I can only say good things about the ease to fetch photos from a digital camera in ubuntu now but the F-Spot interface is completely dummy. I can’t understand any good reason to use it. In order to revert to the old gutsy photo import option here are the steps:
apt-get install gthumb
go to System -> Preferences -> Removable drives and media -> Cameras and remove the f-spot-import with
gnome-volume-manager-gthumb %h
That’s all folks :)
Update 31-10-2008: this modification does not work in ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex but it is no longer necessary because my camera is now seen as a usb-storage device (Canon A1000)