Quote - I don't think it's clear at all that Firefly can do quality and realism "just as well as Lux"

Actually it can't, but that is not a criticism of Firefly. Lux calculates materials and lights using exact physics, Firefly doesn't. I don't want to make comaprisons. Two different renderers are used for two different workflows. It's a lot like comparing painting to photography. Two great artforms in their own rights. Just different :)

Cheers.

Paolo

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