This post is not directed at you, Robin - - as I know you’re an experienced PhotoLab user and you know what you’re doing … This is directed at others reading this thread, who may be considering following your example.
One of the “killer features” of PhotoLab is that it’s able to apply corrections specific to the {body+lens} combination used to capture the image … especially for RAW files. Each time PL detects an image captured with a not-seen-previously {body+lens} it offers to download a matching Optics Module for this new combination.
PL does not simply/crudely allow for generic corrections for a given lens - its Optics Modules contain information that can be automatically applied to correct known aberrations related to specific {body+lens} combinations.
So, if these corrections are not applied (because a user has opted to choose “No Correction” as the default preset - AND then forgets to activate these corrections manually) then you’re missing out on one the key reasons for using PhotoLab in the first place.
- The main/critical correction in this category is Lens Sharpness
- Another is Distortion - for correction of “pin cushion”, “barrel” & “fish-eye” lens distortion, etc
- And another is Vignetting correction (for dark corners cast by some lens configurations)
John M