Hugyfot camera housings Canon 50D User manual Picture: Jordi Chias Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 1 User manual
Dear Dive buddy, Regardless which model of Hugyfot you hold in you hand, you can be sure that it is not only the best housing on the market but also the best looking one. Hugyfot builds underwater housings for cameras as well as lighting systems since 1953. The story began at a time when the first regulators were build and all the diving equipment still had to be designed. During the last decade, Hugyfot has invested a lot in new technologies.
Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Techical information ................................................................................................................................. 5 Hugyfot for Nikon 50D ....................................................................................................................
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6 2. Techical information 7 5 4 8 9 3 11 2 12 1 1. Front shell - 2. Exposure lever - 3. Neoprene handstrap - 4. Main dial - 5. Display illumination - 6. Ball-and-socket joint for mounting flash arm - 7. External flash connections 8. Zoom/focus control - 9. Ergonomic grip with ball-and-socket joint for mounting flash arm 10. Lens release - 11. Port 16 15 17 14 18 12 12 13 23 22 21 20 19 12. Countersunk bolt - 13. Back shell - 14. Menu & Live view - 15. Mode dial - 16.
3. Hugyfot for Canon 50D It is a trend in underwater photography to use a digital camera that can be used by the amateur as well as by the professional. Nothing is as simple as taking pictures with the automatic settings of the Canon 50D. One can choose to take control himself and set each parameter to his preference. The sensitive exposure lever is integrated in the front shell which is a part of the patented Hugyfot-grip. This enables one-hand photography.
4. Opening and closing the housing The HUGYFOT Canon 50D housing is opened and closed by means of 2 built-in countersunk bolts. This guarantees the safest way of closing. Only with the right key you can open and close the housing. A curious buddy cannot open the housing by accident. Herewith we exclude the unwanted opening of the housing. To seal the housing, the socket screw key is inserted into the countersunk bolt and then turned until the shells are squeezed to one another.
5. Port with bayonet catch The front port bayonet catch is a secure and fast method to connect the different ports to the HUGYFOT Canon 50D housing. The port has a mark which has to be positioned opposite to the mark at the left of the housing when mounting and demounting the port. To actually close the port it has to be turned clockwise until the mark on the port is opposite to the mark on top of the housing.
6. Flash connections Hugyfot housings can be equiped with Nikonos 5-pins or S-6 flash connections. These flash connections are plugged into a circuit board inside the housing. An optional TTL-converter is also available. The flash connection can be shut off by using a small protection cap which can be removed by turning it counter clockwise. The cap has 2 o-rings which have to be cleaned together with the thread. Afterwards, slightly grease o-ring and thread. The flash plug also has to be serviced.
7. Mounting the camera Prepare yourself at ease and try to avoid stress! Obligations when using underwater housings for cameras: Mount zoom (or focus) control gear (if applicable). Slide the zoom gear over the objective. Position the gear so that the gearwheel of the zoom control gear matches the gearwheel of the zoom control inside the housing. Remove the protection cap from the objective (if a port is mounted). Insert the tripod screw in the base of the camera body.
Turn the countersunk bolds in without using any pressure so that the two shells are nicely put together. This point is reached when the tightening suddenly generates resistance. Check all operational switches in the back shell of the camera. It is possible that some pressure has to be used to operate the buttons. Due to the water pressure all buttons are squeezed, so this is the normal situation of operation.
8. Operation of HugyCheck system The HugyCheck system is a pre-dive check system that allows the underwater photographer to check prior to the dive whether the housing has been closed properly and whether the o-rings are in good condition. An electrical vacuum pump will create a slight under pressure inside the housing which can be monitored by means of an LED pressure indicator on the camera hot shoe.
Battery The HugyCheck system runs on a single CR123A 3V battery. Please make sure to install this battery correctly as a reversed polarity will damage the circuitry. Do not use batteries with a voltage higher than 3 Volt as this will damage the electronics. Strobe switchboard The HugyCheck system is developed to allow all possible combinations between camera and external strobes. Given the amount of possible combinations and settings, we advise you to read this section carefully.
