Rand47 here. First, “thanks!” You’re exactly right in that I was expecting DeepPRIME 3 to be something it isn’t intended to be. So there’s that. But when I processed using XD2s “within” Pure Raw 5, the results were significantly poorer than using the exact same parameters with XD2s “within” Pure Raw 4.
BUT… (and it might be related to my “buttheadedness”)
I was able to push sliders about in PR 5 XD2s to replicate the “default” XD2s from Pure Raw 4, and then create a preset. So, all in all, I guess there’s more flexibility in Pure Raw 5 to fine tune results. So, mia culpa for the negative post. All in all this looks like a worthwhile update.
Rand