After plenty of online research, a di-GPS Pro seemed like the best option.
Technology isn’t friendly when you are between “generations,” but it is costly. It’s already an issue when buying the latest version of a digital camera. Sensor choices, full-frame vs.DX format. Batteries and multiple chargers. Memory cards, CF or SD. Camera profiles and custom RAW conversion settings for each ISO and camera combo. Menu changes. I could go on.
I first bought a handheld GPS for a trip to the North Shore of Minnesota. It was only a few years ago, but regarding tech, it was an eternity. Back then GPS reception was terrible. If you were under any kind of cover, and I was hiking mostly along wooded trails, you reception was gone. So while I found good photo opportunities in Minnesota, the idea of geotagging my images fell apart.
In Minnesota I was shooting with a Nikon D2X, a Garmin eTrex and a really long cable connecting the GPS to the camera. The cable was the only kind available and it was ridiculous.
Enter 2009. Highly sensitive SiRF tech is everywhere, like in cell phones. Even my bike’s GPS/timer can easily track my rides under the cover of trees. There is no inexpensive solution yet but at least the current crop of camera/GPS choices are compact and efficient. Goodbye to the really long, awkward cables and hello to SiRF.
