Since Leopard - iPhoto no longer recognizes Nikon D90

Hi,
I have been using iPhoto '08 happily with my Nikon D90 until..., I installed Leopard (Currently - OSX 10.6.2). All of a sudden the camera will not appear in iPhoto when plugged in. I have tried different cables, checked my NEF support updates - all current. Next step for my simple mind is to get iPhoto 09 and hope for the best. Any help in the short term out there???

1 - does it mount to the desktop?
2 - have you tried Image capture?
3 - have you looked at the USB bus with system profiles while the camera is connected?
4 - have you tried a USB card reader?
5 - have you deleted the iPhoto preference file?
6 - have you reformatted the camera memory card?
7 - Is there any more information you have beyond "it does not work"?
8 - I would not count on iPhoto '09 fixing this
LN

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