[Take12]

Congrats, D. That's nice kit. I think the first time I used them was back in the late seventies/early eighties.
I'll be interested to hear how you cope with the extra fiddling and time loss involved in applying it IRL.

My way to get an itsy bitsy more saturation and detail is by standard underexposing by 1/2 F/stop if I shoot JPG. But if I shoot RAW I can of course adjust the aperture any which way I want, after the fact (not affecting the DoF)!
For me these m.o.'s work considerably faster and less stressfull than hand metering with a Sekonic does. With, especially in the case of RAW, boatloads more flexibility. Which translates in convenience and markedly higher IQ.
But if you work off of a tripod, and time and stress levels are inconsequential, maybe it adds some romantic "je ne sais qoi" to the process. Unfortunately I rarely have those luxuries.

Have fun!