Ikelite 6870.40 for Canon EOS 40D manual

Ikelite SLR-DC Housing in st r uc t io n manual #6870.40 for Can on EOS 40D Congratulations on your purc hase of an Ikelite Digital Camera Housing. Ikelite has over 40 ye ars of experience in the under water photographic and lighting mar ket. Our products are designed and built in the USA by Ikelite for both the profession al and amateur photograph[...]

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Opening the Housing Lid Snaps have a Lock. To open, push Lid Snap Lock forward and lift as sho wn. 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 ov er center, hav e a firm grip on the lid snap. Lid Snaps may be open ed one at a time. 3[...]

Installing the Camera 1. Remove the back from the housing. The mounting tray for the camera is secured t o the housing back. Posit ion the camera and lens on th e tray and secure it with the mounting bolt which threads into the camera's tripod socket. NOTE: Strobe ID S witch located on bottom of camera tray. Setting the Conversion Circuitry St[...]

Flash Conne ction for External Strobes When using an externa l strobe conn ect the housings Hot Shoe Connector, sli de the connecto r into the hot shoe of the ca mera from the back of the camer a as shown. Slide the c onnector forward until it stops. This can be done after the camera is secured wit h the mounting bolt. Caution: Do not remove the Ex[...]

Closing the Housi ng 1 . Place housing face do wn in your lap. 2 . Check to see that th ere is an o'ring on the housing back and that it is clean and in its proper location. 3 . Guide the back onto the housing. The o'ring should touc h the housing all the way around. There should be an ev en gap all the wa y around bet ween the housing an[...]

Preparing to Install Zoom Clamp & Gear Sleeve Determine the type of lens being use d on the camera. Type 1 Lens es have a lens opening that is NOT larger in diameter than the zoom ring. (Fig. 1). Type 2 Lenses have a lens opening that IS larger in diameter than the zoom ring. (Fig. 2). Zoom Clamps & Gear Sleeves Inc luded with Housing There[...]

Installing the Zoom Clamp & Gear Slee ve On the Type 1 Lenses Installing the Zoom Clamp The Zoom Clamp has springs so it can be expanded to fit over the Zoom ring of the lens as sho wn in (Fig. Q. Install the Zoom Clamp with the extension tabs to ward the rear element of the lens. After installing the Zoom Clamp, chec k that when rotating the Z[...]

Install the Gear Sleeve After the Zoom Clamp is installed, lower the approp riate Gear Sleeve over the Zoom Clamp aligning the Gear Sleeve ribs with the grooves in the Zoom Clamp s extended tabs as shown (Fig. D & E), Note that th e ribs of the G ear Sleeve sho uld slide fre ely in the grooves of the Zoom Clamp. If the Gear Sleev e does not sl [...]

Installing the Zoom Clamp & Gear Slee ve On Type 2 Lenses Due to the larger diam eter of lens opening on Type 2 lenses, the Zoom Clamp and Gear S leeve need to be installed from the rear (bayonet end) of the lens. Use the housings Lens Release Control and remove the camera lens from the camer a body. Installing the Zoom Clamp The Zoom Clamp has[...]

Installing the Gear Sleeve After the Zoom Clam p is installed. Place the Gear Sleeve in the port opening of th e housing (Fig. I). Lower the lens through the Gear Sleeve, aligning the grooves in the Zoom Clamp w ith the ribs on the Gear Sleeve. Note that the ribs of the Gear Sleeve should slide freely in the grooves of the Zoom Clamp. If the Gear S[...]

Installing the Port There are two port locks on the front of the housing. (See housing front) Each port lock has a Release Button, lift the release button and slide each Port Lock away from the port opening. In the unlocked position the R elease Button will remain in the up position as shown. To prepare the port for installation, remove the port o&[...]

Installing the Port cont. To Remove Port To remove the port lift up on each Release B utton and slide the port lock away from the port. Port Seal Inside Vi ew If the port is installed before the camera is inserted into the housing, look on the inside of the housi ngs at the port seal. Check to see that the o'ring is prop erly sealed as sho wn [...]

Using Exte rnal Strobes This housin g has Conversion C ircuitry b uilt into th e camera tray. When used with Ikel ite DS Substrobes the C onversion Circ uitry provides real Canon eTTL flash exposure with over and under- exposure compens ation of two f-stops in half-stop increments. The Conv ersion Cir cuitr y also offers M anual expos ure contr ol [...]

