I've just started using Photomatix to process some images braketed +/-2 from my 40D using exposure blending. I seem to be getting better results in LR from the "middle" image using exposure, recovery, blacks, and fill light than with Photomatix. Tried dark and light images developed from the "middle" image exposre blended in Photomatix and can't see an improvement over the LR developed "middle" image (but they're no worse, and better than the 3 Photomatix processed images).
Am i insensitve to some nuance of tone? Hard to believe LR is recovering that much information. Am i misusing Photomatix?