GPS's

12 years 10 months ago #100835 by Nikonjan
I just bought a Magellan roadmate 5045, 5inch screen. Looks like it has a lot more things than my old Tom Tom. What GPS do you like or have? Does it ever get you lost?

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12 years 10 months ago #100855 by Rob pix4u2
Oh boy did it ever get us lost!!!! going downstate to the Governors cup regional finals where my son was competing for his high school it led us into a farmers field about a mile up the road from the Henry County High School where the competition was taking place.

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12 years 10 months ago #100853 by Prago
Magellan is one of the better brands. Are you going to geo tag your photos?

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12 years 10 months ago #100889 by Nikonjan
I am just going to use it for traveling, not photography. I know they can get you lost and you have to be very careful when entering street addresses. like ave. street, circle, etc.

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12 years 10 months ago - 12 years 10 months ago #100895 by Baydream
I have an old Garmin. After I bought it, they realigned the main road across New Brunswick, Canada and the silly woman kept telling us to turn down dirt roads and make u-turns. Never lost though.
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12 years 10 months ago #100931 by Johnnie
I have a TomTom and love it. Never have I been lost or given directions out of the way. I do keep everything up to date. Matter of taste I guess. They all seem to do a good job.


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12 years 10 months ago #100987 by Nikonjan
Certainly better than not having one. Although a lot of people have died using them. In Oregon a couple used a mountain pass to try to go to the coast during winter, got stuck in the snow, but if you see road closures and snow you would think you wouldn't want to drive any farther.

I got the lifetime map updates, where the Tomtom they want you charge you $80 to update. I'm glad they are coming with lifetime updates now.

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12 years 10 months ago #101037 by Graflex 4x5
I have an old Magellen hand held I got for trugging through the woods and hanging in the cockpit of the Cessnas I used to fly. Sure beats a compass in the woods at altitude made a nice rolling map for course checks and ground speed calculations. Now it does duty in my cars when I travel as a quick check but will never replace a good current map.

My smart phone has a GPS I use more often. When out on 2 wheels sometimes I have to stop and say "Where the Hell am I???". Helps when you've been on reserve for the last 20 miles. I also use it when I spot something I want to photograph. I'll stop, use the camera in the phone and make a GPS note of the location. I can then plot a course to visit those locations at a later date.

No matter how fast I go, there's always someone slower in front of me.
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12 years 10 months ago #101211 by Photo Mojo
Speaking of which, if you wanted to plug that into your camera could you?


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12 years 10 months ago #101349 by Fevel
Don't some cameras have a gps built into them?

Does anyone have one of these cameras? Does the gps actually work?


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12 years 10 months ago #101537 by Baydream

Fevel wrote: Don't some cameras have a gps built into them?

Does anyone have one of these cameras? Does the gps actually work?

Yes, some cameras do have a built-in GPS to geotag the photos.
I have a JOBO hot shoe GPS that records location with each shot. "Back at the ranch", download the photos into a folder, plug in the GPS via USB and the system matches the shot times and geotags your photos.
Nikon has one that plugs into the shutter release and automatically geotags the photos.

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