RAW file preview missing in Lightroom

When I try to import RAW files direct from the iPad 2 with iOS 4.3 (which were imported into the iPad using the camera connection kit) to Lightroom, Lightroom says "no preview available." After importing the files, I can see the images, but not before importing--which is a problem, since I want to be able to select the images I import. I tried two different cameras using NEF and Canon's RAW format, and I tried NEF+JPEG, and the same thing happened. I am using Lightroom 3.3 on Mac OS 10.5.8.
When I plug my camera's memory card into a card reader connected to the computer, the images properly display in the import window when selecting "mass storage" as a device. The problem only occurs when selecting iPad as the source of the images.
Thanks for your help.

Sounds like the Ipad is killing the image preview stored in the image...   try this:  load it into your ipad normally, then instead of importing directly into LR, copy from the ipad onto your local computer disk.  Then try LR import.
If the preview is still damaged, then however you are getting it onto your ipad (or the ipad itself) is the problem.  Unlikely that LR would be able to do anything about it.
However, if the images appear, then something else is going on that Adobe might look into.  File a bug report with exactly how to reproduce it, and your conclusions that there is something between the ipad and LR.
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