Hi Photo-John,

Thanks for the reply. I value your opinion highly.

I find myself getting overwhelmed with all of the details of digital photography. There seem to be an infinite number of variables that can affect image quality, besides the basic photographic principles. It's hard to know how a new person like myself should prioritize learning to elliminate these variables or buying whatever hardware or software is required to do so. It's good to know I'm not wasting my time with RawShooter. I can scratch that off the list...at least for the time being.

Paul