Even though you haven’t explicitly asked for advice, there are some things I wish to add:
- I think that the middle point in the CO levels tool does the same as the Lightness slider in the Exposure tool
- the black and white points in that same levels tools is much better handled by a simple tone curve, which also gives you much more editing posibilities
- you will never ever get exactly the same result from 2 different apps, because they usually run different algorithms to do the same thing. I’m getting much better results from RT than from other apps, so I stick with it
- you can use the Tone Mapping and Local Contrast tools to control the dynamic range of your image: they can be used to get that infamous HDR look, but they can be used to get a natural look from a somehow difficult image, too
- take a look at the Residual Image module in the Wavelet Levels tool: it’s invaluable to control the overall look of the image
- and don’t forget to use Capture Sharpening wisely
With some experience you will get what you want from your images