[etrevino]

> Why, then, would Nikon, Canon, and especially Leica, not have their own definable standards of how to process RAW photos for their particular cameras?

Pretty sure they do. Aren't those the manufacturer-specific import profiles in programs like Lightroom?

[petepete]

Nikon and Canon always try to push you to use their own software.

Phase One, Adobe, Photo Mechanic etc all reverse engineer the manufacturers formats, which is why the results differ.

Anecdotally, Capture One is (for me) way more responsive when working with Nikon .nef files than with Fuji .raf.

[colejohnson66]

But are those written by the camera manufacturers?