Ikelite 6842.35 User manual

Thank you for your purchase of kelite equipment. Please read this

instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive with this

product.

SLR-DC Housing

instruction manual

6842.35 Sony A35

6842.55 Sony A33, A55

Port Lock

IKELITE

Width ................10 in. (250mm) including controls

..........................13.5 in. (343mm) with Tray and Handles

Height ..............7.0 in. (178mm) including controls

..........................7.4 in. (188mm) with Tray and Handles

Depth ................6.5 in. (165mm) including controls

Weight ..............5.3 lb. (2404g) housing only

..........................7.1 lb. (3223g) housing with tray & handles

Buoyancy ..........Neutral to slightly negative in freshwater (dependent on

..........................choice of lens and lens port)

Size and Weight

Table of Contents

Product Registration ........................................................P. 3

ackage Contents ......................................................P. 3

reparation ..................................................................P. 3

Parts of the Housing........................................................P. 4

nitial Camera Setup........................................................P. 6

Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 6

nstalling the Camera ......................................................P. 7

Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe D Switch..........P. 7

Attaching the Flash Connection for External Strobes ....P. 8

nstalling Camera in Housing ..........................................P. 8

Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 9

nstalling Zoom Clamp and Gear Sleeve ........................P. 10

nstalling the Port ............................................................P. 15

Housing Conversion Circuitry..........................................P. 17

DS50 and DS125 Substrobe Compatibility ....................P. 18

Using Non- kelite or kelite Non-DS Substrobes ............P. 18

Usage ..........................................................................P. 19

Pre-Dive your System ....................................................P. 19

Lubricants ........................................................................P. 19

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20

Replacement arts ....................................................P. 22

Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 22

Accessory Mounting Points / EV-Controller Use ............P. 22

Maintenance ................................................................P. 23

Photo Tips ......................................................................P. 26

Storing the Housing ........................................................P. 27

Technical Support ....................................................P. 27

Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 27

Returning Products for Service ......................................P. 28

- SLR-DC Housing

- Envelope containing tray

installation hardware,

maintenance kit, and extra

control end tips.

ackage Contents

- Aluminum Tray & Dual Handles

- Silicone Lubricant

- Std. Zoom Clamp & Sleeve Set

- #5509.28 Large Diameter Zoom

Clamp & Sleeve Set

roduct Registration

Please take a moment to fill out the online Ikelite roduct Registration

form at http://www.ikelite.com/forms/regForm.htm.

This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth

rated to 200 ft. (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty

housing completely in water before installing a camera. f any fogging

occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.

Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is

watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 20.

We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly before use

to have a full understanding of where each camera control is located,

and what function each control provides. Please read your camera

manual thoroughly to have a full understanding of each camera function.

f you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo

Tips section.

Due to the power required to operate the camera and LCD screen start

each dive with a fully charged camera battery.

reparation

Port Lock

IKELITE

arts of the Housing - Front View

Handle

Shutter

Release

Mode Dial

Lid

Snap

Side View

Gear

Sleeve

Optional

Port

Port O-ring

Housing O-ring

Camera Tray

Camera Mounting Bolt

Aluminum Tray

Shutter

Release

AEL

Control Dial

Port Lock

Control Dial

Zoom

Control

Tra y Leveling Screw (factory preset)

ort

Opening

Gear Sleeve

Drive Gear

Lid Snap

Power Switch

Finder/LCD

D-Range

Movie Button

14 15

8910

12 13

Back View

Lens

Release Lid

Snap

Quick

Release

Button

1. External Strobe Connector & Cap

2. Menu Button

3. Viewfinder Port

4. Movie Button

5. / AV

6. Fn (Function) Button

7. Display

Power Switch

8. White Balance

9. Control Button (Enter)

10. Drive

11. SO

12. Playback Button

13. Delete

14 & 15. Flash Exposure Buttons

AF Mode Selection

AEL

D-Range

Opening the Housing

Lid Snaps have a Lock. To open,

push Lid Snap Lock forward and lift

as shown. Keep pressure on the Lid

Snap so it does not fly open quickly.

Some Lid Snaps have a lot of spring

tension once they go over center, so

have a firm grip on the Lid Snap. Lid

Snaps may be opened one at a time.

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

Initial Camera Setup

- nsert a fully charged battery.

- nsert memory card (2GB or greater capacity recommended).

- Set camera date and time.

- Set the mode dial to “M” manual or “A” aperture priority.

- n “M” mode, set shutter speed to 1/60, or 1/125 second for fast moving

subjects. Shutter speed is automatically locked at 1/60 in “A” mode

when a strobe is connected.

