Yes—bracketing is still useful, but not for every shot.

RAW editing helps recover some exposure mistakes, but it cannot restore detail that was never captured, especially when highlights are clipped or the scene exceeds the sensor’s dynamic range. Camera meters can still be fooled, so bracketing remains a good safety net for important images and difficult lighting.

Bracketing is most useful when:

• the scene has high contrast or complex lighting
• you want to create an HDR image
• image quality is critical
• you want to minimize noise from heavy exposure correction later

You can often skip it when:

• lighting is even and not extreme
• speed matters
• ultimate quality is less critical
• you can reliably evaluate exposure with the histogram

Checking the histogram can reduce the need for bracketing, but it may slow you down and isn’t perfect. In general, it’s still better to get exposure right in-camera whenever possible.

A practical rule: if the shot is important or the lighting is tricky, bracket it. Many photographers regret not bracketing more often than they regret having bracketed.