Ikelite Olympus SP-350 - 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
NOTE: The camera’s built in flash cannot be used with optional
Wide angle lenses
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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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LLeennss PPoorrtt
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 Lens Port will accept ( ) Wide Angle Adapters The Wide
Angle Adapter which is required to mount the Inon
UWL AD Bayonet style wide angle lens The Wide Angle
Adapter is required to mount the following Wide Angle
Lenses Inon UWL Sea&Sea and Ep que DCL
screw thread ( mm) style wide angle lenses
These 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 DS Substrobe is
recommended or two
DS Substrobes
Wide-Angle Lens
Wide-Angle Adapter
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O’’rriinngg
O’rings last for several years if properly maintained (See
maintenance) 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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A Dual Handle Tray is available The Dual Handle Tray provides
a second access point for mounting a second strobe
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DS Sync Cord Strobe Arm Is
DS Sync Cord Strobe Arm SA R
DS Sync Cord Strobe Arm SA R Smart Charger
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To use any power settingbs on an external flash in it’s manual
mode the camera’s flash mode must be set to “Slave Mode”
In the camera’s menu set up go to flash mode and select
“Slave Mode” If Slave Mode is not selected most images will
be underexposed