel Shift if your camera supports that.

All in all, they have done a good job upgrading from previous versions. it's free, and allows you to do basic edits.
- Good demosaic

- Good lens profiles

I always wondered why C1 and LR/PS don't show the focus point. The coordinates are in the exif (exif tool).

One plus for LR is, that it is relatively simple to use. But so is NX studio.

In case the Original Google (DXO) Nik collection is still free for download, it would be a nice additional app to manipulate images. But not necessarily for raw conversion.
Lightroom plugin for focus points

https://github.com/musselwhizzle/Focus-Points

Also (I have not used)

https://www.lightroomfocuspointsplugin.com
If you shoot with Canon you can use DPP as well. I actually prefer that as I analyze and pre-cull to delete unwanted files before importing to LrC.
 

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