chunky
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Great shot, love the sense of scalegardouth said:
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christine
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A few from the weekend of my beginners, Amy and Grant.
Swildons Hole was very splashy and great for photos.
These guys had a great time. They've done plenty of cave diving but so far managed to avoid the "dry" aspect of the sport. They are super excited now about going caving in France in between their diving days.
https://flic.kr/p/2e9mUSG
by Christine Grosart, on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/2dRogX8
by Christine Grosart, on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/2faAyaq
by Christine Grosart, on Flickr
Swildons Hole was very splashy and great for photos.
These guys had a great time. They've done plenty of cave diving but so far managed to avoid the "dry" aspect of the sport. They are super excited now about going caving in France in between their diving days.
https://flic.kr/p/2e9mUSG by Christine Grosart, on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/2dRogX8 by Christine Grosart, on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/2faAyaq by Christine Grosart, on Flickr
JoshW
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chunky said:
Ooh godox ad200s, I have questions! If you?re about in the dales over the winter and need a flash monkey I?ll happily help, through pure selfishness of wanting to play. Do they fit into a Daren drum? Do you find the fresnel or bare bulb head more useful? How are the power levels for lighting big places with ambient light? Battery life decent? Build quality cave proof?
chunky
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Hey Josh,JoshW said:
They're the muts nuts mate. About 3 x more powerful than a yongnuo. Controllable output from camera.
Rechargeable battery gives 100 full power flashs.
The bulb head is my favourite and for space use tin foil reflector
The Fresnel is set 35mm, I use this head for precision lighting, like if you want to give a bit of fill light on the model etc. The HOTMK shot I used a fresnel head to light the formations in the ceiling.
Build quality is good, though not designed for caves and they really don't like moisture so I've had to repair a few because of humidity abroad.
Biggest issue is cost, they're around 250 each, though yongnuo are just bringing out a copy at 160 so I'll be interested to see how they compare.
I'll give you a shout when in your neck of the woods, or if you're heading down south let me know dates. I'll be about over the August bank holiday.
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chunky
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I?m using godox tt600s, and they have done alright with the humidity out in Vietnam this year, back in Yorkshire for November and December. Assuming with 8 they?re in a pelicase rather than Darren drums?
Hey Josh. Yeah they're similar to the youngnuo 560IV I use. Trouble is they just aren't powerful enough for the bigger chambers. I've now also got used to having the extra power on smaller shots which allows far lower ISO and tighter aperture which gives better DOF and less noise, so I tend to prefer them. The smaller flash units still come with me if the cave is particularly muddy and wet.
With regard to carrying, the AD200's are quite bulky and heavy. I now carry a Peli 1400 with DSLR and 3 AD200's with bulb heads as standard. This will shoot all but the bigger shots. I can fit in 5 x 560IV youngnuo's in the same case, but the sheer power of the AD200's out weighs the extra 2 flash units in my opinion.
When doing larger shots you can fit 4 x AD200's in a standard daren drum. My DSLR and lens is too big to fit in a daren drum, so on bigger shots I tend to carry both the Peli case and one or two drums. Abroad where you don't need to crawl I'll often use a 15ltr daren drum and put it all in drums but it's just not practical for UK stuff.
Hey Josh. Yeah they're similar to the youngnuo 560IV I use. Trouble is they just aren't powerful enough for the bigger chambers. I've now also got used to having the extra power on smaller shots which allows far lower ISO and tighter aperture which gives better DOF and less noise, so I tend to prefer them. The smaller flash units still come with me if the cave is particularly muddy and wet.
With regard to carrying, the AD200's are quite bulky and heavy. I now carry a Peli 1400 with DSLR and 3 AD200's with bulb heads as standard. This will shoot all but the bigger shots. I can fit in 5 x 560IV youngnuo's in the same case, but the sheer power of the AD200's out weighs the extra 2 flash units in my opinion.
When doing larger shots you can fit 4 x AD200's in a standard daren drum. My DSLR and lens is too big to fit in a daren drum, so on bigger shots I tend to carry both the Peli case and one or two drums. Abroad where you don't need to crawl I'll often use a 15ltr daren drum and put it all in drums but it's just not practical for UK stuff.
TheBitterEnd
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Mobile phone, shiny new suit (I hope he's stopped growing - the price of these things 
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20190822_124651 by TheWub, on Flickr
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20190822_124651 by TheWub, on Flickr
