I am interested in a comparison of these two programs as well, although not for use with an M9. (Please don't think of this as hijacking the thread. ) Specifically, I want to know about the IQ of LR 3 beta vs Capture One 5. I have been recently testing the latter and find it to be far superior to LR 2.5 in terms of detail, color, tonal transitions, sharpness, NR etc, etc. In short, C1-5 delivers the best IQ by far of any RAW converter that I have ever used or tested. However, it lacks the local editing tools, file management capabilities and simple workflow of LR.
So, has LR upped the IQ significantly in v3 beta, or is it basically the same as before with new bells and whistles? I plan to download a trial version, but I would like to hear the opinions of others as well.
Rob