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tamorgen

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I have just received an eTTL upgrade to my Ikelite housing for my Canon Powershot G6. Up until recently, I've been using a slave sensor that detected the cameras flash and set off the Ikelite DS-125 strobe. Now I have a direct cable between the housing and strobe, but I don't know what the settings are supposed to be on the camera. I called Ikelite, and the gentleman I spoke with couldn't find his reference material, and the battery on his G6 was dead, so he couldn't walk me through it. Does anybody know the correct settings for Canon? I'm a little fuzzy on some of the advanced camera settings, so walk me through it gently.

Thanks
 
There's a lot of information on the Ikelite website and most of what I look for is hidden several levels down. Here are a few links that may be helpful.

This one provides some general digital setting information.

http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/qdigital.html

This link may be more helpful. Click on the sublink for "conversion circuitry" under the #6146 Housing description and you'll get some basic set up information for your G6 setup.

http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/5can_g6.html
 
Got Nitrox?:
There's a lot of information on the Ikelite website and most of what I look for is hidden several levels down. Here are a few links that may be helpful.

This one provides some general digital setting information.

http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/qdigital.html

This link may be more helpful. Click on the sublink for "conversion circuitry" under the #6146 Housing description and you'll get some basic set up information for your G6 setup.

http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/5can_g6.html

Thanks Got Nitrox, but those pages don't have the specific settings I need to put my camera on. I did get a reply from Ikelite, and they claim that the G6 should automatically recognize the external flash, but I've yet to see that happen. I haven't been able to trigger the flash from the camera. They did say that if you put it in automatic mode and try and to take a pic, it will shut down the camera. Kinda freeky. I tried it and that is exactly what it does.

So, I'm looking specifically what mode I set it to. AV, M, whatever, and do I need to go into the menus to set anything.

Thanks all.
 
Sorry this didn't help. I have an older G3 in an Ikelite housing and a DS-125 strobe. I'm a real novice. I still haven't figured out the basics on how to us my setup. The information I have from Ikelite is hard to put together. The camera controller information is different from the housing info which is different from the strobe. Sure would be nice if they would post the basic set up and use information when they are researching each housing. You know they must have that kind of information when designing the housings and determining which components work with each camera and which don't. I've pretty much convinced myself I'm not going to upgrade to a DSLR until I master this little point and shoot.
 
One other thing. Supposedly, if you just use a synch cord (no sensor) and the hotshoe connector in the housing you should be able to use the manual settings on your DS-125. You can also use an Ikelite Manual EV controller, at least that's what the data says that came with my components. (I have both and can vouch for the synch cord. I still haven't tried the EV Controller) Sounds like you shouldn't use the camera auto mode, but any of the others should work (P, AV, TV or M).

By the way. We're not that far away from one another. I'm in northern VA (Great Falls).
 
Tamorgen,
not sure if this helps but..



In review there are three types of flash firing mechanisms.. Manual, Auto and TTL.

1. Manual
The flash is manually set to fire a certain light output based upon the distance to the subject. Aperture and shutter speed must be manually controlled to enable correct operation.
2. Automatic
A sensor on the flash unit automatically shuts the flash off based upon reflected light from the subject. This mode is identical to manual mode in that camera settings are important, the only benefit is that the flash output is automatically adjusted.
3. TTL flash
TTL flash was developed originally by Olympus on the OM2 back in 1979 and is largely unchanged. With a TTL connection between the camera and the flash, the camera will fire and shut down the flash based upon the amount of light seen through the lens (ie by the sensor) while the shutter is open.
Aperture and speed settings are irrelevant EXCEPT that with a >sync speed shutter the flash will not fire.
When i use TTL flash i usually use the Program mode, however you may prefer to use Tv mode and set sutter speed to say 1/125. Both P and Tv should allow for EV (flash) compensation.

While I do not have specific knowledge of your camera or flash however with TTL flash the view of "just take the damn picture and it will all sort out" SHOULD prevail.

good luck
 
Thanks all,
It turns out that the hotshoe is pretty much plug and play. I needed to use some electrical connection cleaner from radio shack on the the hotshoe to remove some residue from the manufacturer, and it works like a charm. Sometimes it's just the simple things that kick your *****.
 

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