First Shots with 20D Ikelite Housing

I have been shooting with a Nikonos V up until this spring where I bought my first housing for my 20d. I live in Nebraska, where there isn't much diving, but I finally got the chance to drive out to the clearest lake in the area (some sandpits off the platte river). These are a couple from the 2 days of diving. The visibility was less than 2 feet the first day, but up to about 6 feet the second day.

A couple friends and I are diving down the Key Largo to do some diving for a week (taking some dives out with Quiescence), so I wanted to make sure I knew how to work the housing. If you guys have any tips for a beginner to get the most out of the housing, let me know. It seems like the settings are difficult to change under water, and the shutter dial couldn't be turned on most dives. Is there a way around this? Am I putting the camera in wrong, or do the dials need some repair?

All photos were with a 20d, and if there was a flash, it was just a nikon sb105 shot manually.

Hey those are pretty good for a Husker Fan...Go Buffs!!! haha. All kidding aside, those are pretty good first photos from a lake no less. Especially a midwest lake. Sorry can't help with the camera.

I have the same housing, and sometimes the top dial (shutter speed in M mode) doesnt always couple with the button as well as I want. I do use it under water, but not that much and always changing just one or two stops.

If you call Ikelite, they might be willing to send a new rubber bit that is slightly larger. Ikelite have a great service department. I had the larger pad fitted when it went to Ikelite for different reasons. The larger pad helped very well at first, but I expect these pads wear just a wee bit in use, making the fit worse in time.

My short term solution was using a tierap, but then the dial works only with the fatter part of the tierap.

I have the same housing, and sometimes the top dial (shutter speed in M mode) doesnt always couple with the button as well as I want. I do use it under water, but not that much and always changing just one or two stops.

 

If you call Ikelite, they might be willing to send a new rubber bit that is slightly larger. Ikelite have a great service department. I had the larger pad fitted when it went to Ikelite for different reasons. The larger pad helped very well at first, but I expect these pads wear just a wee bit in use, making the fit worse in time.

 

My short term solution was using a tierap, but then the dial works only with the fatter part of the tierap.

Thanks for the comments and tips guys. I'll just try and limit the need for changing settings as much as possible.

There is a set screw on the control knob. Loosen it with an Allen key and slide the knob up just a little. Retighten the set screw. This will give the shaft a little more reach and make better contact with the dial.

thanks a lot! that actually helped a ton!

tyler