aksclix Posted April 6, 2022 Share #1 Posted April 6, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anybody here uses any GPS tracker for photo gear? I am reading that apple airtags might be a good tool but the catch is, it only works when it's near an iPhone to feed off of. Don't like dealing with "ifs" and "buts"Are dog/cat trackers any useful? Wish ALL modern gear came with a built-in tracker! It's scary to be traveling with expensive gear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sandokan Posted April 7, 2022 Share #2 Posted April 7, 2022 Problem with trackers is keeping up with fresh batteries. I bought a bundle of such trackers once, but each time I needed to locate a device, battery was dead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksclix Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted April 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, Sandokan said: Problem with trackers is keeping up with fresh batteries. I bought a bundle of such trackers once, but each time I needed to locate a device, battery was dead. Oh I thought the airtags batteries last a year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted April 7, 2022 Share #4 Posted April 7, 2022 Maybe those ones do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted April 9, 2022 Share #5 Posted April 9, 2022 On 4/7/2022 at 6:28 AM, aksclix said: Anybody here uses any GPS tracker for photo gear? I am reading that apple airtags might be a good tool but the catch is, it only works when it's near an iPhone to feed off of. Don't like dealing with "ifs" and "buts"Are dog/cat trackers any useful? Wish ALL modern gear came with a built-in tracker! It's scary to be traveling with expensive gear. I'm using a set of airtags for my camera backpack and my camera messenger bag. They work really well. Everybody has an iPhone nowadays, tracking is not a problem from my personal experience. I dropped an Airtag in my checked in suitcase, I could see its location inside the airport up to the moment it was loaded on the plane. If that's not enough for you... And yes, Airtag's battery life is 1 year and the battery is just a couple of euros. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksclix Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted April 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Simone_DF said: I'm using a set of airtags for my camera backpack and my camera messenger bag. They work really well. Everybody has an iPhone nowadays, tracking is not a problem from my personal experience. I dropped an Airtag in my checked in suitcase, I could see its location inside the airport up to the moment it was loaded on the plane. If that's not enough for you... And yes, Airtag's battery life is 1 year and the battery is just a couple of euros. that's great.. my main purpose would be the possibility of tracking IF they get stolen... The burglars could have Android devices.. but yea something is definitely better than nothing.. I really like the form factor and convenience of airtags Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beewee Posted April 20, 2022 Share #7 Posted April 20, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) I’d go with airtags. There are non-Apple options like Tile and Chipolo but those require people to have a Tile or Chipolo app running in the background on people’s phones. In comparison, airtags will get scanned by all iPhones nearby and there are way more iPhone users than there are people running chipolo or tile apps. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kl@usW. Posted April 29, 2022 Share #8 Posted April 29, 2022 Am 9.4.2022 um 09:38 schrieb Simone_DF: I'm using a set of airtags for my camera backpack and my camera messenger bag. They work really well. Everybody has an iPhone nowadays, tracking is not a problem from my personal experience. I dropped an Airtag in my checked in suitcase, I could see its location inside the airport up to the moment it was loaded on the plane. If that's not enough for you... And yes, Airtag's battery life is 1 year and the battery is just a couple of euros. I do the same. Even one tag on my key ring... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksclix Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted May 3, 2022 thanks folks! I did end up getting the airtags 4-pack and it worked great!! didn't lose anything to REALLY test it's efficacy but it reminded me of where my stuff was thru out.. quite handy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted May 10, 2022 Share #10 Posted May 10, 2022 https://www.dpreview.com/news/1351542254/vacationer-s-stolen-camera-gear-was-recovered-thanks-to-apple-airtags 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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