ikelite iTTL with D70 and DS125 - settings

Just got my ikelite Nikon D70 housing converted to iTTL circuitry. I had been getting good results on manual but now with the iTTL all the pictures are very over exposed - I have tried using the EV compensation button but the results are still overexposed when the maximum compensation is used.

I'm using a 60mm lense and have the camera set to manual (f32, shutter speed 125). I have the strobe turned to the TTL setting on the dial and set to TTL inside the housing. The strobe works on the manual 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 power settings but not on full (it fires but out of synch with th shutter so the picture is not lit) - I see from an earlier post that this is something to do with recycling times from the pre-flash.

Ikelite hadn't supplied instructions on using the TTL and I can't find anything on their website. I have emailed them for suggestions but thought I should try here too. I'm sure it is something very basic that I am doing wrong with the camera settings but have no idea what it is! Is it right that I should not use the maunal settings on the strobe now but change to manual by pressing two buttons on the housing simultaneously?

I got a new synch cord in case this was the problem but no luck there. The cord and strobe are both iTTL compatible.

Thanks for your help,

Claire

Sounds like you are doing everything right assuming the switch in the housing is set to DS 125 and not DS 50.

That said, these detailed settings work fine for me.

http://www.splashdowndivers.com/photo_gall...ettings_d70.htm

Hi Claire,

I have the same rig as you. I was on the phone with Ikelite a couple days ago and they did mention that if your DS-125 has a serial number below 5,000 then it will require a circuitry update to get optimum iTTL performance. You can find the serial number next to where you plug in the charger.

Hope this helps.

-Chris