Ikelite DS51 User Manual page 4

S S T T R R O O B B E E R R E E A A D D Y Y L L I I G G H H T T
The Ikelite DS Substrobe features a ready light at the rear of the strobe that glows
when the DS has recycled and is ready to fire its flash again This recycling time should
not exceed seconds If the glow disappears for longer than
it may be time for new batteries (See "Changing the Batteries" on page
N N o o t t e e : : The strobe ready light does not indicate correct or incorrect exposure
Ready
Light
The strobe ready light works in special ways with certain cameras and optional
equipment see "Camera Ready Light" below
C C A A M M E E R R A A R R E E A A D D Y Y L L I I G G H H T T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
T T r r i i g g g g e e r r e e d d v v i i a a S S y y n n c c C C o o r r d d
When using a TTL/auto exposure camera (film or dSLR digital) in an Ikelite TTL
compatible housing connected to the DS
the camera viewfinder and the DS
recycled and is ready to fire
If the Ikelite housing does not feature TTL compatible circuitry then the ready light
in the camera viewfinder would not glow when the strobe has recycled
T T r r i i g g g g e e r r e e d d v v i i a a S S l l a a v v e e S S e e n n s s o o r r
When using the DS strobe with the optional DS Sensor or EV Manual Controller
(without optional sync cord) the strobe is not electronically connected to the camera
Therefore the ready light in the viewfinder of the camera indicates when the on camera
flash has recycled Examine both the camera and DS
flashes have fully recycled before taking the next picture
seconds between flashes
strobe by sync cord the flash ready light in
ready light will both glow when the Substrobe has
ready lights to make sure both
T T T T L L / / A A U U T T O O E E X X P P O O S S U U R R E E
Most newer cameras and strobes feature TTL/auto exposure which automatically com
pensates for aperture distance extension tubes and filters Because there's such a wide
range of apertures and subject distances photographers who want to easily balance
lighting and control close up photography should select the TTL/auto exposure mode
)
When the strobe fires the camera reads the light and automatically signals the
strobe to turn off when the exposure is correct TTL/auto exposure compatible
electronics must be featured on both the strobe and camera in order for this to occur
The appropriate TTL sync cord or optional Ikelite sensor is required to relay the TTL/auto
exposure signal from the camera to the strobe
Please review the "Compatible Cameras" section on page for additional information
T T T T L L S S Y Y N N C C C C O O R R D D S S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ikelite offers interchangeable sync cords so that different camera systems can be
connected to the DS
signal from the camera to the strobe See also "Strobe Connection " pages
"Camera Connection " page
E E V V M M A A N N U U A A L L C C O O N N T T R R O O L L L L E E R R
For maximum control over flash exposure the Ikelite Exposure Value (EV)
Controller can be used with the DS
two products together since both the DS
manual power settings
N N o o t t e e : : Only one device's range of settings can be used at a time
When the DS 's mode switch is set to any of its six manual power settings the
power settings on the EV Manual Controller are ignored
When the DS 's mode switch is set to TTL the power settings on the DS
ignored and the ten manual power settings on the EV Manual Controller become active
strobe A TTL sync cord is required to send the TTL/auto exposure
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strobe Certain things must be done when using the
and the EV Manual Controller have multiple
and
are