Quote - I wrote something in this thread because I saw another person saying "I like gamma = 1" and that is the same as saying "I do not want to use gamma correction".

That was me - commenting on the results I got, with the corrected hair and the brightness on the lights in the next render I did after doing as Robyn suggested with dropping the Gamma Correction in the Render settings scene down to 1.

I think I understand the Gamma Correction a little better now - although I am still a bit confused about it, as it does strike me as a very complex and convoluted thing.

I did understand that the GC value of 1 = GC being nullified... but I still consider the results with GC in Render settings set at 1 when I did my render with the Chrystalline hair and the overall lightness that I plan on doing some more experiments with changing the values in the GC when I do my next renders.

I still feel I should apologise, as after you have offered a long explanation about the GC, and I'm still coming back with saying that I liked the results I had with GC on 1, it seems ignorant of me.