I’ve had it for quite a while and love it: a new and improved of my original GPS design for my D200. This time it’s smaller, practical and easy; just mount it on the flash shoe, plug it in to the 10-pin connector and turn it on! Within no time at all GPS coordinates will be flowing into the camera.

This version eliminates the need for the expensive MC-35 and even the special 10-pin connector. I’ve opted for a quick GPS receiver and encased everything in a small black box with a flash shoe mount. Because it is powered through the camera’s power source, a switch on the side of the box turns off the GPS. Version 3 should include a battery, rechargeable through a USB connection.

Read on for directions on how to create your own GPS. (more…)

Ever since I learned about the ability to imbed GPS location into the EXIF information in my digital photos, I’ve greatly desired to do so. The Nikon D200 (along with a few other Nikon cameras: D2X, D2HS, others?) requires little effort to do so, just an expensive and difficult to find MC-35 GPS adapter cable and a battery powered powered GPS with a DB9 serial port that speaks NMEA at 4800baud. This solution can be about $300, depending on the cost of the GPS (MC-35 is $100).

A homemade solution can be had for about $175 and turns out is quite easy to do, provided you can acquire the MC-35. Read on for details.

NOTE! My next GPS project for the Nikon D200 (just completed) does not rely on the MC-35 and can be built for less than $100 and is much smaller and more manageable. I will be posting information about it soon. (more…)