Fantasea F580EX Mark II Instruction Manual

Fantasea F580EX Mark II Flash Housing

for Canon 580EX Mark II Speedlite

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FANTASEA F580EX MARK II FLASH HOUSING FOR CANON 580EX MARK II SPEEDLITE....1

TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................2

GENERAL INFORMATION..........................................................................................................................3

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ANTASEA F580EX MARK II FLASH HOUSING................................................................................................3

GENERAL FLASH HOUSING DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................ 3

ENERAL FLASH DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................ 3

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ENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF HOUSING .......................................................................................................... 4

FEATURES AND ACCESSORIES INCLUDED WITH THE HOUSING...................................................4

Features...................................................................................................................................................... 4

Accessories Included ..................................................................................................................................4

FUNCTION CONTROLS......................................................................................................................................5

MAINTENANCE OF THE MAIN GASKET SEAL ....................................................................................6

Maintaining the gasket Seal........................................................................................................................6

Guidelines For Inspection, Cleaning And Re-Installation Of The GASKET SEAL ...................................6

EXCLUSIVE PRESSURE RELEASE PLUG ............................................................................................... 8

MOUNTING THE SPEEDLIGHT IN THE HOUSING............................................................................10

LOSE HOUSING ............................................................................................................................................11

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ATTACHING THE SYNC CORD................................................................................................................12

ATTACHING FLASH HOUSING TO ARM..............................................................................................13

BATTERY LIFE............................................................................................................................................. 13

CLEANING & STORAGE............................................................................................................................14

CARE AND MAINTENANCE.............................................................................................................................14

For long-term storage please remove the main body to lid gasket. ......................................................... 14

TRAVELING.................................................................................................................................................... 14

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CCIDENTS....................................................................................................................................................14

SERVICE......................................................................................................................................................... 15

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GENERAL INFORMATION

FANTASEA F580EX MARK II FLASH HOUSING

Fantasea F580EX Mark II is a housing designed specifically for the Canon 580EX Mark II Speedlight.
The F580EX Mark II provides full controls for all flash functions including eTTL when used with Fantasea
Canon DSLR Camera Housings. Kit includes the Fantasea 6 pin sync cable.

GENERAL FLASH HOUSING DESCRIPTION

The Fantasea F580EX Mark II is rated to a maximum working depth of 60m/200 ft. It is an injection
molded plastic housing, constructed to take the rigorous environments that underwater photographers and
outdoor photographers experience, and will protect the Canon 580EX Mark II Speedlight in these demanding
activities. The housing offers push button controls which provide access to the all controls and features of the
flash.
When accommodating the Canon 580EX Mark I Speedlite in this housing, the housing provides access to all
important controls except the power switch. Therefore, the flash should be turned on prior to installing it into
the housing. When the flash enters the standby mode during the dive, it can be activated again by simply
pushing the camera housing's shutter release control.

GENERAL FLASH DESCRIPTION

New features for full control:
An intuitive and ergonomic interface includes a new select dial for fast and direct control over settings such
as flash exposure compensation. A bounce lock release button provides immediate control over the bounce
head angle and 14 custom functions can be pre-set for fast access to commonly used settings. Despite high
power and short recycling times, the unit is small and lightweight. A new left-right 180˚ bounce allows either
left or right vertical camera orientation. A retractable catch light reflector is built-in for portrait photography.
The Speedlite 580EX Mark II is a key component of the integrated flash system for both analogue and digital
SLR cameras, and is fully compatible with the distance linked E-TTL II system found on recent EOS
cameras.

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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF HOUSING

• Test Pressure Fantasea housings are individually tested to 300 feet

• Closure Design Air-lock watertight system

• Body Material Polycarbonate

• Overall Size 180 x 110 x 210 mm (DxWxH)

• Total Weight Approximately 1 kg (housing only)

• Buoyancy

(with flash) Approximately neutral in salt water

FEATURES AND ACCESSORIES INCLUDED WITH THE HOUSING

FEATURES

• Visible main gasket seal for final pre-dive check

• Double O-ring design on all controls

• Bulkhead and hot-shoe plug for external eTTL strobe

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

• Spare main gasket seal

• Universal tool

• Silicone O-ring grease

• Cleaning Kit

• 6 pin sync cable

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FUNCTION CONTROLS

1. Power-

turns flash off and
on

2. Zoom-

to adjust firing
angle

3. LCD Panel-

panel indicators
include: zoom
value, light
intensity, distance
and setting and
more

4. Mode-

to select flash
control mode:
shown on LCD
panel

5. Light-

press to light up
control panel

6. Selection-

dual motion button:
turn to select
function or press
down to confirm
selection

ACK OF HOUSING

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