Nikon D1x RAW Files (NEF) do not open on current version of OS X, can somebody confirm?

I just tried to edit some of my older Nikon D1x NEF files (anno 2003) and realized that I cannot open them anymore, they just show up as solid pink in Quickview, Aperture, Preview etc. It seems to be a bug in Apple's RAW support and after checking this on 3 current computers also from very old CD's, I can confirm it is the same problem everywhere.
Ironically the problem seems to be limited to *vertical* photos only, horizontal files open just fine.
Can somebody who also has old Nikon D1x NEF files please check and confirm too? If somebody else has this, I file a bug report with Apple.
Thank you in advance!
Juergen

This issue has been oft discussed in the Aperture forum.
1) This happens in photos you have imported via Nikon Transfer. Nikon Transfer makes modifications to the NEF files, and this seems to cause issues with Aperture. Images that are imported directly to Aperture (or iPhoto), or just copied off the CF card onto the Mac do not have this issue - I'd recommend ALWAYS doing this and eschewing Nikon Transfer.
2) This only happens if you updated to the RAW camera update 4.0.8 (release a couple weeks ago). You can go back to 4.0.7 (see Aperture forum for tips on this) and it will resolve the issue. Hopefully Apple will address this in a future update.

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