Nikon EXIF data incomplete

If I look at the EXIF data for a file in iView Media Pro I can see what metering was used for a shot (i.e. matrix, program, spot, etc.). The same field in Aperture shows up with numerical values (0, 3, etc.). Is this a Nikon thing or a problem with Aperture?
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Yeah, the same thing happens to me with my Nikon D50 and the latest Aperture version. I guess Aperture doesn't recognise some special Nikon EXIFs.
If you abosolutely depend on this feature you may "translate" the EXIF information using EXIFutils (U$D30) from http://www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils .
You can, for example change all numerica data to actual metering mode text: "Matrix, Spot, etc..." But please be aware that EXIFutils are command-line utilities that need some typing / scripting.
Otherwise we'll have to wait for Apple to fix this.
These are the standard values and corresponding metering modes.
==========================================
meter-mode ERWS 9207 Metering Mode
Abbrev:Num
average:1
centre:2
spot:3
multi-spot:4
multi-segment:5
partial:6
other: 255
==========================================
Good luck,
Michael
MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.16 Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2 Gig RAM

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