A Deep Dive into DxO PureRAW 6

As the title of the post says, this is my look at the latest version of the PureRAW demosaicing which I use to pre-process all of my Fujifilm RAW files before editing them in Lightroom. (I have mentioned this before, here and here). Why do I do this? Why do I use an additional tool before going into Lightroom (which can process these files without any pre-processing?) There are a number of reasons.....

 Excess Baggage 

Most people think photographers have a ”fetish” or love affair with their cameras, they think that we cannot stop buying them. I’m not(quite) In that camp. Every camera (almost) is purchased with a business case. Purchased for a reason. Bags however. Thats a different story. Find me a photographer that not obsessed with finding the best bag. There are no photographers that have not wasted hundreds of pounds on bags that were “almost” perfect.