Here is a fascinating article from luminous-landscape.com about Photoshop creator John Knoll’s ideas about exposure for digital photography. This is a must read if you are shooting Camera RAW format.
Maximizing S/N Ratio in Digital Photography
The takeaway seems to be “expose to the right” to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio. This means that the histogram should extend as far to the right side as possible without clipping to make best use of the camera’s dynamic range.
When the author of Photoshop says “expose to the right”, who can argue with it?
