walterrowe

It has been some time since I checked in on Photo.net. I don't know if the original poster already made their decision, but this statement that Capture One requires "importing" is inaccurate. Sessions in Capture One do not require "importing". Sessions are file based. Capture One Catalogs use a database much like Aperture or Lightroom. The ability to use both sessions and catalogs is one of the great features of Capture One. Many users process their images in sessions, then import those sessions into archive catalogs for long term management and searching. Capture One 12.1 was released this week. Version 12 has some really amazing features.

Remember that even if “all settings are zeroed out”, you are still relying on Adobe’s profile and tailored processing for each camera. Those can render different results for the exact same scene, settings, lens, etc.