Originally Posted by
Diane Miller
One thing I forgot to mention that I have noticed is that sharpening with DPP can very quickly create tiny white squares. (Yes, I'm an obsessive pixel-peeper, too.) They're going to rear an ugly head when you enlarge from a crop, or to print.
Yes, the noise with DPP is slightly better at high ISOs -- at or above 1600 for me. But after I go to a good NR program like Nik Dfine or the like, the difference is maybe 1%. For that, although I appreciate that there may be a theoretical advantage with DPP, I too like the ACR / LR conversion engine. And it's integrated with my LR workflow.