I shoot raw, and use DXO PL4 to rate the images, delete what I don't want, copy what I like so I can work on virtual copies of them. I like to store the images in a nested file structure of my own making, and PL4 lets me do that. The image-wide editing of lots of things (brightness, contrast, saturation, noise reduction) is super easy and really effective in doing what you want with great results (for Canon raw or other stuff like M43 more grainy files as I've done both) and the noise reduction is really spectacular. It can also do misc stuff like bandaid touchup, mask drawing and effects, slider left-right (or both side by side or toggle between them) to see original vs modified etc, and a lot of stuff I've not learned. Get the Elite version as it has additions for perspective corrections where you can adjust image stretching etc really well, in addition to other stuff. I recently posted 10 photos of my cat, using only PL4: you can see what it did for me with fairly little effort at:
DPReview has done a comparison of four different 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses to figure out who makes the best of the bunch. DPreview compares autofocus, sharpness, video performance, and more to come up with a winner. The contenders: Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm...
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I also use Affinity Photo, and strongly suggest you do get both (they're both very affordable!). In addition to it being more of a photoshop replacement, it is the only program I know that can handle super-mega size files, like a 1.2 GPixel pano that I'd make - where I can just travel through it with zooming at fast speed (and not crash) as well as make lots of intricate touch-ups that might not be available in PL4. It also does pano stitching, although I've not used it since I got used to using PTGui and haven't bothered to learn to use AP for that. It also does HDR stuff, heif input, and lots of other stuff, but I don't use it as much as one could since most of what I do is in PL4.
Both PL4 and AP have lots of tutorials that can help you learn to use the system. Get them both and you'll be happy!