Ikelite DS51 User Manual page 9

B B A A L L L L S S O O C C K K E E T T A A R R M M
The articulating Ikelite Ball Socket Arm secures the DS
on all Ikelite digital still housings and SLR housings The versatility of the arm's dual ball
sockets is especially helpful during macro photography They adjust independently and
allow for a multitude of strobe mounting positions
The Ball Socket Arm utilizes
to modify the arm are available (See "Ikelite Ball Socket Components " pages
C C O O N N N N E E C C T T S S T T R R O O B B E E T T O O S S T T R R O O B B E E M M O O U U N N T T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Strobe
Mount
Ikelite
Wing Nut
Substrobe
Ball Clamp
Ball Socket
The next step then depends on whether or not you have another
kind of strobe mount currently attached to your DS
mount use the ball type mount provided There are screw openings at each
Ball
Socket
end of the ball type mount Select the side that has an opening closest to the
flat top of the mount Slide that side of the ball type mount under the DS
Wing
Nut
until it aligns with the small screw opening located under the front part of
the strobe Then using a Phillips Head Screwdriver with the screw provided
Ball
Clamp
tighten the screw until the mount rests secure under the DS
If a paddle type mount is already secured beneath the DS
remove the screw with a Phillips Head Screwdriver and follow the above
instructions to replace it with the ball type mount featured on the
Stem
Ball Socket Arm
Release Button
Release Handle
M M O O U U N N T T A A R R M M T T O O H H O O U U S S I I N N G G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The stem protruding at the base of the arm snaps into the release handle on the Ikelite
housing To insert the stem into the release handle depress the handle's release button and
slide the stem fully into the opening atop the handle Release the button and it should
spring back to its original position locking the arm in place The stem also provides a
convenient location for securing the optional DS Slave Sensor or EV Manual Controller
U U S S E E B B A A L L L L C C L L A A M M P P S S T T O O M M O O U U N N T T S S T T R R O O B B E E T T O O A A R R M M A A N N D D A A I I M M S S T T R R O O B B E E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Turn the wing nuts of the arm counter clockwise to loosen the ball clamps Position
the ball of the strobe mount in the ball socket of the loosened ball clamp at the top of
the arm Once you are satisfied with the strobe's position turn the wing nut clockwise
to retighten until the DS rests securely Loosen and retighten the wing nuts
accordingly on each ball clamp to adjust the overall position of the arm Each section
of the ball socket arm can rotate up to
The cap in the center of each wing nut limits their movements so that the nut can
not be turned all the way off This insures that the arm cannot be accidentally
disassembled If desired the center cap can be adjusted to remove this safety feature
strobe to the release handles
cm ( ") diameter balls Optional components
A ball type strobe mount is included with
the Ball Socket Arm It is featured
under the ball clamp at the top of the arm
There may be a small rubber pad secured to
the top of the ball mount; remove this pad
when using a DS with this kind of arm
If there is no other
simply
degrees
I I K K E E L L I I T T E E B B A A L L L L S S O O C C K K E E T T C C O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S
B B A A L L L L S S O O C C K K E E T T C C O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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A variety of Ikelite arm component utilizing
are available and can be combined with the ball socket systems of TLC Nikon and
Ultralight that use
for more information )
This page illustrates the range of
interchangeable components available
to add onto the Ikelite Ball Socket
Arm
N N o o t t e e : : Tray mounts are offered for
Ikelite Universal and Dovetail systems
C D E F G
cm ( ") or
cm ( ") balls (See "Ikelite Ball Socket Components" on page
H I J K L
cm ( ") diameter balls