Accessories

Adding Accessories to Your Housing

These items will make your underwater photography experience more enjoyable and allow you to customize your experience.

Adding a USB-C Charging & Data Transfer Bulkhead

Set it and forget it! Charge and offload data without removing your camera from the housing.

Adding a GoPro To Your Housing

Don't leave your GoPro behind just because you upgraded your camera rig. Catch some extra video on the fly by using one of our GoPro mounts.

Installing a Trigger Extension

If you're using a tray with dual handles, you'll want to extend your shutter and back button focus levers to be easily reached with your hand on the handle.

Adding a Trim Weight System for Balance and Stability

Our 8" Diameter Dome is made out of the lightest materials available to reduce travel weight. Use a Trim Weight to balance it out.

Installing a Magnifying Viewfinder

Get a bigger, brighter view of your camera's optical or electronic viewfinder.

Installing a Vacuum Test Valve in a 1/2" Accessory Port

Install a vacuum test valve on your DLM or compact digital housing.

Installing a Vacuum Leak Detection System

A vacuum system allows you to check your housing for leaks BEFORE you get in the water.

Adding M24 port for HDMI 2.0 to Ikelite Underwater Housing

Adding an M24 Port for HDMI 2.0 Monitor Bulkheads

Select housings support the addition of this large-bore port for Nauticam HDMI 2.0 accessories.

Ikelite DS230 DS232 Underwater Strobes

Strobes

Adding Strobes to Your System

Lighting is an important element to your underwater photography. Find out everything you need to know about adding strobes to your system.

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New Auto-Switching Hotshoe and Bulkhead Updates Starting January 1, 2025

New Auto-Switching Hotshoe and Bulkhead Updates Starting January 1, 2025

Learn about the advantages of the new system and how it affects compatibility with existing housings and strobe accessories.

Ikelite Underwater Housing fresh water rinse in Grand Cayman at Sunset Divers

Maintenance

Maintaining Your System

Your Ikelite products are designed to operate in the harshest conditions on Earth. Keep up with a good maintenance regime for many years of trouble-free operation.

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DL Housings DO's and DON'Ts

Avoid these these expensive mistakes when setting up your 50DL or 200DL underwater housing.

Using a Vacuum Leak Detection System

Why wait until you get in the water to look for a leak? Use a vacuum system to check your housing.

Lubricating an ULTRAcompact Housing O-Ring

Have a TG-series camera or other compact digital still? If your housing has a hinged back door, this is the video for you.

Polishing an Ikelite Acrylic Dome Port with NOVUS

Removing Scratches from a Dome Port

With a careful hand you can use NOVUS polish to remove light scratches from your acrylic dome.

Ikelite waterproof electrical sync cord plug for underwater strobe triggering

Maintaining Sync Cord Plug O-Rings

Electrical sync cords can provide more reliable strobe triggering than fiber optic when maintained properly.

Replacing Control Gland Seals

Most users return their housing for annual service. If you need an emergency field fix, here's how to do it.

Replacing push button o-rings on an Ikelite housing

Replacing Push Button O-Rings

If your push buttons are getting sticky, it's best to send the housing to us. Or DIY-types can use or push button o-ring kit.

David Fleetham Ikelite Underwater housing in a pool with DS161 strobes

David Fleetham's DL Housing Assembly Tips

The most published underwater photographer of all time shows you how he keeps his housing in tip top shape.

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Ikelite Ecko Strobe Assembly Guide

Setting up Your Ecko // Ecko Fiber/DS Strobe Assembly [VIDEO]

The Ecko is the ultimate compact solution for adding a strobe to any system. Jean Rydberg walks through the basics of easily setting up, shooting, and maintaining The Ecko strobe.

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Nikon Z5 II Ikelite 200DL Underwater Housing Assembly Guide by Ikelite Video Producer Logan Wood

Nikon Z5 II Setting It Up // 200DL Underwater Housing [VIDEO]

The Z5 II is Nikon's entry point to the Nikon Z-series full-frame mirrorless camera line-up. Ikelite Video Producer Logan Wood walks through the simple steps to get this camera ready to shoot under...

Canon RF 24-50mm lens installation guide for Ikelite DL underwater housings, featuring Ikelite Video Producer Logan Wood

Canon RF 24-50mm Zoom Gear Installation // 200DL Underwater Housing [VIDEO]

Logan Wood shows you how to install the affordable and compact Canon RF 24-50mm mid-range zoom lens for your Canon full frame mirrorless system in your 200DL Underwater Housing.

Ikelite Underwater System's Video Producer Logan Wood Tutorial Insta360 Mount to Ikelite Underwater Housing

Mounting an Insta360 X4/X5 on Your Underwater Housing [VIDEO]

Round out your underwater storytelling with behind-the-scenes video using an Insta360 camera. Logan Wood breaks down how he attaches his Insta360 X4 to an Ikelite Underwater Housing using just a fe...

Ikelite Video Producer Logan Wood Ikelite Zoom Gear Tutorial for Canon RF 24-50mm Lens

Canon RF 24-50mm Zoom Gear Installation // 200DLM Underwater Housing [VIDEO]

The Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens is an affordable and compact mid-range zoom option for your Canon full frame mirrorless system. Learn how to install the lens and zoom gear in your Ikelit...

Cleaning a Strobe Battery Toggle Lock [VIDEO]

Cleaning a Strobe Battery Toggle Lock [VIDEO]

Ikelite Service Technician Steve Johnson shows you how to remove the toggle surround to carefully clean out any sand, dirt, and debris. Don't forget to lubricate the shaft before reinstalling the s...

Ikelite Strobe Battery Pack Video by Steve Johnson

How to Fix an Over-Rotated Battery Pack Toggle Lock [VIDEO]

The toggle lock mechanism on our professional grade DS strobes is beloved for enabling the fastest battery changes underwater. But every once in a while someone manages to accidentally rotate the t...

Adobe Lightroom Masking Tool for Underwater Photography Tutorial by Logan Wood for Ikelite Underwater Systems

Using Lightroom Landscape Masking for Underwater Photos [VIDEO]

Logan Wood shows you how to leverage the new Adobe® Lightroom landscape masking tools to streamline your underwater image editing workflow.