HankPhoto Posted November 10, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am new to the Leica T world and am trying a number of RAW processors for scenic and portrait work. I use Lightroom for the library and a fair amount of processing. I do make use of the NIK plugins for LR. My favorite RAW processor for scenic detail and portrait flesh tones has been DxO. Sadly when I went to use DxO on my Leica T files I found that the only lens with corrections was the 23mm. I have the 18-56mm zoom. Maybe I am not doing something right to get the lens distortion corrections. I tried Capture One, which I used years ago, but it is challenging interface (for me) and I did not see any real benefits over LR. Lastly, I tried Irrident Developer but it did not seem to correct lens distortions but does yield the most detail. JPG side note: I have been impressed with the Leica T JPG files. I someone is using only Leica T JPG files, I would be very interested in the JPG settings that you like for scenic or portrait work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jdlaing Posted November 10, 2015 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2015 Lightroom for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter L Posted November 10, 2015 Share #3 Posted November 10, 2015 I recently switched from Lightroom 5 to Capture One Pro 8, to my eye the images processed in Capture One Pro 8 look better. Best to try it yourself, both have a 1 month free trial. You mentioned the interface of C1 P8, there are many training videos that will get you going, I find the interface versatile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted November 10, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 10, 2015 LR for me as well. When I shoot JPEG's I usually use a small amount of sharpness, and everything else bog standard. My usual modes are B&W or Natural colour. I find the "Vivid" way too bright and, well....... vivid. Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelU Posted November 10, 2015 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2015 I am on Linux and use Darktable. Very good for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A B Posted November 12, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 12, 2015 I recently moved from Aperture to Capture One 8. I tried to make me like Lightroom, but I can't stand the Adobe way of designing and selling software. It is my personal preference of course, Lightroom at the end is a very complete and capable software if you like it. AB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted November 13, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 13, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Iridient Developer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankPhoto Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted December 7, 2015 I ended up using Lightroom w/NIK plus DxO. In a number of cases, DxO keeps more of the image. I found that if you do the distortion correction and image straighening in DxO one keeps a fair amount more of the image than with LR. One does have to do manual barrel distortion corrections on the 18-56mm and 11-23mm but it is easy. I also use DxO when I want the most detail and haze removal. It is nicely integrated with LR which improves workflow. I know RAW processing is a personal thing but these are just saying what I have settled upon for the Leica T files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotomas Posted December 7, 2015 Share #9 Posted December 7, 2015 C1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papimuzo Posted December 9, 2015 Share #10 Posted December 9, 2015 Capture One v8.2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrycym Posted December 11, 2015 Share #11 Posted December 11, 2015 Lightroom, it's free Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted December 11, 2015 Share #12 Posted December 11, 2015 You can use Lightroom's lens correction profiles in Iridient Developer, if you know where they live on your machine (Google is your friend). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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