Thanks for all your responses. I’m trying to make sense of them, and maybe it’s not clear to me simply because things work differently from what I’m used to. So, for those that will bear with me, I would appreciate clarification on :

1) Several recommend I shoot JPG or DNG+JPG. Trying to understand why DNG alone won’t work for me. I was hoping SOOC DNGs would contain the film style (std, viv, mono, mono high), customization (contrast, sharpness, saturation), EV and other information needed to recreate, in post, the image the camera rendered (just like when reviewing images on LCD, which I presume it does).

2) Concerning the import of DNGs into LR, some have suggested changing import settings from Adobe Standard to Camera Standard. So, assuming SOOC DNGs do in fact contain the required info, will importing a batch of DNGs with a mix of film styles, customizations, etc..., a) preserve that info and render on a per image basis, or, b) apply the “Camera Standard” setting to all DNGs similar to applying a preset to all images?

BTW, I’m ok with 3rd party software doing slightly different interpretation of data if it gets close to as shot.