Ikelite E-500 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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To prepare the port for installation remove the port o’ring and
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ightly lubricate it The port seal is a sidetoside seal and
requires the o’ring to be lightly lubricated for easy installation
Put a small amount of lubricant on 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 are clean Place the port
with o’ring into the housing’s port opening Press the port
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irmly and evenly into the port opening until you feel the port
slip into place Continue to push down on the port and push
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ach port lock forward until it clicks into place It may help to
slightly rotate the port as you push in on the port lock When
the port lock clicks into place the Release Button will drop
down against the port lock
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To remove the port lift up on each Release Button and slide the
port lock away from the port
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If the port is installed before the camera is
inserted into the housing look on the inside of
the housings at the port seal Check to see that
the o’ring is properly sealed as shown in
figure  and not extruded as shown in figure 
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This housing incorporates Conversion Circuitry which provides
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lympus TTL flash when used with any Ikelite DS Substrobe
Requires Sync Cord  for single DS Substrobe or
 for dual DS Substrobes
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Non DS Substrobe can be used but will only operate in manual
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Other strobes can be used but will only operate in manual
mode and not provide the TTL functions of the conversion
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ircuitry Mounts and sync cords for Nikonos and sync cords for
Inon or Sea & Sea strobes are available
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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
with the SAR 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 Arm system and the SAT Arm system
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It is recommended that you take the complete system into a
swimming pool before use in open water This will give you a
chance to become familar with the handeling and operation of
your housing and strobe(s)
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The buoyancy of the system will depend on the size and
number of strobes used as well as the weight of the camera
Ideally the system should be slightly negative in the
environment in which it will be used If you need to add weight
to the system an optional lead weight is available To add the
lead weight remove the () screws from the bottom of the
aluminum tray Place the lead weight into the pocket of the
aluminum tray and reattach
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While both the Port and Back o’rings should last quite some time
it is best to carry a spare in case one becomes damaged or lost
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When the housing is going to be stored for a prolonged period it
should be soaked in a mild soap solution rinsed and dried
throughly Remove the back and port from the housing Remove
the back and port o’rings lightly lubricate them and place them
in a plastic ziplock bag Place the plastic bag inside the housing
for storage
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 
Wide angle mm to mm
or lens up to cm (") in length

Nikon  & mmD lenses
 Lens cm (")
Lens cm (")


Lens cm (")


Nikkor mm lens only
 Lens cm (")
Some zoom lenses may require the addition of a diopter closeup lens
(Available from camera store)
SUPERWIDE DOME PORT
Superwide lens ° to ° Not compatible with the SLRMD housing due
to vignetting
 Lens up to cm (")
•With the lens on the camera extended to
full length measure from front of camera
to face of lens
•Select the appropriate port based on the
lens type and length
•Maximum lens diameter accommodated is
cm (")
•Maximum lens diameter when using
zoom or focus clamp cm (")
Measure
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