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This housing has Conversion Circuitry built into the camera
tray. When used with Ikelite DS Substrobes, the Conversion
Circuitry provides real Canon eTTL flash exposure with over and
under-exposure compensation of two f-stops in half-stop
increments.
The Consversion Circuitry also offers Manual exposure control
with 3 1/2 f-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 cord.
See page 17 for DS Substrobe compatibility with the Conversion
Circuitry.
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The Conversion Circuitry default is set to TTL. To switch between
TTL and Manual Modes, depress both Mode Buttons at the same
time and keep them depressed until you see the desired Yellow
LED Mode illuminate.
•• TTTTLL M
Mooddee (indicated when the yellow LED directly below TTL is
illuminated). TTL Mode is 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 the Mode
buttons to /- compensation. Note that the TTL +/-
compensation values are in the yellow bar with the heading TTL.
•• M
Maannuuaall M
Mooddee (indicated when the yellow LED directly below
the M is illuminated). When the Manual Mode is selected, the
Red LED directly below the F (full power) will illuminate. Note
that the Manual minus (-) compensation values are in the black
bar with the heading M.
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• DS50 SubStrobes with a Serial Number below 63,850 can not be
updated to operate with the Conversion Circuitry.
• DS50 SubStrobes with a Serial Number between 63,850 and
69,999 operate with the Conversion Circuitry, but require an
update to provide optimum performance.
• DS50 Substrobes with a Serial Number of 70,000 or higher, or
with one of the two following
labels in the battery
compartment provide
optimum performance with
the Conversion Circuitry and
do not need an update.
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DSS112255 SSuubbssttrroobbeess
• DS125 Substrobes with a Serial Number below 2,500 must be
updated to operate correctly with the Conversion Circuitry.
• DS125 Substrobes with a Serial Number between 2,501 and
4,900 will operate with the Conversion Circuitry, but require an
update to provide optimum performance.
• DS125 Substrobes with a Serial Number of 5,000 or higher, or
with one of the two
following labels in the
battery compartment,
provide optimum
performance with the
Conversion Circuitry and do
not need an update.
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Substrobe
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Send to the Ikelite address on the back page of this manual or
contact Ikelite for more information.
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Substrobe
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This housing offers two types of arm mounting
systems. The top of the rubber handles utilize
Ikelite’s Quick-Release Arm, available as the
recommended SA-100R Arm system.
The bottom of 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.
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SUBSTROBE
DS
51
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IIkkeelliittee SSuubbssttrroobbee D
DSS--116600
The SubStrobe DS-160 recycles virtually instantaneously when
fired at a fractional power -- whether in TTL or manual mode --
and still in a quick 1.5
seconds from full discharge.
Enjoy perfect TTL
automatic exposure and an
increased number of flashes
per full charge. When used
in manual settings, the DS-
160 offers 10 powers in
half-stop increments for
precise control over your exposure.
Test
Off
On
On
w/Lite
TTL Full
Fuel
Guage
Ready Light
3
2
1
-2
-3
-4
-1
DS
DS
SUBSTROBE
160
IIkkeelliittee SSuubbssttrroobbee D
DSS--5511
The compact, lightweight and affordable
Substrobe DS-51 is well suited for general
and macro photography. This strobe can
easily switch between TTL/Auto and any of
the six (6) manual power settings for
complete control over lighting the subject.
