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Thanks Wayne, never thought i'd get a shot of a Pine Marten in Wales.

It works a treat mate. I've had some great close up footage using this hack. 👍

@waynestreet4519 Thanks Wayne. 👍

@AndyAstbury Thanks Andy, glad you liked them. ATB John. 👍

Thanks, Merry Xmas to you too. 👍

Thanks George. Much appreciated, Same to you mate. ATB John. 😊👍

Thank you Eric, I have no certain plans for next year, I will be pointing my camera at any obliging critters. 😉👍 Have a good Xmas.

@@JohnFormstone Thank you. Going to check my camera traps tomorrow. Cheers from rainy California! Have a Happy New Year John!

Thanks Mike, I think they are my favourites from this year, Have a good Xmas. 👍

@ you too pal 👍🏻

Thanks, much appreciated, you have a good Xmas too. 👍

Thanks, much appreciated. Have a great Xmas. 👍

Thanks Steve, Have a great Xmas. 👍

@ you to john, look forward to more of your videos in the new year

Hi, The video contains images of both Polecat and Pine Marten. 👍

Thanks for the words of encouragement throughout the year Robert, much appreciated mate. Hope you have a great Xmas and New year. ATB John. 👍

Thanks Allan, hope you have a great Xmas. 👍

Thanks Graham, I have a couple of Browning trail cameras, The HP5 and the HP4, both of which I have a few issues with and I also have a cheap Campark T20 which may not have the best picture quality but has a nice wide angle field of view and has served me well for a couple of years now. Have a good Xmas. ATB. John.

@@JohnFormstone thank you for replying. You have a great Xmas as well

Thanks Derrick, Have a great Xmas. ATB John. 👍

Thanks for your kind words Joe, very much appreciated. 👍

Thanks for your support and kind words throughout the year Barry, I hope you have a great Xmas and New year. ATB mate👍

Thanks Bill, much appreciated. Have a good Xmas. 👍

Cheers Dale, Have a good Xmas. 👍

Thanks Dave, Have a great Xmas. 👍

Cheers Col, Hope your keeping well mate. Have a good Xmas. 😊👍

Thanks Brian, much appreciated mate. Have a great Xmas and New year. ATB John. 👍

Thanks for your support throughout the year Den. Hope you have a good Xmas. 👍

Thanks John, much appreciated.👍

Thanks Stephen, Have a great Xmas. 👍

Thanks Steve, Many settings you could use but a good all round camera settings would be S/S 1/200, F8 - 11 and iso 400 and set the flash power accordingly. As a rough guide flash power would be around 1/8th power at 3m distance and the fill flash a couple of stops lower (and/or more distant). As for the PIR, a basic setting would be to have the sensitivity dial (top) to around 10 o'clock, Time dial (middle) and the Luminosity dia (bottom) set fully anti clockwise. If you want to have your PIR active during night time only, set No 1 switch (on left of PIR) to the "ON" position. If you want it to be permanently active just leave all switches in the "OFF" position. You could try this for starters and adjust from there. Hope this helps. 👍

@@JohnFormstone hi john, thanks for the quick reply, ill give these settings a try, thanks again

Hi, glad you enjoyed it. The poles are called storm poles, the ones I use are 4 ft long and extend to around 7 ft. You will also need a camera bank stick adapter in order to attach your flashes. Heres a link to one of my videos, where i go into a little more detail. th-cam.com/video/Bu-vi7rkeAA/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps. rgds John.

@@JohnFormstone Thanks John, It was actually your video where I'd first seen them when I was doing my research earlier this year.

Thanks Eric, i'm glad you found it useful. Good luck with the mountain lion project.👍 I have to say i am a little jealous, we don't have any big cats here in the UK.

@@JohnFormstone You have badgers that are rare in my area and what I would give to get a camera trap shot of one of those critters! Keep the videos coming, I really enjoy them!

Thank you John, much appreciated. 👍

Hi Stephen, it was 82mm to take a UV filter of the same size. 👍

@ thank you.

Thanks Steve, much appreciated mate. 👍 Lack of confidence was one of the reasons I started doing these videos, to try and push myself. I still really struggle talking to the camera and end up with more footage getting binned than getting used. I'd encourage you to give it a try, you don't have to publish any of it if you don't want to, you can keep it for your own viewing and have something to look back on in the future. If you can do appearances on " BBC Springwatch" in front of TV cameras, i,m sure you can do it. Give it a try, what have you got to lose. ATB John 😉👍

@JohnFormstone you come across really well John ! You would do a good bit a about camera trapping for springwatch! Cheers mate

Thanks John. I'm glad the timing is right for you and i hope you the channel still has plenty to offer you in the future. Rgds John.

Thanks Allan, much appreciated. 👍

Thanks very much Brian and welcome to the channel, I hope you enjoy the content. Rgds John. 👍

Thanks Den, its a great set up he's got there. Take care. ATB John.

Thanks for the kind words Andrew, much appreciated. 👍

Thanks Robert. As regards the Camtraptions flashes, they dont have a sleep mode and are always on, which is why they dont need a "flash wake signal" and can therefore be used with different brands of camera. If you are using Nikon flashes wirelessly with other brands of camera, the PIR sensor can be programmed to wake the flashes before the camera fires, which can be very useful.

Actually, the Camtraptions flashes do have power saving modes, S1 and S2 which considerably prolong battery life. They awake instantly.

Thanks John, I have to admit, i have never heard of their "Stamina mode", I'm not sure how affective this mode is, however, on the Camtraptions website it says they can last up to 5 days on AA batteries, whereas with the Nikon flashes I can get an operating time of up to approx 2 1/2 weeks with my rechargable AA's, so i will be staying with these for the time being.

No worries Stephen, thanks for the suggestion. Glad you found it useful. 👍

Hi, Thanks for the kind words, Its not something I,ve considered before I,m afraid, as I have a pretty busy work life running my small business which takes up a lot of my time. However, there is no need to have any great DIY skills as they can be used as you buy them, without the need to fit a mounting plate underneath. You can simply attach them with straps or tape to a nearby tree or push a stake in the ground and strap them to that. You could if you wish spray them up with a bit of paint or wrap them in a bit of camo tape to help conceal them. Here is a link where they can be purchased : www.bmstores.co.uk/products/airtight-clip-lock-food-container-1800ml-394512 Alternatively, in reasonable weather you can simply use a clear plastic food bag over your flashes, I used this method for a the first couple of years of my camera trapping and it served me well. I hope this helps. ATB John.

A great idea, maybe in the near future, Thanks for your input Stephen, much appreciated.

Thanks Stephen. Much appreciated. 👍

Thanks Stephen, give it a go, but be aware, it can be very addictive when you start getting results. 😁

Thanks Stephen, glad you enjoyed it. 👍

Thanks Clifton, I hope you enjoy watching along. 👍

Many Thanks, hope you enjoy it. 👍

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it. 👍

Hi, they are simply the arms and legs cut off a cheap 2 pce, 3D ghillie suit for the flashes and I use the remaining body section for the camera housing. You can pick these ghillie suits up pretty cheap on Ebay. Hope this helps. 👍

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Thanks, as always Bill for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed it. 😊