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The Substrobe DS160 cov-
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18mm lens or 100 degrees
w/diffuser installed. It is the
ideal choice when using
accessory wide angle lenses
greater than 28mm. It also
features a 1.5 second recy-
cle time and 225 flashes per
full charge.
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Substrobe
DS51
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The Substrobe DS51 cov-
ers the equivalent of a
28mm lens. It is the ideal
choice when using only
the camera lens with no
accessory wide angle
lenses attached.
Substrobe
DS160
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The SA-100 system #4086.61 with
its 1" diameter ball is ideal underwa-
ter. The #9571.3 extended stem
mount allows attaching a Manual
Controller or flashlight mount and
drops right into the release handle.
Aim does not change when chang-
ing the aim of the strobe.
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SA-100
Ball/Socket
Arm
#9571.3 Extended
Stem Mount (included
with SA-100
Ball/Socket arm)
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Any vignetting that occurs can be eliminated by cropping the
image in post-processing (preferred), or by zooming the camera
lens slightly. Zooming the lens with a Wide Angle Adaptor
attached can cause the image edges to soften.
The camera's built-in flash cannot be used with
wide angle accessory lenses. The front of the
lenses are so large they block the camera's flash.
To properly light subjects when using a wide
angle lens, an external strobe should be used.
Due to the wide-angle coverage of these lenses,
the DS160 Substrobe or two DS51 Substrobes are
recommended. Ikelite offers
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Angle accessory lens for use with this housing.
Bayonet mount adaptor lenses and internal accessory lenses
which mount directly to the camera lens cannot be used with
this housing.
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The diffuser should be installed when using the camera’s built
in flash. When shooting with the camera’s built-in flash at
approximately 2 feet (0.6 m) or less, the lens port on the
housing may block a portion of the light from the camera’s
built-in flash, creating a shadow in the lower area of the photo.
If this occurs, zoom the lens slightly to eliminate the shadow.
(You can test this above water)
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The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe
such as the DS51 or DS160 Substrobe with an EV Controller. The
deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the EV Controller
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hich controls the external strobes output.
The deflector is not needed when connecting DS-digital strobes
directly to the housing, since the internal camera flash will not
be used.
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Treat the glass in the lens port as a camera lens. After use, rinse
and gently dry the lens port to avoid water spotting. To clean,
use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner.
Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port.
The Housing Lens Port is threaded so that 67mm accessory
lenses can be screwed into the end of the port. The port threads
are very fine, so be carefully not to cross thread accessory
lenses. These lenses can be screwed onto the lens port above or
below water. These lenses are designed to have water between
the front of the port and the accessory lens. Make sure no air
bubbles are trapped between the port and the accessory lens.
There may be slight vignetting when wide angle lenses are
installed.
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DDSS5500 SSuubbssttrroobbeess
• 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.
DDSS112255 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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Send to the Ikelite address on the back page of this manual or
contact Ikelite for more information.
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UUssiinngg EExxtteerrnnaall SSttrroobbeess
This housing has Conversion Circuitry built into the housing
back, which provides real Nikon iTTL flash when used with an
Ikelite DS Digital substrobe(s), and the #4103.51 single or
#4103.52 dual sync cord.
See page 11 for DS Substrobe compatibility with the Conversion
Circuitry.
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The Conversion Circuitry is automatically disabled when used
with a Non-Ikelite or Non-DS Substrobe. These Substrobes can be
used in their manual mode utilizing any power settings provided
on the Substrobe.
Ikelite W-20 Lens