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SW1 Switchboard SW1 Switchboard: 1 = Q signal on J4 connecter 2 = Q signal on J3 connecter 3 = SP signal on J4 connecter 4 = SP signal on J3 connecter 5 = RDY signal on J4 connecter 6 = RDY signal on J3 connecter J1 connecter - Manual mode When the camera hot shoe is connected to J1 and when strobes are used in manual mode we strongly recommend that all the switches on SW1 are turned off.
J2 connecter - iTTL or eTTL mode through optional TTL converter When the camera hot shoe is connected to J2 and when conventional TTL strobes are used in combination with the optional TTL converter, only the Q lines of both strobes have to be switched on.
Install the one-way valve into the 3rd bulkhead and remove the sealing cap. Insert the plug on the electrical vacuum pump into the one-way valve and press the button on the pump. When the standard viewfinder is installed the red and green LED’s on the hot shoe are visible right above the viewfinder, through the back window of the housing. In case a 45° viewfinder or a straight viewfinder is installed, the red and green LED’s on the hot shoe are visible through the gap right above the viewfinder.
Calibration When using the housing at altitude, the ambient pressure can be a lot lower than 1.015 hPa (factory settings). In this case the unit has to be calibrated in order to have a minimum of 250 hPa pressure difference before the green LED is activated. To calibrate the unit, the HugyCheck calibration jumper is required. The HugyCheck calibration jumper has a ‘bridge’ between pin 6 and pin 7. There are two different ways of calibrating the unit: 1. Calibrating at altitude (< 1.015 hPa) 2.
2. Calibrating at sea level (1.015 hPa) When this unit is used at sea level, the reference pressure has to be set to 1.015 hPa (factory settings). To calibrate the unit at sea level: - first remove the battery from the camera support; - remove the hot shoe cable from the Hugycheck system (J1 or J2); - install the HugyCheck calibration jumper on J1 (direct); - install the battery in the camera support; To calibrate at sea level, the HugyCheck calibration jumper is to be installed on J1 (direct).
9. Maintenance and service The Hugyfot o-rings are of a very high quality. Their lifetime may be estimated at 5 years. Nevertheless it is advised to have a spare of the main and the port o-ring. When the housing isn’t used for a longer period, it should be thoroughly cleaned and stored away with closed shells in a dry and dark storage (NO PRESSURE on the main o-ring). The camera should not be stored inside the housing and the port should not be mounted.
A service of all passages is necessary once a year. If you can do this yourself, the following procedure is to be followed: - Unscrew and unmount all the control switches in the housing with the small socket screw key (gears, exposure lever shaft, wedge caps, selector switch shaft, …). Remove the o-ring out of its groove. Use the control shaft or a non metalic tool. Wash axe and o-ring with soap (do not use degreasers), rinse with fresh water and dry thoroughly or let it dry for a while.
10. Photo practice With a Canon 50D camera in a HUGYFOT housing one can take pictures almost completely automated. To use the camera with all its possibilities one has to beware of some basic principles. These basic principles are explained in the following chapter. The “Auto Focus system” (AF) lets the camera focus in most cases, supposing that the subject is positioned in the centre of the viewer. If not one has to focus on the subject and keep the shutter release button squeezed.
When taking shots at depths deeper than 3 meters, the use of a “flash” is necessary to regain the natural colours. The Canon 50D can be combined with a flash in 3 modes: Manual flashes: using this mode, the power of the flash can be adjusted. The camera will direct and synchronise the flash by means of the X-contact. The result obtained can be observed on the LCD-screen.
11. Accessories Ports: According to the objective used on the camera, different ports are available. - Flat ports for macro lenses - Wide angle ports for wide angle lenses - Fish eye ports for fisheye lenses All these ports can be adjusted in length by means of extension rings. One wide angle port can therefore serve for different wide angle lenses by only using extension rings. See www.hugyfot.com for our port charts. Neoprene protection caps are available for all our ports.
into any position. This configuration provides the most compact deployment and offers a wide range of angles in which the flash can be deployed. Flash arm Power closing TTL converter: Most ‘old style’ TTL strobes can be used with modern digital cameras if the optional TTL converter is installed inside the housing. The converter restores TTL communication between the strobe and the digital camera. Please contact info@hugyfot.com to check whether your strobes are compatible.
