I stand by that statement. It is pretty much agreed upon by the
"golden eyes" in photography that ACR is the Toyota Camry of raw
converters. It may be the most popular, and it's a very fine car, but
that doesn't make it better than a BMW 5-series. But the advantage of
the Camry (ACR) is that it is comfortable, reliable, does everything
you need it to do and doesn't present any surprises.
Depending on what you are photographing, a selection of raw converters
can make a dramatic difference in the photograph. An example of this
would be SilkyPix which is likely the best raw converter on the planet
for flower photography. Capture One has no equal (as a general purpose
converter) for skin tones. ACR is very good, but at times it's like
kissing your sister.
This is NOT a matter of just color/contrast adjustments. It boils down
to the basics of how the raw converter actually applies the secret
sauce in merging information from the RGB pixels BEFORE any profile is
applied. However, if the manufacturer of the camera and Adobe have
been able to work together upfront, they are able to customize the
underlying demosiac AND the profile and get the same results as the
in-camera or brand-provided raw converter.
AG
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