Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

I use this with a D200 and Garmin GPSMAP79 with a remote antenna. GPS goes anywhere and antenna gets Velcroed to top of Lowepro backpack. For [$] sale price it was worth it. Set up was easy (after I took GPS out of Simulate Mode). Better than a little clip-on GPS because a real GPS can log real time tracks of your travel that retrieve later plus still tag your photos. Plus you have a screen for maps and topos and the rest.

Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

You loose a dimension in your pictures if you don´t geotag. It´s exiting to click your picture, to see where it was taken. It´s fun to share!

Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

After plugging this into my camera, the Garmin cable (readily available about $40) into this cable, the other end into my GPSMAP 60CSx, I set the D300 and GPS software settings and took a shot. Boom, Lat and Lon in picture data. Total time, 5 minutes, if that. Uploaded to Flickr, clicked on 'map' and was zoomed to my location.Yes it's pricey, but it's not exactly a high volume item, and it's about $30 less here than most places.

Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

It si an expensive "patch" in order to get your Garmin connected to the camera.
In addition, Nikon stopped at the male serial connexion.
To connect to a Garmin you need a mini USB.
IT is a mess to try to get the second cable

Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

I have a D2X that I take air-to-air photos with. It would sometimes become difficult to identify the exact area we were photographing, so I wanted to take advantage of the GPS information in the image metadata. The MC-35 adapter is straighforward to use; just connect it with the serial output of your GPS unit. I use it with my Garmin eTrex GPS unit. Setting it up is straightforward and the camera establishes connection quickly.

Each image records lat, long, altitude, bearing, and time. It becomes simple to identify the exact location of the image.

The only negative is that it is way too expensive for basically being just a cable. Purchasing both the Nikon and Garmin cables cost about $150.

Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

The MC-35 has a locking 10 pin connector at one end for the camera, and a standard 9 pin D-sub
connector at the other end for connection to your Garmin or Magellan computer interface cable or(serial Port Cable)Just one Problem! the female threads on the MC-35 D-sub side are incorrect, they are very fine pitch threads that will not allow you to secure your GPS interface cable for use out in the field. While this setup can work without securing the interface cable screws, it is unacceptable for a genuine Nikon accessory to
be flawed this way...

Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

This seems to work with minimum fuss if your GPS puts out serial data at 4800 baud and has a adapter cable with a female DB-9 connector. It may be necessary to play with the GPS unit settings to get the right data format, but the GPS indicator on the Nikon camera helps: if "GPS" is flashing, the GPS is energized and connected OK, but the data format (or baud rate?) is wrong. You can cycle through the format selections quickly because the GPS indicator will come on solid within a second or so of when the format is correct. It is not necessary, in my experience, to power down and up when searching for the correct settings.

Comments about Nikon Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras:

How is possible a cable be so expensive? It is more expensive than most GPS units!