Ikelite SP-500 Using Flash Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash, Diffuser & Deflector Installation

Port Clamp

Spring

Spread to Install

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. See Diffuser instructions.

Diffuser & Deflector Installation

Deflector

Diffuser and Deflector cont.	Diffuser/
A diffuser and deflector are	Deflector
included with the housing. The	material
diffuser is white transparent
plastic. The deflector is also white
but is not transparent and has a
decal on the front.

To install the diffuser or 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.

Diffuser

The diffuser should be installed when using the camera’s built in flash. When shooting with the camera’s built-in flash at approximately 2 feet (0.6 m) or less, the lens port on the housing blocks a portion of the light from the camera’s built-in flash, creating a shadow in the lower left of the photo. To eliminate the shadow zoom the lens between 1/3 and 1/2 of its full telephoto range. (You can test this above water)

Deflector

The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe such as the DS51 or DS125 Substrobe and EV Controller. The deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the EV Controller which controls the external strobes output.

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Housing shown with deflector installed.

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Optional Accessories

Back O’ring #0110

O’rings last for several years if properly maintained. (See maintance) Always carry a spare.

UR/Pro Filter #6441.41

The UR/Pro underwater color correcting filter is designed to restore some of the warm colors filtered out by the water. For available light use only, not recommended for use with flash.

Use the EV Controller with a DS Substrobe

The EV Controller provides 10 manual power settings in 1/2 stop increments for the DS51 or DS125 Substrobes. The EV Controller has a built-in slave which can be triggered by the camera’s built-in flash.

Substrobe Packages available

Ikelite Ball Arm Systems are provided with these packages #3944.54 SubStrobe DS51 with EV Controller

#3944.77 SubStrobe DS125 with EV Controller and Charger

Optional Accessories Substrobe DS51 Package #3944.54

The Substrobe DS51 package includes the Substrobe DS51, the EV Controller and ball socket arms. The EV Controller provides 10 manual power settings in 1/2 stop increments. An external strobe offers 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. A second external digital strobe package can be added to fill the shadows and produce more realistic photographs.

The Substrobe DS51 covers the equivalent of a 28mm lens. It is the ideal choice when using only the camera lens or the camera lens with a macro accessory lens.

If an accessory wide angle lens wider than 28mm is used, the ideal lighting choice is the Substrobe DS125, which covers 100 degrees, or two Substrobe DS51’s can be used.

Substrobe

DS51

Ball Socket

Arm

EV Controller

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