Page 2 - Hugyfot nv - Industrielaan 30 Zuid III - 9320 Erembodegem - Belgium
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 2 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...
Page 3 - Contents; WARRANTY
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 3 User manual Contents 1. Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Techical information ...............................................
Page 4 - First dive is a checkdive without the camera in the housing.; impeccable exposure due to the use of the most modern exposure; Different criteria determine the final choice of the camera:
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 4 User manual First dive is a checkdive without the camera in the housing. Check all buttons under water. 1. Preface A camera in an underwater housing offers a lot of advantages to the profes-sional and amateur underwater photographer: impeccable exposure due to the u...
Page 5 - Techical information
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 5 User manual 2. Techical information 1. Front shell - 2. Exposure lever - 3. Neoprene handstrap - 4. Main dial - 5. Display illu-mination - 6. Ball-and-socket joint for mounting flash arm - 7. External flash connections -8. Zoom/focus control - 9. Ergonomic grip with b...
Page 6 - Hugyfot for Canon 50D
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 6 User manual 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...
Page 7 - Opening and closing the housing; Always check the tension on
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 7 User manual 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 clo-sing. Only with the right key you can open and close the housing. A curi-ous buddy cannot ...
Page 8 - Port with bayonet catch; Third maintenance command:
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 8 User manual 5. Port with bayonet catch The front port bayonet catch is a secure and fast method to connect the dif-ferent 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 mounti...
Page 9 - Fourth maintenance command:
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 9 User manual 6. Flash connections Hugyfot housings can be equiped with Nikonos 5-pins or S-6 flash connec-tions. 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 o...
Page 10 - Mounting the camera; Prepare yourself at ease and try to avoid stress!
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 10 User manual 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 ge...
Page 11 - Mount accessories such as flash arm, handle, protection cap, etc...
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 11 User manual 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 pos...
Page 12 - Operation of HugyCheck system; circuit board
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 12 User manual 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 v...
Page 13 - Battery; The HugyCheck system runs on a single CR123A 3V battery.; Strobe switchboard
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 13 User manual 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 electronic...
Page 16 - SW1 Switchboard
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 16 User manual SW1 Switchboard 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. In this case only X and ground will be used as the digital d...
Page 17 - J2 connecter - iTTL or eTTL mode through optional TTL converter
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 17 User manual 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 combina-tion with the optional TTL converter, only the Q lines of both strobes have to be switched on...
Page 18 - We strongly recommend to start the vacuum procedure at least
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 18 User manual 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 th...
Page 19 - Calibration
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 19 User manual 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 activat...
Page 20 - The system in now ready to be used at sea level.
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 20 User manual 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 ...
Page 21 - Maintenance and service; Never put the housing in the sun.
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 21 User manual 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 b...
Page 22 - Remove the o-ring out of its groove. Use the control shaft or a non
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 22 User manual 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 c...
Page 25 - for our port charts.; Flash arms and handles:
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 25 User manual 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 lensesAll these ports can be adjusted in length by means...
Page 26 - to check whether your strobes are compatible.
Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 26 User manual into any position. This configuration provides the most compact deployment and offers a wide range of angles in which the flash can be deployed. TTL converter: Most ‘old style’ TTL strobes can be used with modern digital cameras if the optional TTL conver...
