Workflow for Sigma fp DNG question

Hi,

I have an fp, and hope to add an fp-L soon, and maybe a more all-round Panasonic S5II or what is available at that future time less video-centered (one can hope for an S5r with higher resolution, no fan, better evf resolution, who knows...).

In the meantime, I went back to raw shooting after several years of shallow jpg-family-holiday shooting.

I used to use LR (old version 5 or something like that). I see that I can import DNG from the fp, and treat it, but none of my lenses (all Sigma Contemporary DG DN I serie) are supported for correction, nor the camera is.

I tried a bit Sigma Photo Pro, but am not sure how much of the workflow I can do in it, nor if it is good, better, worse than let's say Adobe Camera Raw in the latest Lightroom Classic. I hate the subscription model, but am much fond of Lightroom workflow, tools (at least the one in the old version I have) and UI.

I bought Affinity when it was half price, but never clicked with it. I don't catch the Personas stuff, and am not a huge fan of the interface... But at that time I wanted to test their astrophotographers stacking function.

And at last, my questions ;-):
What is according to you the best way to treat the DNG raws of the Sigma fp and fp-L?
Is it worth to subscribe to LR/PS 20Go currently?
Would it be better to use SPP to convert raws to 16bit tiff, then work this out in LRC, or ACR in LRC is perfect for this too?

Thank you for your insights on this, I know it's a broad topic, nethertheless, I'm a bit in search of where to turn myself for my workflow, so any idea is good to hear :-)

Greg

Thank you Alan.

After posting the thread, I saw it was in no particular category and did not know how to move it.

Greg

i use foveon camera so i have to use spp (for the most part - I know there are options) so i do just as you say. i edit the raw minimally in spp (mainly making it less sharp) then convert to 16bit tiff which i then finish off in photoshop.

works well.

cheers

I mostly shoot RAW+JPEG and redevelop a few of the DNGs with the in-camera RAW converter. In extreme cases I bring the DNG to mobile lightroom.

While Lightroom (even free version on Android) supports the camera's color modes, it doesn't automatically apply the mode from the camera, nor does it start with the sharpness/contrast/saturation settings you have chosen for that color mode in the camera. That can save you some time if you (start your) work in Sigma Photo Pro.