The GPS removal has certainly caused a stir in many other online forums, that's for sure.

I have to admit that there has never been a single situation in my entire time with a camera where I have said "Gee, I wish I could geo tag this photo...." but I suppose that is just me and my evil old ways.

For me, the thing that will draw me to this camera is the non-release price and the (gulp) high ISO performance. I was all tee'd up (or more to the point, saving up for) a full framed Sony, but if this starts to regularly come in at around $1k (release price in Aust is around $1.5K), then it make this decision harder.

OR, I could just spend more money on Medium Format Film gear (which seems to happen - which pushes back any purchase of digital gear another 6 or so months!)