Ikelite E-500 manual

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    Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera Housing. Ikelite has over 40 years of experience in the underwater photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur photographer. The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera and all sea[...]

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    6 C C l l o o s s i i n n g g t t h h e e H H o o u u s s i i n n g g 1. Place housing face down in your lap. 2. Check to see that there is an o’ring on the housing back and that it is clean and in its proper l ocation. 3. Guide the back onto the housing. T he o’ring should touch the housing all the way around. There should be an even gap all t[...]

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    9 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e P P o o r r t t c c o o n n t t . . To prepare the port for installation, remove the port o’ring and l ightly lubricate it. The port seal is a side-to-side seal and requires the o’ring to be lightly lubricated for easy installation. Put a small amount of lubricant on your fingers and draw th[...]

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    13 P P o o r r t t s s C C o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d FLAT PORT F or standard, macro, and telephoto lenses. D ue to refraction flat ports reduce the angle-of -coverage of a lens and at the same time enlarge the image. This makes the flat port ideal when using standard, macro or zoom lenses to shoot small subjects. Note that if a port is long e[...]

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    17 3. Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pulled out exposing the shaft for lubrication. In the unlikely event one o f these controls sticks or becomes difficult to operate you can remove the control from the housing and lubricate it, or return the housing to Ikelite for maintenance. To remove the control, loosen the set screw in [...]