Aperture fails to import images from an iPhone

Since I upgraded to Aperture 2.1.4 aperture has stopped being able to import from my iPhone.
I get shown 3 empty frames ie pictures with nothing in them. Importing results in a message "Import from Capture Card Completed with Errors"
In console I see 7/09/09 9:39:52 AM Aperture[19686] NSScanner: nil string argument
Deleting all photos from the phone and still the same problem persists. That is Aperture still shows 3 blank frames and results in the same error.
Other cards are fine.
Other programs like PhoneView can see all of the pictures on the iPhone and can download them.
There must be some magic that can resolve the problem but so far I have failed to find it.

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