Aperture 1.1......still no support for Fuji S2 and S3 Pro!!!!

Question

I just got the 1.1 update but i was devastated to see that Aperture is still not opening the Raw files of two of the most used camera among professional:Fujifilm S2 and S3 Pro!!!
Even if i convert the files in DNG it doesn't support them
I would like to know how can Apple describe Aperture as "Designed for Professional Photographer"..............
Just look around, all pro application like Capture One or Camera Raw support those cameras,even the beta version Adobe Lightroom does it
There are not excuse for this..... not anymore
Thanks
Ettore

Answer 1

Ettore, It is clear that 2 things shape the Apple
product pholosophy with "pro apps"; A total
disregard of anything that does not guarantee a
corner on the market and support of any system that
does not lead directly to a hardware sale. The very
poor handling of the bugs/deficiencies of Aperture,
the poor (read nonexistent) communication with end
users
You mean like the mesages from Joe Schor on this forum? Or the whole web page announcing 1.1 features? Those non-existant communications?
and the total disregard of what real
professionals tell them
You mean like focusing the 1.1 update on better RAW conversion quality, performance, and the addition of DPI features everyone was asking for?
Given that Apple cannot fix every single problem I'd say they worked on exactly the problems bedeviling the most users.
The disregard for Fuji RAF files is
not surprising in that context.
No, it's not surprising because (a) it's not Canon or Nikon, which most professionals are using, and (b) because the Fuji sensor is unlike other sensors and is therefore not quite as easy for Apple to use similar conversion techniques.
The same can be said
of Bibble and others, and their lame protestations to
the contrary will fall on deaf ears. Like you said,
Lightroom, which is still in beta supported fuji raw
right from the start.
Which is because (for better or worse) Lightroom sits on top of the ACR conversion engine that has been in development for something like three or four years! Give Apple a little time to add other cameras, in the meantime bug Fuji to push Apple to add support!
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The geniuses at Apple will find
that working pros pick the tools that help deliver
the goods to the client
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Yes they will, which is why Aperture has been so popular and will be even more so with RAW conversion quality addressed.
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Thank goodness their are other software products
available that come from companies that DO listen to
their customers.
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Yes, like Apple. All indication are that they do indeed listen to user feedback (indeed Apple reps themselves have said so) and the end results of updates also indcate they are listing. At PMA every single half hour presentation ended with "Send us feedback because we are listening".
I don't think it's fair to tag Apple with being hopelessly out of touch with users just because they will not fix the only problem you care about.
My camera is not supported by Aperture either, but I realize the reality of owning a camera that is not Nikon or Canon in today's market. Until then I simply import 16-bit TIFF images into Aperture and use it from there. Not having your camera supported directly is not really that great a limitation.