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Ikelite SLR-DC Housing

 

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#6870.40 for Canon EOS 40D

 

 

Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera

 

Housing. Ikelite has over 40 years of experience in the underwater

 

photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and

 

built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur

 

photographer.

 

The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera

 

and all sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls

 

and camera LCD screens.

 

Ikelite Digital Housings are slightly negative in salt water for

 

stability. This housing has been water pressure tested at the

 

factory. Housing is pressure tested to 200' (60m).

 

Summary of Contents for 6870.40

Page 1: ...et Our products are designed and built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur photographer The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera and all sealing surfac...

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Page 3: ...push Lid Snap Lock forward and lift as shown Keep pressure on the Lid Snap so it does not fly open quickly Some lid snaps have a lot of spring tension once they go over center have a firm grip on the...

Page 4: ...lt which threads into the camera s tripod socket NOTE Strobe ID Switch located on bottom of camera tray Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe ID Switch On the bottom of the camera tray is a switch f...

Page 5: ...e after the camera is secured with the mounting bolt Caution Do not remove the External Strobe Connector s waterproof cap unless an external sync cord is going to be plugged in Installing Camera in Ho...

Page 6: ...ousing push down on the lid snaps until they snap into place Lid snaps on opposite sides of the housing should be closed at the same time Be sure they are down far enough to engage the lock Double che...

Page 7: ...g There are 2 different Zoom Clamps and Gear Sleeves provided with the housing Start with the suggested Zoom Clamp and Gear Sleeve depending on the Type of lens being used See Fig A or B Normally used...

Page 8: ...installing the Zoom Clamp check that when rotating the Zoom Clamp it rotates the Zoom ring on the lens If the Zoom Clamp is not tight enough to rotate the Zoom ring on the lens remove the Zoom Clamp...

Page 9: ...de freely remove any rubber strips on the inside of the Zoom Clamp if no rubber strips are installed then try using the Zoom Clamp and Gear Sleeve for Type 2 lenses in the 5509 28 package Lower the Ge...

Page 10: ...the lens as shown in Fig I Install the Zoom Clamp with the extension tabs toward the rear element of the lens After installing the Zoom Clamp check that when rotating the Zoom Clamp it rotates the Zo...

Page 11: ...ips on the inside of the Zoom Clamp Fig H or use thinner rubber strips Reinstall the Zoom Clamp on the lens and lower the lens through the Gear Sleeve aligning the grooves in the Zoom Clamp with the r...

Page 12: ...n your fingers and draw the o ring through your fingers to lightly lubricate it Do not stretch the o ring Check that the lip of the port where the o ring fits and the sealing surface on the housing ar...

Page 13: ...the housings at the port seal Check to see that the o ring is properly sealed as shown in figure 1 and not extruded as shown in figure 2 Caution After installing the port turn the Zoom Control knob on...

Page 14: ...2f stops of under exposure control in 1 2 stop increments The Conversion Circuitry is powered by the Ikelite DS Substrobe when connected to the housing with the 4103 51 single or 4103 52 dual sync co...

Page 15: ...the default setting When the DS Substrobe is powered ON the Yellow TTL LED will illuminate None of the Red LEDs will illuminate This indicates that NO plus or minus compensation is selected Depress th...

Page 16: ...n the battery compartment provide optimum performance with the eTTL Conversion Circuitry DS125Substrobes DS125 Substrobes with a Serial Number below 2 500 must be updated to operate correctly with the...

Page 17: ...n be used in their manual mode utilizing any power settings provided on the strobe Lubricants 1 Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing We recommend that you use only Ikelite lubricant as...

Page 18: ...the rubber handles have a wing nut that accepts the Ikelite Tray Mount The Tray Mount comes with the Ikelite SA 125 Arm system and the SA 100T Arm system Pre Dive Your System It is recommended that yo...

Page 19: ...nto the pocket of the aluminum tray and reattach 5512 68 includes Ikelite Lube Port O ring Housing Back O ring While both the Port and Back o rings should last quite some time it is best to carry a sp...

Page 20: ...r accommodated is 8 4cm 3 3 Maximum lens diameter when using zoom or focus clamp 7 1cm 2 8 Choosing a Port DOME PORT 5503 Wide angle 28mm to 17mm or lens up to 7 6cm 3 in length 5503 20 Nikon 18 8 20m...

Page 21: ...ity If access to the lens full range is desired then select a dome port instead FLAT PORT 5501 Lens up to 6 3cm 2 5 5502 Lens 6 3 8 9cm 2 5 3 5 5502 41 Lens 7 9 10 4cm 3 1 4 125 5505 Lens 8 9 11 4cm 3...

Page 22: ...85mm 5503 50 28 70mm 5503 85 3 28 S0ram 5503 50 28 80mm USM 5503 50 2 28 105mm EF USM II 5503 55 2 28 105mm USM 5503 80 2 35 80mm 5503 5502 135mm 5503 80 35 Sigma AF Canon Dome Flat Port 28 105mm f 2...

Page 23: ...lubricated To lubricate remove the o ring from the back Put a small amount of Ikelite lubricant on your fingers Draw the o ring through your fingers to apply a light coating of lubricant Only apply e...

Page 24: ...perate the push button If this does not correct the problem return the housing to Ikelite for maintenance 2 Some of the controls have long shafts These controls can be pulled out exposing the shaft se...

Page 25: ...equired remove the knob If there is salt or dirt build up on the exposed control shaft clean the shaft Open the housing and gently slide the control shaft out of the control gland Clean and lightly lu...

Page 26: ...ngs are required for printing High resolution images can easily be reduced in size with software and retain their original quality A Low resolution image can be enlarged with software but much of the...

Page 27: ...n the shutter control as you may damage the camera Hold the camera steady a second or two after pressing the shutter release button 3 Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend into...

Page 28: ...red Except as mentioned above no other warranty expressed or implied applies to this Ikelite product Returning Products for Service Ikelite is most interested in preforming any service to assure that...

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