A couple of weeks ago I delved into the mirrorless world with a Panasonic G85. I had some issues with the camera (not the picts it took) so I returned it. But it got me wondering about something.
With my Nikons, I have used 4 different RAW converters:
Adobe ACR
Apple Digital Camera RAW
Infinity Photo
Nikon Capture
The fact is… on calibrated monitors, I see noticeably better results with Nikon Capture.
Where is Panasonic's RAW conversion software? Fact is they have none, and point you to SilkyPix (a train wreck of an app - even when compared to Nikon Capture). So does Fuji.
I have not shot with Olympus or Sony so have no idea what they might supply for RAW conversion, but find it hard to take Panasonic (or even Fuji) seriously when they don't supply their own conversion software.
I must confess I don't fully understand just why Nikon's software gives better results than the other RAW converters I've tried, or how those other converters support Nikon .nef files. I assume Nikon (and the other OEMs) provide something to devs for the parsing of their RAW file format, but if so, why does Nikon's software seem to do a better job than Apple (or even Adobe)?
Does this matter to you? Would you think twice about investing in a system that does not offer OEM developed RAW conversion?