Ikelite Coolpix 8400 Lubricants, Lens Port, Using Flash Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash

Port Clamp

Spring

Spread to Install

Lubricants

1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing.

We recommend that you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other brands may cause the o’ring to swell and not seal 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.

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.

Using Flash

Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash.

If you do not have an external flash the camera’s built-in flash can be used to illuminate subjects underwater. The housing has a built-in Diffuser to aid in providing even illumination.

External Substrobes

External strobes offer several advantages over using the camera’s built-in flash. External strobes move the flash away from the camera lens which helps reduce backscatter. They also expand lighting options to achieve the best lighting for different subjects and lenses. A strobe such as the DS51 is ideal for use with macro and most standard camera lenses up to 28mm. When an optional wide angle lens is added a strobe such as the DS125 is needed as it has a greater angle-of-coverage. A second external strobe can be added to fill the shadows and produce more realistic photographs.

Using an External Flash with Sync Cord.

This camera and housing can use any Ikelite Substrobe, in the Manual Mode when connected with a #4103.51 sync cord. Substrobe 50

Substrobe DS50

Substrobe DS51

Substrobe 100A

Substrobe DS125

Substrobe 200

Strobes do not work TTL with this housing.

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Using an External Flash with the EV-Controller

This camera and housing can utilize the Ikelite EV-Controller with any Ikelite DS Substrobe. The EV-Controller provides 10 manual power settings in 1/2 stop increments when used with an Ikelite DS Substrobe.

Using the EV-Controller with

Sync Cord #4103.51

The EV-Controller has a bulkhead and can be connected directly to the housing with sync cord

Using Flash Cont.

Using the EV-Controller in Slave Mode A flash Deflector is provided with the housing.

When using an external flash with the EV-Controller in the slave mode the Deflector is used to redirect the camera’s flash to the sensor in the EV- Controller which triggers the DS Substrobe.

This edge against housing

Deflector material

#4103.51 eliminating the need to use the camera’s built-in flash.

Camera Menu settings when using the EV-Controller with

a sync cord.

Go to Speedlight Options, Pop Up set to Auto, Speedlight Control set to Internal Off.

Installing Deflector

To install the Deflector spread the port clamp at the

spring end and slide over the lens port. The white plastic

should be placed in front of

the camera flash. The port clamp should be pushed back against the front of the housing.

Using Dual Substrobes

For dual strobes the #4103.52 dual sync cord can be used or the second strobe can be slaved using the Ikelite Remote TTL Slave #4100.5.

NOTE:

Ikelite Substrobes manufactured before June 1, 2001 require a modification to be used in a two strobe set-up with a dual sync cord.

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