I'm glad to hear this. I feel the same way. I did a "test" of the stock and Vignette on the same photo with 2.2. The stock was superior across the board. I do pro-photography and when I transferred both pix to my computer and enlarged them up to nearly pixel level, the quality difference was very evident ... stock won!
I have taken videos using stock in natural light in VERY dim environments and had them come out absolutely terrific.
I thought maybe Vignette might be better now. I did my test right after 2.2 was released. As I said, glad to hear what you said.