"Operation not supported by backend" while getting photos from camera

The situation is as follows:
I'm trying to copy photos from camera using a file manager (thunar in this case). The attempt fails with a message "Operation not supported by backend".
Configuration:
uname: Linux xxx 3.9.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 14 08:12:55 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux
libgphoto2 2.5.2-1
gphoto2 2.5.2-1
gvfs 1.16.3-1
gvfs-gphoto2 1.16.3-1
thunar 1.6.3-1
mount info for this case:
gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/1000/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1000,group_id=100)
What is known:
Everything was fine on 2013/06/13 - I was performing successfull copying operation on the day.
The exactly same message started to appear on a different machine running Arch, with both unupdated Nautilus from 2.x line and latest pcmanfm. No other machines were tested.
Only copying and moving files/directories via file manager doesn't work. I can browse the camera and delete files and directories with no problems.
I can copy the files using cp (via gvfs mount).
I can grab the files using gphoto2 from command line.
Applications are able to open the files with no problems (via gvfs mount).
Downgrading gvfs, gvfs-gphoto2, gphoto2 and libgphoto2 to versions from before 2013/06/13 doesn't fix the issue.
Logs are clear.
First I suspected that something is wrong with gvfs or libgphoto2, but I'm able to use them with no problems, as long as I don't try to copy a file via file manager. This could mean something is wrong with the file manager, but the issue suddenly affected three different file managers on two independent machines. And the logs remain silent. I have no idea how to deal with the issue.

mpan wrote:Usable workaround, not requiring additional tools, was posted in the first post: use cp on mounted partition or gphoto2. The problem is not how to retrieve the files, as this is obvious, but how to copy them using file manager or how to trace source of the problem.
Stupid me. Yes, you mentioned that. Sorry.

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