I know some MF shooters like it, so started been playing with the demo of RD and am becoming VERY impressed vs. ACR in CS3 on Canon and Nikon files.
Testing still early, but reminds me of when I tested (what is now) NX against (then) ACR in CS when I shot the D1H. The CS NEF files always had something of a thin 'haze' over them and a lack of color snap vs. the same shots thru NX. Detail extraction was much better in NX as well. Hands down better raw souper for NEF files.
The same here with RD. The CS3 files (1Ds2) while nice, tend to have the 'haze' when compared against the same files thru RD. The contrast in RD by default seems a bit higher but is easily adjusted globally (or via control points using Viveza (sic) filter in CS3), but the level of clarity and detail come across much better.
Note this is a comparison simply adjusting for color temp and exposure, no sharpening applied and the opening the TIFFs in CS3 for further PP. Just looking at it for purpose of basic raw souping, not file PP.
Would like to hear any other users experiences and encourage anyone who hasn't tried it it to do so. Demo is free, not time limited, but has a simple discrete text watermark that doesn't impede judging IQ.
Testing still early, but reminds me of when I tested (what is now) NX against (then) ACR in CS when I shot the D1H. The CS NEF files always had something of a thin 'haze' over them and a lack of color snap vs. the same shots thru NX. Detail extraction was much better in NX as well. Hands down better raw souper for NEF files.
The same here with RD. The CS3 files (1Ds2) while nice, tend to have the 'haze' when compared against the same files thru RD. The contrast in RD by default seems a bit higher but is easily adjusted globally (or via control points using Viveza (sic) filter in CS3), but the level of clarity and detail come across much better.
Note this is a comparison simply adjusting for color temp and exposure, no sharpening applied and the opening the TIFFs in CS3 for further PP. Just looking at it for purpose of basic raw souping, not file PP.
Would like to hear any other users experiences and encourage anyone who hasn't tried it it to do so. Demo is free, not time limited, but has a simple discrete text watermark that doesn't impede judging IQ.