Instruction manual
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Two Grips for both right and left hand grips are provided,
these attach on the sides of the housing with the supplied
screws and hexagonal wrench.
Mount the necessary shoes or brackets onto the 1/4”-20
threaded holes located on the top of the hand grips. Three
threaded holes of the same size are located on the bottom
of your Aquatica housings for mounting accessories such
as lighting support, trays, brackets or tripod. A similar sized
hole, located on the top the housing, allows the mounting
of a video light, focusing light, TTL converter support or
buoyancy compensating devices.
Mount your strobes and their arms on the housing and
connect the sync cord to the housing’s strobe bulkhead.
Before using electrical type sync cords, carefully read the
section (page 11) pertaining wired connection and refer
and follow your strobe manufacturer manual and their
recommendations.
For proper handling and maintenance of O-rings be sure
to read the section titled “Maintenance of the housing and
ports” (page 14).
PREPARATION OF THE PORTS
Underwater photography typically requires the use of a
dome port for Wide Angle or a at port for close up and
macro photography. Your lens and subject selection should
dictate the type of port you select. Flat Macro Ports are
available in three (3) version (product # 18426, 18428 or
18429), and Dome Ports in four (4) sizes ranging from 4” to
9.25” (Product # 18405, 18407, 18409 or 18410).
There are occasions where an extension ring might be
required to either, optimize the optical performance of a
dome, or for adding sufcient space to accommodate a
longer macro lens:
Macro Port Extension Rings: These aluminum rings ex-
tend the internal space of a Flat Macro Port, some shorter
macro lens do not require using one, but longer lenses
(100mm and longer) will need one in order to provide the
necessary space to accommodate them.
Dome Port Extension Rings: When using a wide angle
or zoom lens, the Dome Port may require the use of an
extension ring, this is done both for physically accepting
the lens and to closely match the position of the optical
center of the dome and the lens as can possibly be done.
The Aquatica 6” and 8” dome ports have removable Dome
Shade, without the shade, a circular 180
o
Fisheye lenses
can be used to its full potential, when using standard type
of lenses, the use of a dome shade is highly recommended
as it improve contrast, reduce glare and offer an added
protection for the dome delicate surface
A comprehensive lens chart listing of the lenses supported
and their required extensions and/or accessories is supplied
at the end of this manual. For the latest updated version
of this lens chart, Please refer to the Canon Type 2 Lens
Chart available on our website:
http://www.aquatica.ca/en/products_zoom.html
Cleaning the port:
Dirt, grease or ngerprints on the port especially on the
inside, can adversely affect the quality of the image. Acrylic
ports should be cleaned with plastic cleaner and glass
ports with an appropriate lens cleaner.
Lubricating the port and extension ring O-ring seal:
Before using a port or extension ring, remove the O-ring
on the rear and lightly coat it with silicone grease, clean its
groove before installing it back.
For more information concerning the care and maintenance
of your ports and their O-rings, please refer to the section titled
“Maintenance of the housing and ports” Starting (page 14).
PREPARATION OF THE HOUSING