Ikelite F50fd instruction manual Closing the Housing, Lens Port, Checking Controls, Turn Camera On

Wide-Angle Lens

Wide-Angle Adapter

Closing the Housing				housing back
1.	Place housing face down in your lap
	or on a flat surface.
2.	Check to see that there is an o-ring
	on the housing back and that it is
	clean and in its proper location.
3.	Guide the back onto the housing.				O-ring
	The o-ring should touch the housing
	all the way around. There should be
	an even gap all the way around		housing
	between the housing and the
	housing back.
4.	Lift the lid snaps so they are			housing back
	extended and place the lid snap into
	the hook on the housing back.
5.	To close the housing push	even gap
	down on the lid snaps until	all 4 sides
	they snap into place . Lid
	snaps on opposite sides of the
	housing should be closed at the				O-ring
	same time. Be sure they are down		housing
	far enough to engage the lock.

Double check - Once the housing is closed, check the o-ring seal. Check the gap between the housing back and the housing, it should be even all the way around.

Look through the clear plastic back at the o-ring. You should see a darkened area where the o-ring is compressed against the housing back. If you do not see an even black compression seal all the way around the back, open the lid snaps, reseat the housing back and close the lid snaps. Visually check the sealagain.

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Lens Port

Treat the glass in the lens port as a camera lens. After use, rinse and gently dry the lens port to avoid water spotting. To clean use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner.

Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port. The Wide-Angle Adapter #9306.81is required to mount the #6420 Ikelite W-20Wide-Angle Lens and other manufacturers (67mm) screw thread style wide-angle lenses. Bayonet mount Wide Angle Accessory Lenses cannot be used due to extreme vignetting.

The 67mm style lenses can be secured onto the Wide-Angle Adapter above or below water as they are designed to have water between the front of the port and the accessory lens.

Make sure no air bubbles are trapped between the port and the accessory lens. Any vignetting that occurs can be eliminated by zooming the camera lens slightly. The camera’s built-in flash cannot be used with wide angle lenses. The front of the lenses are so large they block

the camera’s flash. To properly light subjects when using a wide angle lens an external strobe should be used. Due to the wide-angle of coverage of these lenses, the DS125 Substrobe is recommended or two DS51 Substrobes.

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Checking Controls

Once the housing has been closed, push the controls back into place. Make sure they line up with the camera’s controls.

Turn Camera On

Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls to get a feel for using the camera in the housing. Take a few pictures above water with the camera in the housing. Lubricants

1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant withthe housing.We recommend you use only Ikelite lubricanton Ikelite productsas some other brands may cause the o-ringto swelland notseal properly.

2. Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and o-rings. Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean cloth. Lubricant is not a sealant, it is used to reduce friction. Excessive lubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with proper sealing.

CAUTION

Never use spray lubricants as the propellant ingredient can cause the plastic housing to crack.

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Diffuser & Deflector Installation

Diffuser

Housing shown with

Diffuser installed.

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