I use a canon t3i and 75 - 300mm lenses, that camera because of the weight and I just really like this camera, I don't like using tripods so that's another reason. I use LR basically exposure temp and some clarity and white balance.
I shoot in raw now because it makes your edited photos more exciting and can do a lot more with your edits than shooting with jpeg. This is just a sample of my editing in RAW.