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Ikelite 6812.5 Instructions Manual

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Underwater Housing for Nikon D500
Product Number 6812.5
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 get a hold
of you in the event of a product update or recall.

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  • Page 1 Product Number 6812.5 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 get a hold of you in the event of a product update or recall.

  • 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 Never leave a housing in a rinse tank, even if it is the only » system in the tank. The vast majority of catastrophic floods happen when the user walks away from a housing while it is in the rinse tank.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Product Registration About this Product Included in the Box Important Notices Attach Tray & Handle to Housing Getting to Know Your Housing Getting to Know Your Housing - cont. Accessory Ports Setting Up Your Camera Pre-Installation Checklist Setting Up Your Housing Opening the Housing Inserting the Camera Attaching the Hotshoe...

  • Page 5: Attach Tray & Handle To Housing

    Maintenance Lens Port Housing and O-ring Storage Lubricant Housing Maintenance Control Maintenance Photo Tips Limited Warranty Service and Repairs Contact Us Attach Tray & Handle to Housing Using a flat head screwdriver, attach the Tray and Handle to your housing with the two 3/8” nylon washers and 1/4-20 x 3/8” screws. START/ STOP MENU INFO.

  • Page 6: Getting To Know Your Housing

    TTL Bulkhead WB button and Cap Quick-release Lid Snap Button Accessory Port Hole Plug IKELITE Port Lock Accessory Port Tray Mount Hole Plug Tray Tray Extension and Quick Release Handle *ON/OFF: See “Entering the Water” P. 14 for proper operation.

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Housing - Cont

    Getting to Know Your Housing - cont. AF-ON Button Button ISO Button Super-eye Viewfinder Movie-record Button Zoom Control MENU Lens Release Button INFO Main Command Dial Up Cursor Right Cursor Left Cursor Down Cursor INFO Set Button Live View Selector...

  • Page 8: Accessory Ports

    Your housing features two 1/2-20 threaded Accessory Ports which may be used for attachment of factory optional or aftermarket housing accessories. Visit ikelite.com for an updated list of factory optional accessories. Use the following steps to replace an Accessory Port Hole Plug with an accessory fitting: 1.

  • Page 9: Setting Up Your Housing

    3. Set Touch Controls to “OFF.” When using ONLY the optical viewfinder, push the “info” button to display or change current settings. This will give you an instant glance at the camera settings on the LCD screen and allow quick adjustments.

  • Page 10: Inserting The Camera

    Inserting the Camera 1. Remove any lanyard or neck strap which may be attached to the camera. 2. Check to see whether the camera’s lens will fit through the port opening of the housing. If not, the lens will need to be removed from the camera body and re-attached AFTER the camera body is installed in the housing.

  • Page 11: Attaching The Hotshoe

    Attaching the Hotshoe Your Ikelite housing features a factory installed hotshoe connector which allows manual flash with a wide variety of Ikelite and non-ikelite strobes. For automated TTL operation, an optional TTL hotshoe and TTL Converter are available for use with Ikelite DS-series TTL strobes.

  • Page 12: Closing The Housing

    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. 2. Place the back onto the housing front. 3.

  • Page 13: Attaching The Lens Port

    Zoom Clamp and Sleeve Zoom Clamp and Sleeve Type 1 installation Type 2 installation A compatible lens port is required for waterproof operation. Never submerge the housing without a lens port attached. Attaching the Lens Port 1. Lightly lubricate the o-ring on the port extension base. When properly lubricated, the o-ring should have an even, slightly shiny appearance.

  • Page 14: Final Check

    2. Slide the port over the lens and secure to the front of the housing using the four installed Port Locks. Push each Port Lock in toward the port until you hear or feel a click. The Port Lock Release Button is spring-loaded and will drop into the locked position when properly engaged.

  • Page 15: Entering The Water

    3. Make sure that the camera can obtain focus and take a photo. 4. Check battery life and open storage space on your memory card. 5. Submerge the housing in a fresh water tank dedicated to underwater photography equipment. Visually confirm that there are no signs of water intrusion or a steady stream of bubbles coming from one of the housing seals.

  • Page 16: Setting Up An External Strobe

    Strobes from IKELITE, SEA&SEA, INON, and Nikonos must be used in manual power modes when connected via electrical sync cord. Go to ikelite.com to select the correct cord for your strobe.

  • Page 17: Ttl Strobe Use

    TTL Strobe Use When a compatible Ikelite DS-series strobe is attached via sync cord with optional TTL converter, circuitry built into the converter allows the strobe to communicate directly with the camera to trigger the strobe and adjust its power for perfect exposure. NOTE: The housing’s manual hotshoe must be replaced with the optional TTL hotshoe.

  • Page 18: Video Light Use

    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. 7. Turn on the strobe(s). 8. Turn on the camera. 9. Take a test photo to ensure that your strobe(s) are functioning properly.

  • Page 19: Travel And Storage

    Travel and Storage 1. Remove the camera from the housing for travel or storage. 2. Check the main housing o-ring. 3. Close the empty housing and submerge in lukewarm fresh water. While submerged, rotate each control and depress each button to flush out any salt or debris.
  • Page 20 • Adjust lighting power. 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 •...

  • Page 21: Spare Parts

    • Check each housing control while underwater to ensure that they are disengaged. An inadvertently engaged control may limit functioning of the camera. Backscatter or “snow” in images • Reposition strobe(s) or light(s) to light up the subject only and NOT the water in-between the camera and subject.

  • Page 22: Housing And O-Ring Storage

    Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing to lightly lubricate controls and o-rings. We recommend you use ONLY Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products. Other brands may cause Ikelite o-rings to swell and not seal properly. Lubricant is not a sealant; it is used to reduce friction.

  • Page 23: Control Maintenance

    After a few minutes, operate the push button. If this does not correct the problem, return the housing to Ikelite for maintenance. If you are on a trip and unable to return the housing immediately, a push button may be lubricated by pressing and holding the push button all the way in.
  • Page 24 In the unlikely event one of the control shafts sticks or becomes difficult to operate, you can remove the control from the housing and lubricate it, or return the housing to Ikelite for maintenance. Your housing may feature both round and hex style control glands. To remove a control in a round style gland, loosen the set screw in the knob (hex head wrench required);...
  • Page 25 To lubricate the control, gently pull on the knob until the stainless steel shaft is exposed. Lightly lubricate the shaft, then move the shaft in and out several times. This will lubricate the x-ring in the Ikelite control gland. This should be done before using the housing after a prolonged storage period, or once a week when the housing is in constant use.

  • Page 26: Photo Tips

    Control Gland Tighten down set screw against this flat area when replacing the knob Loosen Set Screw (Hex Head Wrench Required) Control Shaft Lubricate end of shaft before reinserting into gland If there is salt or dirt build-up on the exposed control shaft, clean the shaft.

  • Page 27: Limited Warranty

    This Ikelite product is warranted against any manufacturing defects for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase. Defective products should be returned to Ikelite postage paid. Ikelite will, at its sole discretion, repair or replace such products, and will return to customer postage paid.

  • Page 28: Service And Repairs

    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. No prior authorization is required. You may return directly to us or through your dealer.

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