Apple's AirTags offer the ability to track and find anything you attach them to by leveraging the vast worldwide network of Apple mobile devices. As expensive and precious as our photo equipment is, they are an intriguing option for giving ourselves a bit of security and peace of mind. This great video review takes a look at AirTags for photo equipment and how they perform.
Coming to you from Matt Irwin Photography, this excellent video review takes a look at Apple AirTags for tracking photo equipment. I have had my AirTags for a few weeks now, and they have proven to be quite useful and reliable. I have put them on all sorts of equipment from suitcases to my scooter. If you do plan to use them for tracking photo equipment, however, be sure to attach them in a way such that they are inconspicuous. Otherwise, a thief could easily just remove them, rendering them pointless. Some people have suggested sewing them into your camera bag, particularly since they only need their batteries changed once a year. I have not gone that far, choosing to simply place them under the lining of my bag, but of course, that is up to you. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Irwin.
It could work for the whole camera bag but it would just be removed from a camera. Would be kind of cool to have something like this built in to the camera but I doubt that would happen any time soon.
The only inconspicuous way to attach it to a camera would be to put it in a half-case, provided that the leather is thick enough to grind away a bit of room for the apple chip.
I've heard of folks attaching an Air Pod to the arm of a battery grip so that its hidden once inserted into the camera. Apparently, having not tried this myself, fits well within Canon and Sony grips/battery compartments, but not for Nikon. Might be another option for some.
Interesting, but I do wonder which item would be more likely to be taken off the camera by the thief, a half-case or a battery grip?