Ulsterkiwi
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I tried both a search engine search and a manual trawl through the forums before posting so if this has already been asked and answered I apologise.
I recently obtained an ikelite housing for my G12 and a DS51 strobe.
I had been looking forward to using the TTL function to help make my pictures better but have to say I am struggling. I had previously used a canon housing and an inon slave fired strobe and was becoming reasonably skilled with this rig.
I believe I am setting the camera, housing and strobe correctly but am aware that user error is still a strong possibility!
I am setting the camera to AV mode, switching the flash to always fire, the flash is set to manual and medium power.
I mount the camera in the housing, placing "front" on the hotshoe connector towards the front of the camera.
I connect the strobe to the housing via a 4103.51 sync cable which was supplied with the strobe and I understand that it does not matter which end of the cable to connect to which device.
I have read on the Scubaboard forums that
"Shoot in Av, set to maybe f6.3. Hot shoe pins should not be stuck as others mentioned when you turn your flash on TTL you should have a RED Lightning Bolt on the LCD indicating the camera KNOWS a TTL flash is attached."
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/canon-corner/392858-canon-g12-ikelite-strobe-not-firing.html
However when the hotshoe connector cable is inserted I do NOT have any lightning bolt symbol at all.
I am finding that the majority of shots where the strobe fires are VERY overexposed. This seems to run counter to what the purpose of TTL is supposed to achieve.
Is there a possibility that there is something wrong with my camera settings or the wiring in the housing?
I have emailed Ikelite directly but thought I could ask here while I wait for them to respond.
And having read through many of the forums about ikelite and canon......
YES I know the housing is bigger
YES I know the housing is more expensive
YES I know it has limitations
YES I know metal housings have advantages
YES I know this one is heavier
YES I know there are probably 100s of reasons I should not have changed my rig.
So thank you in advance to those who would enlighten me on this.
I recently obtained an ikelite housing for my G12 and a DS51 strobe.
I had been looking forward to using the TTL function to help make my pictures better but have to say I am struggling. I had previously used a canon housing and an inon slave fired strobe and was becoming reasonably skilled with this rig.
I believe I am setting the camera, housing and strobe correctly but am aware that user error is still a strong possibility!
I am setting the camera to AV mode, switching the flash to always fire, the flash is set to manual and medium power.
I mount the camera in the housing, placing "front" on the hotshoe connector towards the front of the camera.
I connect the strobe to the housing via a 4103.51 sync cable which was supplied with the strobe and I understand that it does not matter which end of the cable to connect to which device.
I have read on the Scubaboard forums that
"Shoot in Av, set to maybe f6.3. Hot shoe pins should not be stuck as others mentioned when you turn your flash on TTL you should have a RED Lightning Bolt on the LCD indicating the camera KNOWS a TTL flash is attached."
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/canon-corner/392858-canon-g12-ikelite-strobe-not-firing.html
However when the hotshoe connector cable is inserted I do NOT have any lightning bolt symbol at all.
I am finding that the majority of shots where the strobe fires are VERY overexposed. This seems to run counter to what the purpose of TTL is supposed to achieve.
Is there a possibility that there is something wrong with my camera settings or the wiring in the housing?
I have emailed Ikelite directly but thought I could ask here while I wait for them to respond.
And having read through many of the forums about ikelite and canon......
YES I know the housing is bigger
YES I know the housing is more expensive
YES I know it has limitations
YES I know metal housings have advantages
YES I know this one is heavier
YES I know there are probably 100s of reasons I should not have changed my rig.
So thank you in advance to those who would enlighten me on this.