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SLR-DC Housing
i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l
6871.07 Canon EOS 7D
IKELITE
Port Lock
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Table of Contents Specifications ..............................................................P. 3 Package Contents ........................................................P. 4 Preparation ..................................................................P. 4 Attach External “Tray with Handles” to Housing ............P. 4 Parts of the Housing - Front/Side View ..........................P. 5 Parts of the Housing - Back View ..................................P. 6 Initial Camera Setup.............
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- continued Table of Contents Usage ............................................................................P. 22 Pre-Dive Your System ....................................................P. 22 Lubricants........................................................................P. 22 Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 23 Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 25 Accessory Mounting Points ...........................................
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Package Contents - SLR-DC Housing - Aluminum Tray & Dual Handles - Envelope containing tray - Silicone Lubricant installation hardware, - Standard Zoom Clamp & Sleeve Set maintenance kit, and extra - #5509.28 Large Diameter Zoom control end tips. Clamp & Sleeve Set Preparation This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth rated to 200 ft. (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty housing completely in water before installing a camera. If any fogging occurs o
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Parts of the Housing - Front View Quick Release Multi-function Button Strobe Arm Mount Main Dial IKELITE Port Lock Gear Sleeve Handle Drive Gear Port Shutter Opening Release Lid Snap Side View Lid Snap Port Lock Main Housing O-ring Optional Gear Port AF-ON Sleeve Shutter Release Camera Tray Port O-ring Camera Mounting Bolt 5
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Back View Quick Meter Mode/WB Viewfinder Port Release Mode Dial AF Drive Mode Button ISO Zoom LCD Light Button AF-ON 1 9 10 11 3 2 12 4 Lens 5 13 Release 6 Shutter 15 14 /DOF 7 Release 16 8 17 18 Aluminum Tray 1. Power Switch 10. AE Lock 2. Quick Control Button 11. AF Point 3. RAW + Jpeg 12. Start/Stop 4. Menu 13. External Strobe Connecter & Cap 5. Picture Style 14. Set Button 6. Info 15. Quick Control Dial 7. Playback 16. Quick Control Switch 8. Erase 17. Flash Mode “-” Compensation 9.
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Initial Camera Setup - Insert a fully charged battery. - Insert a SD or SDHC memory card. - Set the mode dial to “M” manual. - Set shutter speed to 1/60th second or 1/125th second for fast moving subjects. - Set aperture to F8 for general photography or F22 for macro photography (close-ups). - Set Quality to highest jpeg setting “L” or RAW. - Set ISO to 100. - Set White balance to “Auto AWB.” - Set Metering Mode to “Center-weighted average.” - If using auto-focus in “Live-View”, use “Quick
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Housing Conversion Circuitry This housing contains Ikelite designed and patented Conversion Circuitry. Once attached, turn the strobe on first before turning on the camera. When used with Ikelite DS Substrobes the Conversion Circuitry provides real Nikon iTTL flash exposure with over and underexposure compensation from +1 1/3 to - 1 1/3 f-stops in 1/3 stop increments. The Conversion Circuitry also offers Manual exposure control with 3 1/2 f-stops of underexposure control in 1/2 stop increments.
