Leica m10 monochrome, capture one or Lightroom

[Tor-B]

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I've been using capture one for a long time now. How is lightroom holding up these days?  
-Sharpness in files
-Noise
-Tonal range 

Is there any here that have experience using both?  
And what sharpness do you use with ur m10m in Capture one or Lightroom.. 

I feel the image of the m10m is softer @100% then files of the m10 using same lense and default sharpening of 130 in Capture one

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[LeicaR10]

Tor-B,   First, welcome to the forum.  Second, if you haven't looked through the various forum categories on the homepage your question will most likely get a better response to your questions in the "Leica & General Discussions; Digital Post Processing Forum"  under under that heading.  Meanwhile, I can write Lightroom handles the M10-M files is most excellent way based on years of experience.  r/ Mark

Edited January 5, 2024 by LeicaR10

[AceVentura1986]

Yes, I’ve used both the M9M and now the M10M in Lightroom and am very pleased with its performance. 

[Luke_Miller]

I use both Lightroom and Capture one.  For Monochrom files I prefer C1 since it has the Structure tool which I use to add a bit of bite to the image.  The Lightroom Texture tool is similar, but coarser in effect.  The best program I've found is Silver Efex Pro which has the ability to make adjustments not found in Lightroom or C1.  Silver Efex Pro came bundled with my original MM.

[Jeff S]

For printing (my goal for worthy pics), Lightroom Classic and ImagePrint Black provide excellent tools.

Jeff

[Tor-B]

It seems that capture one produce better jpegs, exactly the same sharpening as the image u view on screen 
While lightroom u need to chose sharpen on the jpeg's and set it to high. Other then that, it seems like sharpness is higher in Lightroom and noise is smoother. 
While in lightroom you need to apply noise reduction to about 40 to get similar result.

Also there is quit heavy tone curve in lightroom, which gives the images more "pop" but tonally wise, capture one seems better.. 

Need to do some more research here.. One thing is fore sure, with my m10, the AI noise reduction that hare built into lightroom is way better then DXO pure raw !
Its so sharp and noise free that I'm actuality surprised.  

[Jeff S]

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I was referring to DNG, and use of custom settings (including profiles, defaults, presets, etc) as needed. User judgment is key; the tools need to be flexible and convenient enough to serve the desired intent. Soft proofing tools are additionally valuable for screen vs print rendering. 
 

Jeff

[ramarren]

I have used LR Classic, Apple Photos with and without RAW Power, and Affinity Photo (on macOS and iPadOS) to process my M10-M raw files. All do a very good job ... The quality of my rendering is more up to my skills in using the apps than in which app I'm using. Each set of tools has its strengths and weaknesses. 

Most of the images I've posted on-line have been processed with LR Classic, and I have no complaints about what it does with M10-M files. 

G

[Tor-B]

For know, I will stay with both. I wished that Lightroom got that AI noise reduction to work on monochrome files. Because that is some of the best I've seen. 
It clean and sharpens the m10 files soo good. It makes iso 3200 look great! Much better then Dxo pure raw.