Ikelite Olympus E-500 - Manual (Page 3)

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To prepare the port for installation remove the port o’ring and
lightly 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
firmly and evenly into the port opening until you feel the port
slip into place Continue to push down on the port and push
each 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
Check around the perimeter of the port seal to see that the
o’ring is properly sealed and not extruded
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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
Olympus 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
mode and not provide the TTL functions of the coversion
circuitry
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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
circuitry 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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