Ikelite Housing for Canon D20 ??

[junior2725 0]

I just received a new ikelite housing for my Canon D20. I just put the camera in the housing for the first time and can't seem to change the program control (not sure it is called this). Anyway I can't seem to change the camera from aperture priority to shutter priority while the camera is in the housing. Am I doing something wrong. The control that ikelite has made for this is just a round thing that sits on top of the control. It won't turn the thing. How do I get this control to work?

 

Thanks,

 

Michelle

[Cerianthus 55]

The rubber pad on the control could be worn a little, or obstructed by the strobe hotshoe connection. You have to press the control onto the camera a bit, and then the friction will move the knob on the camera.

[james 0]

If the control still doesn't engage, then you can tell Ikelite and they will send you out a new rubber bit to put on there.

 

My wife and I had this housing and this would occur sometimes (I think the cameras and mounting vary a bit). That fixed it.

 

I really loved the Ike 20D housing w. eTTL2 - it was a perfect setup for macro - almost neutrally buoyant and the eTTL2 worked great.

 

Cheers

James

[junior2725 0]

Thanks. I will call Ikelite and see what they say. I also have two DS-125 strobes for my setup. I took it all into the pool for the first time today and was practicing shooting a plastic reef thing my instructor made up. The whole setup was really negative. Does anyone have any ideas to make it more buoyant? Does anyone else have this same setup? Is it a lot better in saltwater? It was really heavy underwater and kept pulling me around because it was so negative. My understanding is that it should be slightly negative, but not much. Thanks for any ideas.

[Cerianthus 55]

I have the same setup, but with DS-50's instead. This is also negative in the water, but salt water is a lot better. Keep in mind that without the suit, the balance in a pool could be off as well.

 

If you search the forum for buoyancy, there are a couple of threads with possible solutions (special arms etc).

[junior2725 0]

I have the same setup, but with DS-50's instead. This is also negative in the water, but salt water is a lot better. Keep in mind that without the suit, the balance in a pool could be off as well.

 

If you search the forum for buoyancy, there are a couple of threads with possible solutions (special arms etc).

 

 

Thanks. I'm going out on the boat tomorrow and am going to leave it all as is. I'll see how it is in the salt water. I'm sure it will be a little better. I'll search for those ideas because it may be a problem when I dive the springs.

[james 0]

With 2x 8" ultralight buoyancy arms, DS125's and the 100mm manual focus port, it's just about perfect.

 

Cheers

James

[dmoss 0]

The control that ikelite has made for this is just a round thing that sits on top of the control. It won't turn the thing. How do I get this control to work?

 

The knob that rotates the mode dial has a set screw on it. You might try loosening the set screw and pulling the knob up on the shaft just a small bit, then retightening the set screw. Should give a little more reach for the rubber pad to make good contact with the dial.

[junior2725 0]

Dmoss - thanks I will try that.

 

The buoyancy was much better in salt water. I think it will be fine in salt. I may look into those other arms to help out, especially if I'm diving the springs at all.