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Ikelite 200DL Manual

Underwater housing for canon eos 5d mark
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200DL Underwater Housing for Canon EOS 5D Mark
III, 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 5DS R DSLR
Product Number 71702
50DL Underwater Housing for Canon EOS 5D Mark
III, 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 5DS R DSLR
Product Number 73702

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Please register your product at ikelite.com within 15 days of purchase.
Our product registration database is the best way for us to contact you
in the event of a product update.

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  • Page 1: Product Registration

    III, 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 5DS R DSLR Product Number 73702 Product Registration Please register your product at ikelite.com within 15 days of purchase. Our product registration database is the best way for us to contact you in the event of a product update.

  • Page 2: About This Product

    About this Product Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive with this product. Please visit ikelite.com to register your product to receive information on any updates, notices, or recalls pertaining to your equipment.

  • Page 3: Important Notices

    Important Notices This housing requires a compatible Lens Port for waterproof » operation. The housing is not waterproof without a Lens Port attached. A bulkhead cap or sync cord must be attached to the housing » for waterproof operation. Never submerge the housing without either a sync cord or waterproof bulkhead cap attached.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Product Registration About this Product Included in the Box Important Notices Getting to Know Your Housing Vacuum Valve Accessory Port Installing an Accessory via the Accessory Port Setting Up Your Camera Pre-Installation Checklist Setting Up Your Housing Attaching the Base with Quick Release Handle Opening the Housing Inserting the Camera Attaching the Hotshoe...
  • Page 5 Storage Lubricant Push buttons Control Shafts Troubleshooting Spare Parts Limited Warranty Service and Repairs Contact Us...

  • Page 6: Getting To Know Your Housing

    Getting to Know Your Housing Meter/White Balance Accessory Port Hole Plug Lid Snap AF/Drive Mode Shutter Button IKELITE Vacuum Valve Plug Lens Release...
  • Page 7 = Featured on 200DL Product Number 71702 Only Strobe Bulkhead Zoom ISO Speed Control and Cap Main Dial Mode Dial Power Switch AF-ON Button Super-eye Viewfinder 73702 features a clear window INFO Button AE Lock Erase Button AF Point Playback Button Start/Stop Q.

  • Page 8: Vacuum Valve

    Vacuum Valve Vacuum Valve Plug Accessory Port Your housing features one 1/2-20 threaded Accessory Port which may be used for attachment of factory optional or aftermarket housing accessories. Visit ikelite.com for an updated list of factory optional accessories...

  • Page 9: Installing An Accessory Via The Accessory Port

    2. Check the accessory fitting o-ring sealing area. Check o-ring and housing o-ring sealing area. All should be clean and free of hair, sand, or other debris. 3. Lightly lubricate o-ring with Ikelite lubricant. Use ONLY Ikelite lubricant. Other manufacturer lubricants can cause the o-ring to swell.

  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Camera

    Setting Up Your Camera Pre-Installation Checklist 1. Insert a fully charged camera battery. 2. Insert a properly formatted memory card. 3. Set Mode Dial to “M.” 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).

  • Page 11: Setting Up Your Housing

    Setting Up Your Housing Attaching the Base with Quick Release Handle Using a flat head screwdriver, attach the Tray and Handle to your housing with the two 1/4” nylon washers and 1/4-20 x 3/8” screws. 1/4” nylon washer 1/4-20 x 3/8” screw Opening the Housing 1.

  • Page 12: Inserting The Camera

    2. Lid snaps are designed to provide enough force to compress the o-ring for a proper seal. Keep firm pressure against the lid snap while lifting it away. Lid Snap Lock 3. Repeat with remaining lid snaps. 4. Remove the housing back. Inserting the Camera 1.

  • Page 13: Attaching The Hotshoe

    Attaching the Hotshoe Your Ikelite housing features a factory installed Hotshoe connector which allows manual flash with Ikelite and non-Ikelite strobes which feature an electrical bulkhead connection for a sync cord. The standard Hotshoe provides manual flash exposure, meaning you must set the power level of your external strobe manually.

  • Page 14: Closing The Housing

    Hotshoe must be all the way forward in the camera mount to » ensure a good electrical connection. Hotshoe Hotshoe Mount Closing the Housing 1. Make sure the o-ring is clean and in its proper location on the back of the housing. The main housing o-ring does not require lubricant to make a seal.

  • Page 15: Installing An Optional Zoom Gear (Not Included With Housing)

    6. Check the o-ring seal. The o-ring should form a uniform, solid line around the back of the housing. There will be a small, even gap around the housing between the housing back and the housing front. 7. Check control functions. Installing an Optional Zoom Gear (not included with housing) 1.
  • Page 16 4. Replace and tighten the Zoom Gear Retainer using the Zoom Gear Retainer Tool. Tighten clockwise so Retainer is snug. DO NOT overtighten. Zoom Gear Retainer Port Mount Zoom Gear 5. Attach Zoom Clamp to Lens Zoom Ring. 6. Line up Zoom Clamp Slots with Zoom Gear Posts and slide lens into the housing opening.

