IPhoto 6 problem importing from camera

For some reason recently I have had problems importing photos from my camera.
I am using IPhoto version 6:06 and when attempting to load the photos directly from the SD card reader and the camera I get the continuous circle and nothing is loaded.
I cannot remember when I last upgraded the software but it was recent and i would like to be able to drop back to previous version if the current one is causing the problems.
Has anyone had this problem and how can I fix it.
Thanks
Norman

I recently upgraded from OSX 10.3 to 10.5. I don't know for sure if it's related, of course, but now nothing happens when I connect my camera to the computer; it used to automatically open iPhoto and go to the import window. Now I do not even here the clicking in the hard drive when I make the connection. I've tried checking the USB cable to make sure it's securely in place at both the computer and the camera, and making sure the camera is in the correct mode. I've also tried your troubleshooting basics (Repair Permissions, deleting the plist file, and creating a new system account, none of which worked. I'm ready to try a reinstallation, since that's what you suggested may be indicated in your Jan 5 letter to Jarmel. Is that what you suggest? If so, do I need to uninstall anything before running another installation? And do I run it from the iLife disk? Do I do a custom install of iPhoto only? Or do I run it from either my original system disks that came with the computer or from my new Leopard disk?
Also--I know this is perhaps off topic, but I mention it in case it might be a related problem. Since installing Leopard, my keyboard button that normally opens and closes the disk drawer does not work at all. I'm having to open it by restarting and holding down the mouse button.
Thanks for your time. Sorry if too many questions.

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