Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

by Nikon

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009GYNZ8
• Item model number: B0009GYNZ8
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

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Designed for Nikon SLR digital cameras that are equipped with a 10-pin accessory connector, the Nikon MC-35 GPS adapter cord connects to a GPS unit so you can record the latitude, longitude, altitude, and UTC (coordinated universal time) of the shots you take. The adapter cord is compatible with GPS units that comply with the NMEA 0183 (v2.01) interface standard. In addition, the GPS receiver must send data out through a D89 serial port output (not USB), as the MC-35 has a serial connection only.

Product Description

Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord is designed for Digital Cameras that are equipped with a 10-pin accessory connector. (D2Hs/D2x/D3/ D300) to support the recording of location information such as latitude, longitude, altitude and UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) at which a shot is taken> Can be recorded from a GPS unit to the image's metadata. For connection to GPS units that comply with the NMEA 0183 (ver.2.01) interface standard.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for D3, D300, D2HS / D2X Digital Cameras, January 24, 2008

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Jim Altengarten (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Great cord for hooking up your GPS unit and Nikon compatible camera. This allows you to record the longitude, latitude, elevation, and heading. The only downside is making sure that the GPS unit is pointed in the same direction as the camera and the GPS is not in "sleep" mode. My camera, the D300, will let you know if the GPS is not active. As a professional, it's nice to be able to locate those special locations by just looking at the image data and also knowing what direction you were shooting.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nikon GPS adapter Cord, October 22, 2008

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A. R. Miller - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Cord works as advertised, providing half the interface to a Garmin GPS but it has several disconcerting characteristics
1. Cord adapts compatible Nikon SLRs to GPs units so that GPS data can be recorded in EXIF files. However the cord termininates in an RS 232 connector and a 2nd cord with RS-232 to Garmin interface is required for the GPS data transfer to occur. A single cord with Nikon to Garmin connectors would be much more convenient
2. The RS-232 connectors have 2 screws to insure that this connection doesn't separate. Howver the threads and sockets are mismatched so the screws can't be used. On occasion my RS 232 coupling separated
3. The NIkon cord is very expensive and very short. The Garmin portion of the cable pair is much longer and 1/3 the price of the Nikon cord

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised, September 23, 2007

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Mike Whitton (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I purchased one of these units for my D200 in June 2006 when they were in quite short supply. The price is a bit high but for effortless GPS tagging of photographs, nothing beats the Nikon solution. The only thing that is still missing (even from the D3/D300) is a 'GPS' indicator in the viewfinder. Since the 'GPS' indicator is only visible on the top screen of the camera you are generally unaware if the GPS has lost it's signal until after the picture has been taken.