Index: trunk/src/camera/ImportPage.vala
===================================================================
--- trunk.orig/src/camera/ImportPage.vala
+++ trunk/src/camera/ImportPage.vala
@@ -766,6 +766,15 @@ public class ImportPage : CheckerboardPa
     ~ImportPage() {
         LibraryPhoto.global.contents_altered.disconnect(on_media_added_removed);
         Video.global.contents_altered.disconnect(on_media_added_removed);
+
+        // iOS 8 issue. Release the camera here
+        if (camera != null) {
+          GPhoto.Result res = camera.exit(spin_idle_context.context);
+          if (res != GPhoto.Result.OK) {
+              // log but don't fail
+              warning("ImportPage destructor: Unable to unlock camera: %s", res.to_full_string());
+          }
+        }
     }
     
     public override Gtk.Toolbar get_toolbar() {
@@ -1153,11 +1162,14 @@ public class ImportPage : CheckerboardPa
         update_status(busy, false);
         
         refresh_error = null;
-        refresh_result = camera.init(spin_idle_context.context);
-        if (refresh_result != GPhoto.Result.OK) {
-            warning("Unable to initialize camera: %s", refresh_result.to_full_string());
-            
-            return (refresh_result == GPhoto.Result.IO_LOCK) ? RefreshResult.LOCKED : RefreshResult.LIBRARY_ERROR;
+        // iOS 8 issue
+        if (camera == null) {
+          refresh_result = camera.init(spin_idle_context.context);
+          if (refresh_result != GPhoto.Result.OK) {
+              warning("Unable to initialize camera: %s", refresh_result.to_full_string());
+
+              return (refresh_result == GPhoto.Result.IO_LOCK) ? RefreshResult.LOCKED : RefreshResult.LIBRARY_ERROR;
+          }
         }
 
         update_status(true, refreshed);
@@ -1262,13 +1274,15 @@ public class ImportPage : CheckerboardPa
         progress_bar.set_ellipsize(Pango.EllipsizeMode.NONE);
         progress_bar.set_text("");
         progress_bar.set_fraction(0.0);
-        
+
+#if 0
         GPhoto.Result res = camera.exit(spin_idle_context.context);
         if (res != GPhoto.Result.OK) {
             // log but don't fail
             warning("Unable to unlock camera: %s", res.to_full_string());
         }
-        
+#endif
+
         if (refresh_result == GPhoto.Result.OK) {
             update_status(false, true);
         } else {
@@ -1634,11 +1648,15 @@ public class ImportPage : CheckerboardPa
     }
     
     private void import(Gee.Iterable<DataObject> items) {
-        GPhoto.Result res = camera.init(spin_idle_context.context);
-        if (res != GPhoto.Result.OK) {
-            AppWindow.error_message(_("Unable to lock camera: %s").printf(res.to_full_string()));
-            
-            return;
+        // We now keep the camera open as long as we can to
+        // work around the iOS 8 directory name shuffling issue.
+        if (camera == null) {
+          GPhoto.Result res = camera.init(spin_idle_context.context);
+          if (res != GPhoto.Result.OK) {
+              AppWindow.error_message(_("Unable to lock camera: %s").printf(res.to_full_string()));
+
+              return;
+          }
         }
 
         update_status(true, refreshed);
@@ -1774,12 +1792,15 @@ public class ImportPage : CheckerboardPa
     }
 
     private void close_import() {
+// iOS 8 issue
+#if 0
         GPhoto.Result res = camera.exit(spin_idle_context.context);
         if (res != GPhoto.Result.OK) {
             // log but don't fail
             message("Unable to unlock camera: %s", res.to_full_string());
         }
-        
+#endif
+
         update_status(false, refreshed);
         
         on_view_changed();