That's interesting that it worked OK with your old photos. As I said, I had a similar experience and I put it down to different camera. Can I ask if the photos you took in 2008 were taken with the same camera you're using now?
I have the same problem. I can add some observations. Firstly, I have the problem with some of my photos, not all. I have 2 cameras, a 20D and a 7D. It appears the problem only occurs with the 7D raw photos. When I try to crop images from my 20D the ...