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Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pulled
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ut exposing the shaft for lubrication In the unlikely event one
of these controls sticks or becomes difficult to operate you can
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emove the control from the housing and lubricate it or return
the housing to Ikelite for maintenance To remove the control
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oosen the set screw in the knob (allen wrench required);
remove the knob If there is salt or dirt buildup 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
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ubricate the shaft including the end of the shaft Slide the
shaft back into the control gland and gently slide it back and
forth a few times without fully removing the shaft from the
gland Replace the knob NOTE the flat area on the shaft the
set screw in the knob should tighten down against the flat area
on the control so the knob does not turn on the shaft
Loosen set screw
(allen wrench required)
Flat
Tighten set screw down
against this area when
replacing the knob.
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Lubricate end of shaft
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Ikelite controls are designed to provide years of reliable service
with minimal maintenance
Push button controls require no maintenance other than rinsing
in fresh water after saltwater use If a push button control
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ecomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed soak the
housing in luke warm fresh water After a few minutes operate
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he push button If this does not correct the problem return the
housing to Ikelite for maintenance
Some of the controls have long shafts These controls can be
pulled out exposing the shaft (see drawing)
To lubricate the control gently pull on the knob until the
stainless steel shaft is exposed Lightly lubricate the shaft then
move the shaft in and out several times This will lubricate the
x’ring in the Ikelite control gland This should be done before
using the housing after a prolonged storage period or once a
week when the housing is in use
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SA-100R Arm
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O’rings last for several years if properly maintained
(See maintance) Always carry a spare
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The number one rule in underwater photography is eliminate as
much water between camera and subject as possible Get as
close as you can to the subject then use the zoom If you are
using flash subjects beyond feet (m)will not have much
color
If the camera’s builtin flash is being used it is very close to the
camera lens The flash will light up any suspended particles in
the water and they will be recorded in your picture This effect
is called backscatter To eliminate as much backscatter as
possible photograph close Photograph in clear water; do not
stir up the sand or silty bottom If backscatter becomes a
problem in the environment you are photographing an external
flash will help eliminate much of the backscatter
Digital cameras have a slight lag time between when you press
the shutter release button and the camera actually takes the
picture Hold the camera steady a second or two after pressing
the shutter release button
Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend
into the background and be difficult to see in the photograph
Shoot subjects straight on or shoot up at a slight angle using
the blue water as a contrasting background
Underwater flash is used to restore the warmer colors filtered
out by the water as well as to illuminate the subject When
photographing underwater set the camera to use flash on
every shot If the camera’s flash is set to AUTO and the sun is
behind your subject the camera may see enough light that it
does not fire the flash With the sun behind the subject the
subject is shaded (dark) and needs flash for a good exposure