Canon RF-S 10-18mm Setting It Up // Ikelite 200DLM/D Underwater Housing [VIDEO]

Featuring Logan Wood

The Canon RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens has quickly become a favorite lens for shooting underwater due to its near-perfect combination of wide coverage, sharp image quality, compact size, and affordable price tag. Logan Wood shows you how easy it is to set it up in your Ikelite 200DLM/D Underwater Housing for a Canon EOS R-series camera. We particularly enjoy shooting this lens with Canon EOS R100, R10, and R7 cameras with APS-C sensors. 

Follow along with the video or scroll down to read the full transcript.

 

Attaching the Lens

First off, I'm just going to put the lens onto the camera body. Once it's on there, you're going to want to turn the lens until you hear a click, that means that it's in the shooting position. 

Anti-Reflection Ring

Then you'll want to add the Anti-Reflection Ring # 0923.18 to the front of the lens, and this will eliminate any reflections bouncing back into your dome and into your image.

To do that, just simply remove the sticker from the backing-paper and then just pinch the two open sides together and apply it all the way around evenly, smoothing out any bumps.

Our Anti-Reflection Rings are designed to cover the white lettering and ring details on the front of the lens to reduce reflections when used behind a dome port underwater.

Attaching the Camera Mount

From there we’ll open up the back of the housing using the locking lid snaps and remove the camera mount. The camera mount attaches to the bottom of the camera using the 1/4-20 screw. You want this to be flush with the back of the camera screen. Make sure that the camera mount is snug because any movement here will translate to missed controls inside the housing.

 

Installing the Zoom Gear & Dome Port

From there, we're going to add a little bit of lube to the o-ring on the port. Using the included Ikelite lube, just put a little bit onto your forefinger and thumb and just run it around that o-ring and take the remaining just put it on the inside of your dome port wall.

Next we’re going to take the Zoom Gear # 5515.14 and we're just going to drop it inside of the opening of the port so that the teeth are flush with the top and it sits there nicely.

Then we'll go over to the DLM 6 inch Dome Port with Zoom # 5516.15, flip it over, and make sure that all three thumbscrews aren't protruding to the inside diameter and that they're all backed out.

You'll notice that there are three thumbscrews, and one of them corresponds to one of the two shades, the one that lines up with the shade corresponds with the top of the housing. Once all three thumbscrews are backed out, place in on the housing and press down.

Now you can rotate the zoom control and make sure that the zoom gear is turning. Then just tighten down all three thumbscrews.

One of the three thumbscrews on your dome port will line up with one of the dome port shades. When installing the dome port to the housing, these will line up with the top of your housing.

Installing the Camera in the Housing

Next we’re going to flip the housing back over and make sure that all of the controls and knobs are up out of the way, slide the camera inside the housing, and you'll feel the lens touch the zoom gear. When you feel that, just push in slightly and it will engage.

Realign the controls and press the knobs down. Grab your housing-back, and here's a good opportunity to just make sure that the sealing surface and back o-ring are clean of any hair, debris, sand. The back of the ring does not need to be lubricated, but it does need to be clean.

Then just drop the back down and using the locking lid snaps simultaneously click them down. Then you can make sure that you are zooming properly. 

If you have any questions reach out to us at ikelite@ikelite.com.

See more: DLM/D Port Chart for Canon RF Mount

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Logan Wood is a published photographer, cinematographer, and Producer at Ikelite. Stemming from a great appreciation for the outdoors and living an active lifestyle, his work focuses on capturing and sharing the natural world through the latest technologies. When not in the studio, Logan can be found cruising on his bike, going to concerts, and researching where to go next. You can see more of his work at loganwood.net and on Instagram @jlowood