Aperture 1.1 and Olympus E-500 RAW files

Hi there.
My problem:
RAW data from my Olympus E-500 isn´t supported by Aperture 1.1
After importing RAW files there´s no image data and the preview displays "unsupported image format"
I wonder why, since that camera is listed in the compatibility list under http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/cameras.html
Even if it is not listed in the compatibility list of apertures supported RAW filetypes, in my understanding aperture should deal with those files if the OS supports the camera. But this understanding seems to be wrong..
I know that RAW files can be quite different in structure, so files generated by the E-1 seem not to be the same as RAW files generated by the E-500.. even if they have the same files extension. But I wonder that even the E300 is supported but not the E500.
Does anybody knows if there is a workaround for this or if there is a chance to use Aperture with these files in the near future?
Thanks for any information.
G5 Dual 2.5 GHz, 4GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

I know that RAW files can be quite different in
structure, so files generated by the E-1 seem not to
be the same as RAW files generated by the E-500..
even if they have the same files extension. But I
wonder that even the E300 is supported but not the
E500.
You are indeed correct that the .ORF raw files generated by the E-1 and the E-300 are different from those generated by the E-500. Olympus must take the responsibility for this. I will assume that they had some good reason for changing the file structure between camera models, but I don't know what it is and have difficulty imagining what it could be. When the E-500 was released, there was considerable discussion about this on several forums (notably the Olympus SLR forum at dpreview.com) as there were several other software programs (sorry, can't remember which specific ones) that also had been working well with .ORF files from the E-1 and E-300, but did not support E-500 .ORF files.
Why Apple has not added support for the E-500 raw files is another good question, and I hope you've posted your request as feedback for the Aperture team. I am using Aperture and an E-1, and have been enjoying the combination ever since Aperture 1.0 was released. The raw conversions for the E-1 have definitely improved since 1.1 was released, so Apple knows something about .ORF files. I hope that you will also get to experience that (soon) when support for the E-500 files is added. I'm not aware of any workaround at this time, but will post here again should I come across one.
Let's hope that Apple has not simply assumed that all .ORF files are equal, and has not noticed that you have a problem.

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