  • Page 17: Attaching The Lens Port Or Port Extension

    Surface 2. Make sure the O-ring and Sealing Surface are clean and free of lint, dirt, or debris. 3. Lightly lubricate O-ring using ONLY Ikelite lubricant. Non-Ikelite lubricant can cause the o-ring to swell and not seal properly. Thumbscrew Dome...

  • Page 18: Final Check

    Adding a +4 diopter to the end of your lens is not normally necessary unless your lens has a minimum focusing distance of 12” or GREATER and you are using a dome port. Go to ikelite.com for additional information about +4 diopter use.

  • Page 19: Shooting Under Water

    2. If possible, we recommend entering the water without your housing to ensure you are comfortable and your life-saving equipment is in working order. Once you are stable, have someone pass your camera housing to you. 3. Submerge the housing at the surface of the water and visually confirm that there are no signs of water intrusion or a steady stream of bubbles coming from one of the housing seals.

  • Page 20: Setting Up An External Strobe

    Automatic TTL exposure is available with compatible Ikelite DS strobes and optional TTL conversion circuitry. When a compatible Ikelite DS-series strobe is attached via sync cord with the optional TTL circuitry, the strobe communicates directly with the camera to trigger the strobe and adjust its power for perfect exposure. For TTL...

  • Page 21: Attaching A Sync Cord

    1. Remove the bulkhead cap. 2. Lightly lubricate the sync cord o-rings. We recommend using only Ikelite silicone lubricant to eliminate the possibility of swelling due to incompatible compounds. 3. Line up the pins and receptacles and insert the sync cord plug into the housing bulkhead.

  • Page 22: Constant-On Video Lighting

    5. Attach the other end of the sync cord to the bulkhead on your strobe. 6. If using an Ikelite strobe, set the strobe to TTL. If using a non-Ikelite strobe, set the strobe to manual flash and select a manual power setting.

  • Page 23: Lens Port

    Never use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port. » Storage Your Ikelite Digital Housing should be given the same care and attention as your other photographic equipment. In addition to normal maintenance, we recommend that the housing be returned to Ikelite periodically to be checked and pressure tested.

  • Page 24: Lubricant

    Heat may damage the camera. Do not ship the camera in the housing. » Lubricant Use ONLY Ikelite silicone lubricant. Other types of lubricant » may cause swelling of o-rings or cracking of plastic components. Lubricant is not a sealant; it is used to reduce friction.

  • Page 25: Control Shafts

    In the unlikely event one of the control shafts sticks or becomes difficult to operate, you may remove the control from the housing and lubricate it, or return the housing to Ikelite for maintenance. 1. The set screw may be covered by a vinyl sleeve. If so, remove the...
  • Page 26 2. Loosen the knob set screw using an 1/8” hex key. Shaft Flat Gland screw 3. Open the housing and gently slide the control shaft out of the control gland. 4. If there is salt or dirt build-up on the exposed control shaft, clean the shaft.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    10. Check that the set screw is oriented properly by holding the control shaft in place on the inside of the housing while attempting to rotate the control knob on the outside of the housing. We do not recommend removing the control gland from the »...
  • Page 28 Photos are under-exposed (too dark) • Adjust aperture (larger), shutter speed (slower), or ISO (higher) setting. • Move light(s) farther away from your subject. • Adjust exposure compensation in the camera. • Adjust lighting power. Strobe will not fire • Turn on strobe.

  • Page 29: Spare Parts

    • Waterproof Bulkhead Cap # 9104.5 • Silicone Lubricant # 0184.2 • Control & Push button Tip Assortment # 9249 • Push button O-ring Kit # 6201.03 • CT1K Canon TTL Kit # 46070 Go to ikelite.com for additional information.

  • Page 30: Limited Warranty

    Except as mentioned above, no other warranty expressed or implied applies to this Ikelite product. Service and Repairs Ikelite is most interested in performing any service to ensure that all products perform as intended. Evidence of purchase date must be provided to obtain warranty service.

  • Page 31: Contact Us

    If you have any questions about your product or need advice on getting the images you want, please get in touch with us and we’ll do everything we can to help you capture your unique perspective. Ikelite Underwater Systems 50 W 33rd St Indianapolis, IN 46208 USA +1 (317) 923-4523 ikelite@ikelite.com...
  • Page 32 71702-73702-canon-5d-markIV-1-1216...

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