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    Firefly 3 Instructions

    Thank You.
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    Firefly 3 Instructions

    Does anybody have a pdf copy of the Firefly 3 flash slave instructions, as my slave use to work with my Olympus TG4, but since upgrading to a TG6, it fires the flash but at the wrong time, so I need to know how to teach the flash slave when to fire the flash. The link to the instructions on the...
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    Skyhook pitch

    The pull though cord was there in March 2022. But our club visited the skyhook a few weeks ago with the intention of going up. But found a in sit rope and the cord wrapped up on a rock. We did not ascend this rope as there was no way of seeing if it had big rigged safely. And as this is not a...
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    Ogof Rhyd Sych advice

    Well I'm 38in chest, and I could not through the bedding planes. But they are wide so maybe I just did not find the right route.
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    Sling found in Craig a Ffynnon.

    Sling found in Craig a Ffynnon today (Saturday 4th January). It has a distinctive marker on it. So if it is yours just describe it and I will try to re-unite it with you.
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    Earthworm2 caving lamp review

    Whilst at Hidden Earth 2015, I was looking for a new caving lamp. There was a choice of five different lamp manufactures showing their lamps, so I spent time vesting and talking to them all. But the Earthworm took my interest, I returned to their stand many times throughout the day to have a...
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    Eastwater Farm Campsite

    Does anyone know if Eastwater Farm campsite is still running, as we used this campsite before many years ago. We were planning on visiting the Mendip area over the first May bank holiday weekend.
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    Cwmorthin Cottages

    You may already have seen this, but some of the cottages around Cwmorthin are deteriorating fast and are in need of some financial help to stop this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-24749734
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    Olympus TG-2

    This looks as if it may have a little bit more control over exposure. Aperture-Priority mode Get even more creative with the TG-2?s A-mode, which gives you direct control over how wide you set your aperture in shots ? for striking depth-of-field and bokeh effects...
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    Porth yr Ogof seemed quiet today - 22nd December

    Went for a waterfall walk today and stopped by at Porth yr Ogof, the car park was empty other than the wardens car. Anyway here are a few pictures, sorry about the quality of the last two, these were taken on my mobile phone as the rain was pouring it down at this point. 1 - The entrance. 2 -...
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    Cave Surveying Course 24th-25th November 2012

    The BCRA Cave Surveying Group and Cambrian Caving Council will be holding a course at Penwyllt on the 24th & 25th November. This will take people through how to survey caves electronically, from the initial note taking to the production of the final survey and computer models. The main tools...
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    Cambrian Caving Conference

    The Cambrian Caving Council is organising a Conference on Saturday 26th May, primarily aimed at cavers who would like to know a bit more about the inner world in which we explore. The Saturday will be a day of various talks including First aid, Cave Life, Conservation, Geology, Surveying and...
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    New Pentax Compact

    Just read the spec on this new Pentax, and I thought this sounded interesting for cave photography. The Optio WG2 and WG2-GPS also feature the new Handheld Night Snap mode, which allows users to capture four images of the same scene in one push of a button, which automatically produces a single...
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    April CCC Newsletter

    The Latest Cambrian Caving Council Newsletter is now available to read/download from the CCC Website http://www.cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/publications.html
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    January 2010 Cambrian CC Newsletter

    The January 2010 Cambrian Caving Council Newsletter is now available to download/read from the CCC Website. http://www.cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/publications.html
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