Importing in iphoto 6 is taking way too long!

I am having problems importing photos from my Nikon coolpix 5100 . When i first purchsed my imac it imported quick and easy with iphoto 6 and my camera, but now i am waiting just to import 48 photos. It comes up saying would you like to import 48 and i press import. IT finally imported after 15 minutes. Why did it take this long?

Have you tried using a USB card reader? Saves wear and tear on your camera ports, plus less risk of data loss if the camera shuts down during transfer.
Other than that, try reformat the card using the camera - but, of course, beware that reformatting will erase the card.
Regards
TD

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