Customer Reviews for Nikon Inc. GP1-CA90 Accesory cable for GP-1
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Nikon Inc. GP1-CA90 Accesory cable for GP-1
GP1-CA90 cable for connection to cameras with accessory terminals. Cable for connecting the GP-1 to a D90 or D5000. Comes supplied with the GP-1.
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Customer Reviews for GP1-CA90 Accesory cable for GP-1
Review 1 for GP1-CA90 Accesory cable for GP-1
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Terrible, Terrible, Terrible
PostedMay 11, 2013
UGetTheReviewUDeserve
I am angry, let me explain why.
1. The cable broke... (On such an expensive product, the cable should not break... Ever);
2. The cable broke on the first day I used it;
3. The cable probably costs between $0.50 to $5.00 to produce, yet Nikon charges $56;
4. The cable is badly design, faulty, something inadmissible for this price;
5. I know, that next time I will use it, it will break again. And it won't be my fault. It's the poor poor poor design that not even a 10 year old would propose.
1. The cable broke... (On such an expensive product, the cable should not break... Ever);
2. The cable broke on the first day I used it;
3. The cable probably costs between $0.50 to $5.00 to produce, yet Nikon charges $56;
4. The cable is badly design, faulty, something inadmissible for this price;
5. I know, that next time I will use it, it will break again. And it won't be my fault. It's the poor poor poor design that not even a 10 year old would propose.
Please Nikon, re-design the cable (and sell it at $4.99 - $9.99 to all those poor folks who wasted hundreds of dollars on this).
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Review 2 for GP1-CA90 Accesory cable for GP-1
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My GPS Unit is idle when I need it most, all because of the totally useless cable.
PostedJanuary 24, 2013
Tarkajay
Location Umina, NSW, Austraia
Age 55-65
Favorite Subject Nature
Nikon Family 21+ years
Experience More than a year
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
I have used the GP1 unit with my D300 for a couple of years without problems. It mounts sensibly, flush against the body of the camera and the cable screws into its socket. Then I upgraded to a D7000 and woe: the alternate cable used to attach the GP1 to this camera is totally different. I could see it was vulnerable, sticking out at right angles at the bottom left of the camera and no sensible screw lock this time. So I have been so, so careful but inevitably, one day I found it bent at a crazy angle and after a couple of days, the plug broke off completely. I concur with other reviewers that Nikon owes us a redesigned cable. Until then I suppose I'll have to look for a replacement.
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Review 3 for GP1-CA90 Accesory cable for GP-1
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Cable needs to be redesigned!!
PostedSeptember 29, 2012
rhodiver
Location Ontario, Canada
Age 35-44
Favorite Subject Travel
Nikon Family 21+ years
Experience More than a year
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
Totally agree with the previous review. Connector needs to be angled 90 degrees with some added protection and support.
Also the cover ports on the cameras are grouped leaving those unused ports susceptible to dirt and moisture.
And with the GP-1 mounted on the flash shoe on top of the camera, you cannot use the built in flash without removing it and letting it hang by the cable and again putting stress on the cable and connectors.
Nikon needs to recall this cable and issue a new redesign!!
Also the cover ports on the cameras are grouped leaving those unused ports susceptible to dirt and moisture.
And with the GP-1 mounted on the flash shoe on top of the camera, you cannot use the built in flash without removing it and letting it hang by the cable and again putting stress on the cable and connectors.
Nikon needs to recall this cable and issue a new redesign!!
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Review 4 for GP1-CA90 Accesory cable for GP-1
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GP-1 is Great - CA90 Miserably Designed Cable
PostedOctober 26, 2010
GP-1 User
Location Long Island, New York
Age 35-44
Favorite Subject Travel
Nikon Family 11-20 years
Experience More than a year
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
I was a "first adopter" of the GP-1 over a year ago when it first came out. The GP-1 has its quirks, but it works and provides a convenient and accurate means of geotagging photos directly. My camera is a D90, therefore, I have to use the CA90 cable to connect the GPS unit to my camera. The CA90 is an incredible weak point and point of damage and failure for both the GP-1 unit and the D90 port.
Why? It sticks about a half an inch straight out from the left side of the D90 camera body. So, if the D90 is mounted on the hot shoe - which is the opitmal position to get GPS lock up - the cable has to travel 90-degrees connect to the camera body. This exposes the cable to damage and even worse, the port inside the D90 body to damage as the cable plug point is jostled and struck. I have personally gone through three cables, others have had a similar experience, however, I have been more fortunate than many others who have had their port damaged by the CA90 cable as it moves fore and aft due to incidental contact.
The bottom line is the CA90 is poorly designed and should be recalled and replaced by another cable that provides more a of flush mount that would travel parallel to the camera body rather than directely perpendicular to it.
I cannot believe given all the complaints, damaged CA90 cables, and damaged D90 bodies that Nikon has yet to remedy this situation.
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