Martino Loc: Northwest Florida

I have to confess that this hasn't been an issue for me, but it would be good to have the ability to geotag my images. I use a Canon 70D and saw that Canon's unit is $200+. A quick search found Marrex MX-G10 Professional Geotagger GPS System for about $50. Has anyone had any experience of this piece of kit?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I used a Garmin eTrek for a while. However, the kludge of adding waypoints with every photograph and then the time consuming adding the data to images got outweighed by a nice little clip on called a Nikon GP-1. Oh, I still use my Garmin, as it is very handy for navigation. The GP-1 is the one that gets used for photography.
--Bob

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

You might want to check the review of this product on Amazon.

Martino Loc: Northwest Florida

Yes Wayne. I don't think I'd touch it with a barge pole!

MtnMan Loc: ID

I bought a Panasonic some years ago with GPS. I quickly stopped using it because of battery drain. Same story with my D5300.

I have a new Panasonic with the phone GPS wifi link. I suspect I'll use it even less because it takes several steps to get it linked up.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I keep practicing with that app. But, I don't think I am truly travel ready in those skills!

On my next big trip I am going to force myself to take plenty of pictures of signs showing where I am! If I shoot a video clip I can talk to myself about where I am and later match that with the photo files in Lightroom categories and keywords.

blackest Loc: Ireland

There is the lo tech approach a notebook and a pencil ... A fair bit cheaper, plus gps doesnt tell you were the photo is just where you were :)
what would be the gps coordinates of the moon say ...

crphoto8 Loc: Anaheim, California

Here's my 2 cents - I've been shooting with GPS for years and I'll not buy another body if it doesn't have GPS or an add-on option.
I replaced my Canon 5D with the 5DMk3 four years ago because it has an optional GPS module (it attaches to the hot shoe). The new Mk4 has a built-in GPS
which makes it easier but it isn't a good enough reason to get it just for that.

I'm looking for a mirrorless body to reduce weight while on travel. So far no luck. Nikon has a tiny sensor mirrorless w/GPS, Leica has a FF camera that will cost over $10K with a lens.
The new Canon M5 doesn't have GPS. There're plenty point and shoots w/GPS but again w/small sensors, no RAW, etc.

Sam

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Here is the link to the Aokatec G7 for the d7200 but if you search Aokatec it will list their other GPS units for different Nikon models. Looks like they only have 2 left of the G7.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231669427867?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

thott Loc: GERMANY, Hessen

Made just a 24h test with the Aokatec AK-G750. Camera was off, GPS-receiver on.
Within 24h not even one bar was reduced in the battery sign of the full charged battery.

It seems that in sleep modus it does not stress noticeable the life of the battery :-).

During the last photo session I also do not have the feeling, that it drains exceedingly the battery.

Greetings
Thomas

RonBoyd

I have the same experience with the 7DMk2... it does delete the battery but not greatly.

MtnMan Loc: ID

Look at the Pansonic Lumix Micro 4/3 options. There are several.

I just got the DMC-GM5 at a great price. It is a teeny travel camera with big camera features. While it does not have installed GPS it has a WIFI link that can use the GPS in your smart phone. It does RAW, has a viewfinder, interchangable lenses, etc.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

I do know about the Nikon GP-1 device that mounts to the hot shoe of their DSLR cameras. It appears large and awkward to me, and I would worry about it depleting the camera battery. At least if the battery in the i-GotU is drained it does not disable my camera. My normal practice of downloading pictures daily to my laptop easily accommodates the added steps to capture and use the GPS Logger data, so I'm happy with it.

blackest does raise the issue that any GPS use will only typically indicate where the camera (or photographer) was situated, and won't actually identify what the photo was about. To assist in that effort I do take pictures of signs (digital photography is cheap) and later do a lot of Internet work with the coordinates on Google Earth® and even image searches to identify what a particular photo is (such as "churches in Budapest, Hungary", for example, and then look for a match). Most of my more recent photos on Flickr® do get Descriptions (but it does take time). I have the time to devote to the effort, and think that if people are going to view my photos, I should at least make an effort to let them know what they are viewing. (I did try the note pad route many years ago, but on package tours doing that was just more trouble than it was worth--always in a hurry to keep up with the guide and no time to write. Audio recording would probably work, but I don't have the equipment)

MtnMan Loc: ID

Might consider a short video. Most cameras now include that with sound.

MtnMan Loc: ID

Depends on the camera. It did with my Panasonic ZS7. It even kept on when you shut the camera off.

You had to actually turn the GPS off before shutting the camera off to make it stop.