For many professional studios, being able to use Capture One sessions rather than catalogues (or nothing at all as is the case with DXO) is a crucial part of their workflow. There is a very effective method of sharing files and all edit information between photographer, retoucher and client (EIP) not present in other programs. The colour grading tools for an experienced retoucher are very powerful in C1. There is a versatile two way back and forwards work flow between Capture 1 and PS, where edits are saved and transferred. Most/Many professional images will still end up in Photoshop at some stage. In some areas of photography Capture One is the industry standard, and you may well be expected to use it in a potentially fast working environment e.g. Good as DXO is, if you are looking at working in the industry, I suspect that for some time to come, Lightroom, Photoshop and Capture One, are the programs you need to invest time in learning. I have used DXO off and on for years, and will be upgrading to the newest version, but in spite of many comparisons over the years, I still have C1 as my main raw processor as on balance it seems to more consistently allows 'me' to get the quality I'm happy with. But lots of people very happy with the quality they get from DXO/LR etc. and with equal levels of skill, the differences in quality between the programs are subtle. Thank you so much for such a concise response. I am a personal photographer, couldn't care less for tethering.

Part of the reason I chose my D3300 over the Nikon D3400 was because I didn't want GPS/Wi-fi. Meaning? That kind of 'convenient feature' has as many negative aspects as it does positive ones.

Really, as a mobile 'off-road' photographer who shoots raw (that's a pun) as opposed to scripted professional shoots I am OK with not being plugged into the grid. #Capture one 12 or dxo photolab 2 professional

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