I am not sure I've followed everything in this discussion, but on the whole my RAW files usually look slightly or more than slightly underexposed. Doesn't bother me because it means I have more to work with. Easier to lighten than darken. Hard to correct blown highlights. (The exception is when I shoot backlit subjects, but I am going to have to use exposure compensation more, which I haven't been.)
Have people been saying this type of behavior, underexposed look, is sort of deliberate? Marnie aka Doe
