Attaching A Lens Port; Installing The Lens And Port - Ikelite 200DL Manual

5. P u s h t h e l i d s n a p s t o w a r d s t h e h o u s i n g u n t i l t h e y a r e f l a t a g a i n s t
t h e h o u s i n g a n d t h e l o c k h a s e n g a g e d . C l o s e o p p o s i n g l i d s n a p s a t
the same time.
6. C h e c k t h e o - r i n g s e a l . T h e o - r i n g s h o u l d f o r m a u n i f o r m , s o l i d l i n e
visible through the back of the housing.
7. Check control functions.
8. A t t a c h a l e n s t o t h e c a m e r a b o d y . I f u s i n g a z o o m g e a r w i t h c l a m p ,
r e f e r t o t h e z o o m g e a r i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n i n t e r f a c i n g
the clamp with the zoom gear.

Attaching a Lens Port

R e f e r t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e l e n s p o r t c h a r t t o f i n d c o m p a t i b l e l e n s p o r t s
for a wide variety of popular wide angle, zoom, and macro lenses.
C h o o s e a d o m e p o r t f o r w i d e a n g l e a n d z o o m l e n s e s . L a r g e r d i a m e t e r
d o m e s a r e b e t t e r f o r s p l i t s h o t s ( h a l f - i n , h a l f - o u t o f t h e w a t e r ) a n d
provide sharper images.
C h o o s e a f l a t p o r t f o r m a c r o l e n s e s . F l a t p o r t s m a g n i f y t h e s u b j e c t
u n d e r w a t e r . F l a t p o r t s a r e n o t r e c o m m e n d e d f o r w i d e a n g l e o r z o o m
l e n s e s d u e t o t h e i r l i m i t e d f i e l d o f v i e w a n d r i s k o f v i g n e t t i n g ( d a r k
shadows around the edges of the image).
This housing requires a compatible DL lens port for waterproof
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operation (sold separately). The housing is not waterproof
without a DL lens port attached.

Installing the Lens and Port

1. A t t a c h t h e l e n s t o t h e c a m e r a . I f u s i n g a z o o m / f o c u s g e a r s e t t h a t
r e q u i r e s a c l a m p , m a k e s u r e t h e c l a m p s l o t s a r e a l i g n e d w i t h t h e
gear tabs. T est the function before attaching the port.
2. C h e c k t h a t t h e p o r t s e a l i n g s u r f a c e i s c l e a n a n d f r e e o f d e b r i s .
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