robert_warrington

<p>I pre-ordered my D800E from a local shop on April 27 ($1k deposit). I was told they had a small waiting list for the D800 but there was nobody on their D800E list.<br>

The following day, Saturday the 28th, they called "just to let you know, your camera shows as in transit".<br>

On Tuesday, May 1, I picked it up.</p>

<p>3 business days total from order to receiving.</p>

<p>No complaints from me!</p>

<p>D700, 24-70, 85/1.8 and S95 (video and quick snaps) for many of the reasons mentioned and the 85/1.8 will serve well inside dimly lit museums and churches.<br>

<br /> If you take the same precautions and use common sense as you do traveling <em>anywhere else</em> in the world - including the US - you'll be fine (and insurance should be carried anytime you travel). Take aspirin/ibuprofen and antacid. Unless you're in the drug trade forget about the Cartels; you won't be bothered.<br>

<br /> Mexico City and Oaxaca are modern, beautiful cities with people to match. They are not Tijuana or Juarez. You do not need to fear the food, ice, salads, vegetables, fruits or water. Especially, do not fear the beer! If you choose to avoid street food it will be you that loses out (not only is the food good, the vendors can make some fantastic photographic subjects, but ask first). There's nothing better to snack on than a few (dozen) fresh tacos de rez, al pastor and a cold beer. There's a reason Oaxaca is considered the food capitol of Mexico.</p>

<p>Thanks, Barry!<br>

It's good to hear they are making their way out. I put in my order for an E with Amazon the night they were released, probably about an hour after Amazon put them up (9:30 pst). I've got a 2 week trip to Grand Teton/Yellowstone coming June 4 and would like to have it, though I guess I'll "survive" with the D700/D7000.<br>

Contrary to many others, I don't have an issue with NPS..it's a service Nikon offers to those who qualify and that's about it. And, exactly as you state, there will also be non-NPS orders fulfilled as well.<br>

I fully agree with you, and also thought, from the beginning, that Nikon was seriously underestimating the demand for both, particularly the E model. Based on real world reports like yours, Shun and so many others of the D800, that can only increase demand.</p>

<p>Barry,<br>

If you don't mind, can you say who you had your order with and are you NPS?<br>

It's good to hear they are getting out and glad that you're getting yours.</p>

<p>I'll vouch for the D7k's weather-sealing...mine's been through slot canyons, deserts, cold, heat, snow, rain and thoroughly showered by a geyser in Yellowstone.....and still going fine.<br>

<br /> If it's possible, can you rent/borrow one of each for a few days?</p>

<p>I've used the GeoTag Photo Pro (paid version) app on both Android and iPhone over the course of the last 2 years. Most of the time has primarily been with an Android device (current is Motorola Razr) but I did have several months with an iPhone 3g. Needless to say, it suits my needs and has worked very well for me. I can address a couple items I've seen mentioned in some detail. Let me note that I'm not associated with nor an employee of the app's developer.</p>

<p>First, it is an app that you'll need to download and install on your phone. You do need to synchronize your phone clock with your camera clock. You can adjust the app settings for an alert to notify you when you've changed time zones so you can adjust your camera time. Geoencoding to specific photos is done entirely through matching the time of the location recording by the app and time of an image being taken on your camera(s). As noted there is a free and a paid version. And, as usual, the free version comes with some limitations.</p>

<p>Secondly, this is a standalone app and you do not need to take a picture with your phone to get location recording. In the app, you choose the intervals at which it will record your location...the range is from every (in seconds) 5, 10, 15, 30 to every 1, 2 5, 10 or 30 minutes. The longest setting is 1x per hour. You also have the ability to record your location instantly. In addition, you are also able to specify a minimum distance change to be registered before it will record a new location. As well, you can choose to have it use GPS only or GPS + wireless as your location provider. If wireless is available this helps immensely with battery life (very rare when shooting in the field, in my experience). However, when the app is turned on, GPS is not constantly on. It is only activated to record a location as per the interval you've chosen. To this extent, it helps greatly with battery life or your phone heating up.</p>

<p>Without question, it does impact the battery level of your phone. If you set it to record at maximum amount you might get several hours use depending on your phone and battery. In my use, I've learned that if I'm going to be shooting in, generally, the same area I'll set to record every 5 minutes with a 25 yard distance change required with generally little impact on the phone's batter. If I'm going to be moving around quite a bit (eg; driving through Yellowstone) I'll probably increase the recording interval to every minute or two as you never know where or when you'll run across something. At the same time, you're generally in a car and I connect the charger immediately to replenish the battery. A couple of times I've left it running at pretty rapid recording levels and found that it drains a fully charged batter to about 40% after a couple hours....ymmv. An additional battery for your phone would be optimal, but not an option on the Razr or any iPhone.</p>

<p>You also have the ability to create several different trips....say Day 1, Day 2, etc., The phone stores your locations and when you choose, you upload them to the GeoTag server through your phone. Once that is done, you have a couple different ways to go. I've chosen to do it on my machine so it requires a simple and quick program download from the app provider (it's also the only way I've used it so I can't speak to the alternative method). Once installed I run the program and I point it to the folder where I've uploaded my images. It will then match up the time from each image's EXIF to the time(s) recorded in the logs you uploaded from your phone. The time does not need to be precise but within an acceptable range (the program also gives you the ability to adjust the time value on your images, say for example, you change time zones but forget to change the camera time). Once this is done, it encodes the location data into the image EXIF. For 600 images expect about 3-5 minutes. That's it.</p>

<p>There's also options to export your trips to GPX files.</p>

<p>In my experience, it has been quite accurate in longitude and latitude. It has shown some issues with altitude but not extensive. Overall, I am quite happy with this app and it provides a decent solution at this time.</p>

<p>All that said, I would prefer simplicity and have it done at the time of the image being recorded and not have to take an extra step. However, I do have concerns over battery drain (though I agree with Shun on the excellent battery life of the EN-EL15) and am not crazy about having something extra connected to my camera, whether it's on the hotshoe or on a strap. I'd also tend to think it limits your ability to use other devices...like a wired/wireless remote (I understand the GPS-1 does have a mini USB pass through but not sure that would suffice for bodies with 10-pin connection?). The final factor for me is price. While I'm not turned off entirely by the price on something like the GPS-1, I simply can't compare it to the $3.99 price of the app. Yes, it requires me to take a couple extra steps but, at nearly a $200 savings, I'm ok with that.</p>