Hi,
LR and ACR share the raw engine. I don't know if ACR gives access to all functions in Lightroom, but it is the same converter at should give similar results.
Personally, I feel the demosaic part is lacking a bit. This is mostly a non issue, but it generates more and worse artefacts on my P45+ than say Capture One. Far less problems on the Sony. Hope they work over the demosaic part in the next version.
Here is a page showing demosaic errors in a few raw converters:
Raw Therape | Capture One 7.2 |
LR 5.6 | Accu Raw |
http://echophoto.dnsalias.net/ekr/Articles/RawConverters/Mosaic/Aliasing_NS_200_percent.jpgThis one is an example of colour reproduction of greens and violets
http://echophoto.dnsalias.net/ekr/Articles/OLS_OnColor/SimpleCase/The raw images are here:
http://echophoto.dnsalias.net/ekr/Articles/OLS_OnColor/SimpleCase/Data/This was from a P45+, so it is very different from the Nikon D810. Just to say, there are differences.
Personally I stay with LR 5, as it offers a very good workflow and excellent integration with Photoshop. The main problem area I have seen is haloing around sharp contours on the P45+ and demosaic errors. So, if I have a problem image I will resort to one of the other converters, Accuraw or RawTherapee in my case.
Best regards
Erik
Is there a review/comparison of RAW converters based on conversions from the D8x0 cameras?
I would love to see a listing of the demonstrated strengths and weaknesses of each converter. Of course, some tangible evidence would need to be shown. It would be helpful for each of us to then look at our most likely conversion scenarios and match the needs to the converter that has strengths that benefit that type of scenario.
Unless you are willing to become proficient (not just know how to use it) with 2 or 3 converters, I think most people would be best served by becoming proficient with a single converter. Of course, in that case, you certainly want to to pick the one with strengths (and not weaknesses) that play to your type of photography.