- Set aperture to F8 for general photography or F22 for macro

photography (close-ups).

- Set mage: Size to L: 16M.

- Set Quality to Fine or RAW.

- Set SO to 100.

- Set Metering Mode to “center-weighted.”

- Set Autofocus Mode to “AF-S” and D-Range to “Off.”

- Set White Balance to “AWB.”

- Set Flash Control to “Pre-Flash TTL.”

- Set Red-Eye Reduction and Eye-Start AF to “Off.”

- Set AF illuminator to “Off.”

- Set Flash Mode “Fill-flash” Always fires flash.

- Set AF Area to “Spot.”

- Set Autofocus Mode to “AF-A.”

Installing the Camera

Remove the back from the housing. The mounting tray for the camera is

secured to the housing back. Position the camera and lens on the

camera tray, and then

secure it with the Hold down

bolt which threads into the

camera’s tripod socket.

Use a flathead screwdriver

(recommended) or coin to

tighten the Hold down bolt

so the camera bottom is

flush against the tray.

Note: Conversion Circuitry

Strobe D Switch is located

on bottom of camera tray.

Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe ID Switch

On the bottom of the camera tray is a switch for setting the DS Substrobe

D. Set the switch to the Model of DS Substrobe being used.

When using dual strobes of different models such as a DS51 and a

DS161, set the D switch to DS51 or the smaller strobe.

TIGHTEN HOLDOWN BOLT

WITH COIN

OR SCREWDRIVER

125

160/161

Set

DS Substrobes

to TTL Mode

50/51

200

SONYSONY

3535

SteadyShot

INSIDE

Hold down Bolt

Camera Tray

Strobe D Switch

Attaching the Flash Connection for External Strobes

When using an external strobe, connect the housing Hotshoe Connector.

Slide the Connector into the Hotshoe Mount on the camera from the back

of the camera as shown. Slide the Connector forward until it stops. This

can be done

before or after

the camera is

secured with

the Hold-down

bolt.

Caution:

Do not remove the External Strobe Connector’s waterproof cap unless an

external sync cord is going to be plugged in. Do not remove waterproof

cap or sync cord underwater.

Installing Camera in Housing

Before installing the camera, pull out on the controls in the front section of

the housing. This will allow the camera to slide in easier. Once the camera

is installed and the lid snaps have been closed, return the controls to their

operating position.

SONY

External Strobe Connector and

Waterproof Cap

Housing Back

Hotshoe

Connector

Hotshoe

Mount

Closing the Housing

1. Place housing face down in your lap.

2. Check to see that there is an o-ring on

the housing back that is clean and in its

proper location.

3. Guide the back onto the housing. The

o-ring should touch the housing all the

way around. There should

be an even gap all the way around

between the housing and the housing

back.

4. Lift the lid snaps so they are extended

and place the lid snap into the

corresponding hook on the housing back.

5. To close the housing, push down on the

lid snaps until they snap into place.

Lid snaps on opposite sides of

the housing should be closed

at the same time. Be sure they

are down far enough to engage

the lid-snap 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. f you do not see an even black compression seal all the way

around the back, open the lid snaps, reseat the housing back, and then

close the lid snaps. Visually check the seal again.

O-ring

Housing Back

Housing back

Housing

O-ring

Even gap

all 4 sides

reparing to Install Zoom Clamp & Gear Sleeve

Determine the type

of lens being used

on the camera.

Type 1 Lenses have

a lens opening that

is NOT larger in

diameter than the

zoom ring. (Fig. 1).

Type 2 Lenses have a lens

opening that S larger in diameter than the zoom ring. (Fig. 2).

Zoom Clamps & Gear Sleeves Included with Housing

There are 2 different

Zoom Clamps and

Gear Sleeves

provided with the

housing. Start with

the suggested Zoom

Clamp and Gear

Sleeve depending

on the Type of

lens being used.

See (Fig. A or B)

lens

opening

zoom

ring

bayonet

mount

Type 1 lens Type 2 lens

(Figure 1) (Figure 2)

Normally used with

Type 1 lens (Fig.1)

#9059.8 small diameter clamp:

For use with #0073 sleeve

#0073 sleeve: Use with

small diameter zoom clamp

#9059.8

Figure A

Normally used with

Type 2 lens (Fig.2)

#5509.28 Package

#9059.9 large diameter clamp:

For use with #0073.1 sleeve

#0073.1 sleeve: Use with

large diameter zoom clamp

#9059.9

Figure B

thick ribs thin ribs

wide

grooved

extension

tabs

narrow

grooved

extension

tabs

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