After some investagation it seems this is really an issue in libgphoto2 since it can be reproduced entirely with gphoto2 command line. Please see the linked bug report for more info.
** Bug watch added: SourceForge.net Tracker #3468856 http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=3468856 ** Also affects: libgphoto via http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=3468856 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/910964 Title: Cannot import photos from PTP Camera (Fuji X10) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/libgphoto/+bug/910964/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs