Victor Wolansky wrote:
I have being taking quite a few photos using a 5D MKIII with a GP-E2 attached, CR2 files have the GPS data as I can see it on the camera when viewing the photos, but when import them in Lightroom, I do not see this photos to have the geotag information. Can't find much information about it.....
My GP-E2 was delivered by FedEx about an hour ago. This is exactly what I did:
I took the GP-E2 outside where it had a clear view of the sky, turned it on and waited until it got a stable fix, turned it off and returned into the house. I then attached it to my 5DM3, turned both on, and set up the GPS using the 5DM3 GPS menu. I set Auto time setting to Auto Update, Position update timing to 15s (the default), Digital compass to enable and then performed the compass calibration.
I then snapped a picture of a map on my wall, turned the system off, removed the CF card and connected it to my iMac via a CF reader and imported the image into LR as a dng, checked the geo info, deleted the image and file from LR, and reimported as a native CR2 file.
I then replaced the CF card into the 5DM3 and repeated the import processes only this time I imported directly from the camera rather than removing the CF and using a CF reader.
Things just worked as I assumed they would. All four images as imported into LR4.1 came with their geo metadata intact. I was not surprised at the accuracy of the GP-E2 in the house as I have a large south facing window and my several other GPS devices all work well from my desk.
I can't think of what might be going wrong with your setup but at least you know it should work. You might try deleting the LR preferences and try again. I've heard of strange geo metadata problems, along with many other strange situations, being cleared up by deleting the preferences.
