flash connector and Subal Housing 5 D

Good morning ,

I'm going to buy the subal housing for my canon 5 D ,but i don't know whitch are the flashs connector when they built it : 2 nikonos sockets , or 1 nikonos and 1 s6 sockets ???..

I used to work Ds 125 ( 1 or 2 ) and to give the ettl strobe case canon 580 ...

Thanks a lot.

Laurent

Hi Laurent,

To the best of my knowledge, it can be supplied with any mix you like (total 2), from the list:

Nikonos V

Ikelite

S-6

You will never need more than one S-6, so you can have either a nikonos or an Ikelite socket for full manual operation.

Martyn

I've just wired up a 5D housing which came with an S6 TTL socket (all pins connected) with a second Nikonos 5 socket with only 2 pins connected and running into the PC flash socket (simply peel the rubber cover back and hook it onto the camera's strap fitting with a suitable 'O' ring - neat and tidy). This way you can have the best of both worlds - full ttl flash or full manual flash - I would avoid an Ikelite socket simply because the Nikonos 5 type socket is more versatile in terms of the flashes it is able to take (many use Nik 5 type cables) and as far as I am aware Ikelite can supply a Nikonos to Ikelite cable for manual triggering so you can use the DS125s easily enough.

Thanks a lot..

I'm waiting to receive it...

Paul, it was better to me to choose the subal housing...

see you..

Laurent

Although Seacam and Subal use slightly different sockets, they will fit each others housings! The basic difference is that Seacam uses a fatter 'O' ring to create the seal and the sprung design on Nikonos 5 type sockets is different. But wiring up as I stated will be identical on the Subal.