After reading Moose Peterson’s blog post on the Nikon GP-1 GPS Device I need to correct a bit of misinformation from my earlier post Nikon D80 To D90 Upgrade First Impressions.
There I lamented the fact that you could only plug in the Nikon MC-DC2 remote cord, or the GPS unit, but in fact the GPS unit has a remote plug in is so you can daisy chain the two devices. Also in the blog post, Moose mentions the GP-1 includes a clip to attach it to your camera strap instead of the hot shoe leaving the hot shoe free for flash usage.
Though I’ll continue using my off camera geologger for now, with these two options the GP-1 design looks much better and it will be an alternative I’ll consider should the time come that I want to change up my system.
Comments
I, too, am considering the upgrade from my D80 to the D90. I wanted to ask if you see any difference in noise at higher ISO settings on the D90. I can’t seem to shoot higher than ISO 800 on my D80 without seeing a substantial amount of noise. I heard the CMOS sensor on the D90 is similar to the D300s, and that you can shoot higher ISO’s without the noise seen on the D80. Do you see any improvement in noise on the D90?
Comment by: Geoff Smith @ Apr 15, 09:29 AM #Yeah, it makes a difference.. i can go through 800 and even 1600 if i need to and not freak out. It isn’t a D3 or a miracle worker. At IS0 1600 and 3200 you have to nail the exposure or once you start pushing it in post you’ll see the noise come out, but its saved me a few times.
Some examples:
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 1600
ISO 1600
a bit of post went into all of those, but nothing more noise reduction wise then the sliders inside of Lightroom 2
Comment by: Chris Casciano @ Apr 15, 10:40 AM #