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Using the Conversion Circuitry (Set DS Substrobe to TTL mode) - Mode and Compensation Buttons 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. - TTL Mode (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 R
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DS50 and DS125 Substrobe Compatibility - Older DS50 Substrobes with Serial Number below 63,850 can NOT be updated to operate correctly with the latest TTL conversion circuitry. Older DS50 Substrobes with Serial Number between 63,850 and 69,999 require upgrade of electronics to operate. Cost of update depends on strobe circuitry. Strobe must be returned to Ikelite for evaluation to provide an estimate of upgrade cost. - Older DS125 Substrobes with Serial Number below 2,500 can NOT be updated to
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Attaching Camera to Housing Tray Remove the back from the housing. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back. Position the camera and lens on the camera tray, and then secure it with the mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket. Use a flathead screwdriver (recommended) or coin to tighten the Mounting Bolt so the camera bottom is flush against the tray. CANON EOS 7D Camera Tray Mounting Bolt Installing Camera in Housing Before installing the camera, pull o
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Closing the Housing housing back 1. Place housing face down in your lap. 2. Check to see that there is an o-ring on the housing back that is clean and in its proper location. 3. Guide the back onto the housing. The o-ring should touch the housing all the way around. There should o-ring be an even gap all the way around between the housing and the housing housing back. 4. Lift the lid snaps so they are extended and place the lid snap into the even gap housing back corresponding hook on the housin
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Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing The Housing Bulkhead is designed to accept only an Ikelite 5-pin TTL Sync Cord. 1. Lightly lubricate the Sync Cord O-ring. Use ONLY Ikelite lubricant (supplied with housing). 2. Remove Bulkhead Cap from Housing Bulkhead. 3. Line up the Sync Cord Pins with the corresponding Bulkhead receptacles. Gently insert Sync Cord into Bulkhead. DO NOT force this installation. If the Sync Cord does not seat properly inside the Bulkhead, the pins and receptacles are impro
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Preparing to Install Zoom Clamp & Gear Sleeve lens Determine the type opening of lens being used zoom on the camera. ring Type 1 Lenses have a lens opening that is NOT larger in diameter than the bayonet mount zoom ring. (Fig. 1). Type 1 lens Type 2 lens (Figure 1) (Figure 2) Type 2 Lenses have a lens opening that IS larger in diameter than the zoom ring. (Fig. 2). Zoom Clamps & Gear Sleeves Included with Housing Normally used with Normally used with There are 2 different Type 1 lens
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Installing the Zoom Clamp & Gear Sleeve On the Type 1 Lenses The Zoom Clamp has springs so it can be expanded to fit over the Zoom Ring of the lens - figure C, page 15. Install the Zoom Clamp with the extension tabs toward the rear element of the lens. After installing the Zoom Clamp and Gear Sleeve - figures D & E, page 16, install the Lens Port and rotate the Zoom Ring on the lens. If the Zoom Ring and Gear Sleeve do not mesh properly, install the rubber strips (supplied) to the inside
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Type 1 Lenses - continued Gear Sleeve Ribs Align Ribs with Zoom Clamp grooved tabs Figure D apply rubber strips to inside of clamp Figure E Figure F 16
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Installing the Zoom Clamp & Gear Sleeve On Type 2 Lenses Due to the larger diameter lens opening on Type 2 lenses, the Zoom Clamp and Gear Sleeve need to be installed from the rear (bayonet end) of the lens. Use the housing Lens Release Control and remove the camera lens from the camera body, after the camera and lens have been installed in the housing. Place the Gear Sleeve in the housing opening as shown. Install the black Zoom Clamp on the Lens Zoom Ring and lower the lens into the housing op
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Installing Zoom Clamp/Sleeve on Type 2 Lenses - continued Before installing the lens port and checking operation, make sure the teeth on the Gear Sleeve mesh with the teeth on the housing Drive Gear, shown below. When the port is installed, pages 19 & 20, it will lock the Gear Sleeve in place. After installing the port, rotate the housing Zoom Control Knob to see that the Gear Sleeve is properly rotating the Lens Zoom ring. Manual Focusing Ikelite DSLR housings are designed for auto-focus DSLR
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Installing the Port Port Lock There are four port locks on the Release Button front of the housing, see figure G, page 18. Each port lock has a Release Button. Lift the Locked Position release button and slide each Lift Release Button to Port Lock away from the port Unlock opening. In the unlocked position, the Release Button will remain in the up position as Pull Back to shown. Disengage Port To prepare the port for installation, remove the port o-ring and lightly lubricate it. The port seal i
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Installing the Port - continued To Remove Port To remove the port, lift up on each Release Button and slide the port lock away from the port. Port Seal Inside View Fig. 1 If the port is installed before the camera is inserted into the housing, look from the inside of the housing at the port seal. Check to see that the o-ring is properly seated as shown in figure 1 and not extruded as shown in figure 2. Fig. 2 Caution: After installing the port, turn the Zoom Control knob on the housing. If the Z
