Cable replacement

Cable replacement

I just ordered two spare cables for my geotagger. It’s a pricy thing, since each cable is 12 USD and shipping is 15 USD from Hong Kong (4-5 weeks of delivery  minimum 🙁  ). The order procedure was very simple since Solmeta has a very neat and tidy homepage with...
Equipment for India

Equipment for India

On this journey through Rajasthan I packed quite a lot of equipment. To name the major items: D300s with the 17-55mm f2.8 lens, D70s with the 70-300 f3.5-5.6 lens, Samyang 8mm f3.5 lens and a SB-800 flash I am happy to say that I made good use of all items. Both...
Solmeta N2 Geotagger cable Knockout

Solmeta N2 Geotagger cable Knockout

A few days ago the cable for the geotagger died. The plug broke, exposing the fine wires which contact the socket in the tagger. Solmeta offers replacement cables for USD 12 plus shipping of USD 15. I wanted to order two cables (since they break so easily), not happy...

iPhone 4 battery life

I am on the road in Rajasthan, India. And I am making heavy use of my iPhone4. I am surfing, writing emails, taking and modifying pictures, blogging. I have an indian SIM from Airtel, 2gb data in 30 days for 10 Rupies (about 0,16 € 🙂 The network coverage is excellent....
Solmeta N2 Geotagger on the road

Solmeta N2 Geotagger on the road

I am currently on the road heading for Bikaner in Rajasthan, India. On my D300s I have my Solmeta N2 geotagger for GPS localization. The tagger itself performs well, long battery life and quick position finding after switching it on. But one weak point is now...