For which camera model is Aperture the best RAW converter?

Most of you will agree that Aperture's workflow can hardly be beaten. Most of you will also agree that there is indeed some potential for further improvement concerning support of different camera models and in the over all image quality of the RAW conversion engine.
Reading the numerous postings I get the idea that many people believe to get at least slightly better results when doing the RAW conversion with some other software than Aperture.
Speaking for my own experience with the Olympus E-1 (which is on the list of fully supported DSLRs) the results from Adobe PS CS2/ACR or Lightroom with seperate tools for sharpening and noise reduction (if necessary) are noticeable superior to what I can get from Aperture - but I am sure that the situation will be better with other camera models.
So who of you is totally happy with what Aperture squeezes out of his RAW files and what camera do you use? Have you done comparisons with other RAW converters to be sure Aperture does the best job?
Oliver
PPC mini, PM Quad 4,5 GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

I currently use a Canon 20D and a Canon 1Ds MKII for my work. I am happy with the conversion results for both cameras. I have use Capture One Pro for my conversions in the past. However, with Aperture's workflow and RAW conversion capabilities, I am using it fulltime.
I really don't think that Aperture's RAW conversion is currently that bad, and I think it will only get better and better with time. To be blunt, I think that most complaints about the rendering quality of Aperture are a bit over-hyped. In fact, I would even say that in many cases, it's end-user error or system configuration that results in poor image quality.
I would not have said this prior to version 1.1.2, but Apple has managed to greatly improve the rendering quality.
Just my two cents.

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