Aperture 3 software on Mac

[flatfoot]

I'd be interested to hear if any of you are using Aperture software on a Mac for managing your photo libraries. I currently use iPhoto 11 as it has an effective interface for managing albums and quick access to adjustment tools. I'm thinking of upgrading to Aperture as it has more pre-canned adjustments.

Have you used it? Do you like it?

It's currently AUD $99.99 in the Mac App store which seems like a bargain to me.

[north-north-west]

I ran the beta before the final version was released. It does some things very well, but I'd still rather be using CS. I really don't care for fiddly programs where I have to import and export everything. I don't see why they can't include Bridge with it.
The editing tools are good, though. Very easy to use, very effective.

[flatfoot]

I suppose it partly comes down to what you get familiar with. As a hobbyist I can't really justify the cost of Photoshop so Aperture seems to be a cost-effective alternative. I've read of a number of people that now use Aperture for most of their editing but still fire up Photoshop for the occasional tweak.

[photohiker]

That's pretty cheap. I'd normally suggest lightroom but you can't buy it for anything like that price.