Ikelite Olympus SP-500 - Manual (Page 4)

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Housing shown with
deflector installed
Deflector
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If you do not have an external flash the camera’s built in flash
can be used See Diffuser instructions
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A diffuser and deflector are
included with the housing The
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
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The diffuser should be installed when using the camera’s built in
flash When shooting with the camera’s built in flash at
approximately feet ( 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 / and / of its
full telephoto range (You can test this above water)
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The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe
such as the DS or DS Substrobe and EV Controller The
deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the EV Controller
which controls the external strobes output
Diffuser/
Deflector
material
Port Clamp
Spring
Spread to Install
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Substrobe
DS51
EV Controller
Ball Socket
Arm
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The Substrobe DS package includes
the Substrobe DS the EV
Controller and ball socket arms The
EV Controller provides manual
power settings in / 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 DS covers the
equivalent of a mm 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 mm is used the ideal
lighting choice is the Substrobe
DS which covers degrees or
two Substrobe DS ’s can be used
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O’’rriinngg
O’rings last for several years if properly maintained (See
maintance) Always carry a spare
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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
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The EV Controller provides manual power settings in / stop
increments for the DS or DS Substrobes The EV Controller has a
built in slave which can be triggered by the camera’s built in flash
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Ikelite Ball Arm Systems are provided with these packages
SubStrobe DS with EV Controller
SubStrobe DS with EV Controller and Charger