Why do I have the same photos in two "albums" after sync?

After upgrading my 3GS to iOS5 this evening (and fixing all the other issues that came along), I have noticed that after syncing with the photo folder I keep on my PC that those same photos now have two albums in my photos app. Can anyone explain this and is there a fix? I tried deleting them but that removed both folders, and a quick browsing of the forums brought no other threads addressing this issue.

Not sure how this did not happen with the previous iOS version on your iPhone. It has been this way on the various iPhones I've used - original, 3G, and now an iPhone 4, and I've used every iOS version beginning with 1.0.
All photos transferred from your computer are stored in the Photo Library. The folders or albums below include a pointer to the original photos that are stored in the Photo Library - the photos are not duplicated.
With multple folders or albums transferred, this way you can view the photos in a folder or album only by selecting the folder or album, or you can view all photos in all folders or albums by selecting Photo Library.
You cannot remove this.

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sorry but you can not - this is a job for albu (and folders which hold albums and other folders) - you have outgrown the very limited power of events - albums and folders are much. much, much more powerful and flexible thatn events which are vey simple, basic automatic organization for people you really do not to be botrhered with organizing
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Welcome to AD!
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