Using External Stro bes Cont. Using the Conversion Circuitry (Set Ds substrate to TTL mode) • Mode and Compensation Buttons The Conversion Circu itry default is se t to TTL. To switch between TTL and Manual Modes depress both Mod e Buttons at the same time and keep then depressed until you see the desired Yellow LED Mode illuminate. • TTL Mode [...]

NOTE: DS Substrobe Up-date may be required. DS50 Substrobes • DS50 Substrobes with a Serial Number below 63,850 can not be updated to o perate with the eTT L Conversion Circuitry. • DS50 Sub strobes with a Serial Numbe r between 63 ,850 and 69,999 operate w ith the eTTL C onversion Circuitry , but require update to provide opt imum pe rformance[...]

Using Exte rnal Strobes Cont. Using Ikeli te Non-DS Substrobes (Substrobe 50, 10 0A, 200, 400) with this Housing. The Conversion Circuitry is automatica lly disabled w hen used with a Non-DS Substrobe. These Substrobes can be used in their manual mode u tilizing any po wer settings prov ided on the Substrobe. Using Non Ikelite Strobes with this Hou[...]

Strobe Arms This housing offers two types of arm mounting s ystems. The top of the rubber handles utilize Ikelite's Quick-Rele ase Arm, available with the SA-100R Arm s ystem. The bottom of the rubber handles hav e 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 s yst[...]

Optional Accessories Lead Weight #09 06.58 The buoyancy of the system will depend on the size an d number of strobes used as well as the weight of the camera. Ideally the system should be slightly neg ative in the environment in which it will be used. If you need to a dd weight to the system, an optional lead we ight is available. T o add the lead [...]

Port Information While we have included a list of our ports and a short list of Canon Lenses and port recommendations we suggest visiting our web site for the latest information on lenses and port recommendations. • With the lens on the camera extended to full length, measure from front of camera to face of lens. • Select the appropriate port b[...]

Ports Continued FLAT PORT For standard, macro, and teleph oto le nses. Due to refraction flat ports reduce the angle -of -coverage of a lens and at the same time enlarge the image. T his makes the flat port ideal when using stand ard, macro or zoom lenses to shoot small subjects. Note that if a port is long enough to accommodate the full length of [...]

Lens & Port Re commenda tions Canon Lenses—. — . ------------------- Dome. ------ Flat Port ---------- Flat Port w/Focus -- 14mm EF 1: 2.8 ................................. 5503(1) 15mm Fis heye ................................. 5503 5 .1 20mm ............................................... 550 3 24mm .......................................[...]

Maintenance The Ikelite H ousing should be given the sam e care and attent ion as your other photographic e quipment, in addition to normal maintenance we recommend that the ho using be returned to Ikelite periodically to be ch ecked and pressure tested. 1. D o Not leave the camera and housi ng in direct sunlight for prolonged periods. H eat may da[...]

Control Maintenance Ikelite controls are desi gned to provide years of reliab le service with minimal maintenance. 1 . Push button controls require no maintena nce other than rinsing in fresh water after saltwater use. If a push button control becomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed, soak the housing in luke warm fresh water. After[...]

Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pu lled out exposing the shaft for lubric ation. In the unlikel y event one of these controls sticks or becom es difficult to operate you can remove the control from the housing and lub ricate it, or return the housing to Ikelite for maintena nce. To remove the control, loosen the set screw in t[...]

General Tips 1 . You should co mpletely assemble and test your set-up in a swimming pool before using it in open water. 2 . It is a good idea to start each photo dive with a fully charge d battery(s) in the camera and strobes. 3 . As soon as you enter the water, take a moment and check the housing to see that it is properly sealed. 4 . Next, check [...]

Photo Tips 1 . The number one rule i n underwater photography is elimin ate as much water betw een camera and su bject as possible . Get as close as you can to the subjec t, then use the zoom. If you are using flash, subjects beyond 6 feet (1.8m) will not have much color. 2 . Digital camer as have a slight lag time betwee n when you pre ss the shut[...]

Ikelite Limited Warranty All Ikelite products are warranted against an y manufacturing defects for a period of one (1) ye ar from the date of purchase. Defective products should be return ed prepaid to Ikelite. Ikelite will, at its discretion, repair or replace such products, and will return to customer prepaid. Al l other claims, of any nature, in[...]