Blurry iPhone 4 Previews for managed photos

There have been some previous posts on related blurry preview topics, but I have some very specific observations which may help, and I'm wondering if anyone
a) has seen this before
b) believes this should be filed as a bug report to Apple.
c) has better suggestions.
I'm using Aperture 3.1.2 currently (though most of the below was observed with 3.1.1) on an iMac i3, running 10.6.6.
I have three cameras from which I import photos into Aperture: iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and Canon 5D.
- iPhone 3GS and Canon 5D: no matter whether I import directly into Aperture library (managed) or leave the photo somewhere else (referenced), the previews are sharp (when the original is sharp).
- iPhone 4: when the JPEGs are managed, then they appear blurry. When they are imported as referenced, then they are fine and sharp. This is really obvious if I import the same photo directly into the library first, then copy the JPG somewhere else (say with a different filename), and import that photo again into the same project.... the blurry preview and sharp preview show up side by side.
My import workflow for iPhone's, by the way, is to first use Image Capture to download them to a folder on the local HD, then import from directory using Aperture. The reason why I do this is because, unlike Aperture, Image Capture allows you to delete the original photos after import. For my 5D, I import directly from CF card using Aperture itself.
I have tried the various suggestions posted on the forums for the blurry previews:
o Regenerate Previews - this does nothing
o Rebuild library - this doesn't change anything, and has the added disadvantage of adding a whole bunch of previously deleted folders (or that was in the Trash) into my library.
o Delete Previews, restart Aperture - again nothing.
I also tried to Relocate Masters for those iPhone 4 JPEGs that were imported directly into Aperture library (managed). This doesn't update the preview either.
The only thing that seems to work is to relocate the masters, delete the versions, then to reimport the relocated masters back into Aperture as referenced. However, this deletes all of one's tags, edits, etc....
Blurry previews are extremely frustrating, as it makes it really difficult to quickly triage through lots of photos. Later on, my wife may look at that photo in Browser mode and say, why did you tag that with four stars? Only by displaying in single photo or three-up view can one realize that it was a good sharp photo.
I'm quite annoyed that Apple's own products won't integrate... I like Aperture overall too much to go back to Lightroom, but at the end of the day productivity is what matters.
Thanks very much.

So, I had to reboot my iMac since Aperture was hanging when opening the library. After the reboot, no matter if I try importing by drag and drop to the folder, or by checking and clicking on "Import Checked", the previews are now sharp from the iPhone 4 images.
- In most projects, though, the previews that were not sharp before did not automatically become sharp.
- What is weird is that in one particular project, the iPhone 4 previews did seem to become sharp, but my 5D shots in that project the previews became blurry.
It's getting weirder and weirder, folks!

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Apple - iPhoto for Mac
Mac Apps - iPhoto - Apple Support
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1) We should be allowed to import and store the photos in the target directory of our choice.
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-- Sebastien --

Sebastien
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
1) We should be allowed to import and store the photos in the target directory of our choice.
-> The target folder should be prompted at each IMPORT process.
You can now store photos in the target directory of your choice. If you want file manage, this is easily done. I see no advantage to iPhoto is doing that for you. The Mac has a file manager, called the Finder, why would it want another one?
2) We should be able to move the photos to new folders (after initial import).
You can. Events in the iPhoto Window correspond exactly with the Folders in the Originals Folder in the iPhoto Library package file (Right click on it in the Pictures Folder -> Show Package Contents).
You can move photos between Events, you can rename Events, edit them, create them, as long as you do it via the iPhoto Window. Check out the Info Pane (wee 'i', lower left) the name and date fields are editable. Edit a Event Name using the Info Pane, the Event Folder in iPhoto Library/Originals will also have the new name.
-> This should allow photo management between iPhoto and Finder to be consistent.
Um, that would make iPhoto into, well, an image viewer. There are many for the Mac, search on MacUpdate. The point of iPhoto is that it's a photo organiser, not a file organiser. You seem to be confusing the Finder and iPhoto again.
3) When making modifications to a picture via iPhoto (crop, effect, ...), the modified file should replace the original one in the same directory (as it already does in the iPhoto library).
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-> Keep photos files organized based on the desired output (already the case in iPhoto library where the photo shown is always the modified one)
But it does - go File -> Export and that's exactly what you'll get.
-> Keep consistent file management in both iPhoto and Finder (to avoid having the photos you actually want to keep in separate folders)
No, really? Are you seriously saying that for every Album there should be a corresponding folder of images? Think of the wasted disk space. Again, if you want to do that, by all means organise your folders yourself and use an image viewer.
The point and purpose of iPhoto is that you arrange things based on the pictures themselves, not their files. Basing things on the organisation of the files is redundant, as it's covered by the Finder, and your focus on trying to match the photo arrangement with the file arrangement is far too limiting, and also, redundant.
Finally, this is a User to User forum, the Apple Developers do not promise to read anything there.
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TD

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