The absolute benefit of shooting in RAW

The massive amount of data stored by a RAW file allows for great detail to be realized through editing. I save all my RAW files and occasionally re-process them with updated software to see how algorithms have advanced. Here are two examples of unprocessed files shot in 2012 with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the results from RAW processing today with current technology.

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Original file straight out of the camera
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RAW file run through DXO PhotoLab 7 and DXO ViewPoint 4
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another untouched RAW file
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the same file after processing in DXO Photo Lab 7, DXO ViewPoint 4, and Luminar Neo
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the same file again, this time it was run through Radiant Photo and then DXO ViewPoint 4