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Housing for Olympus E-500 SLR Digital Camera
Ikelite Housing #6855 ........... Discontinued
dSLR front view #6855 TTL housing without port Discontinued
Shown with #5503.80 dome port
for the Zuiko 14-54mm lens

The compact dSLR housing system is very realistically priced, and operates safely to 200 feet depth. Control for all camera functions is provided.

The heavy duty thick wall housing is molded of corrosion free clear polycarbonate. The Release Handle system allows easy attachment and removal of SubStrobe mounting arms at the touch of a button. Two screws remove the handle and tray assembly for traveling.

All ports from our SLR systems can be utilized, allowing use of most macro, wide angle, and zoom lenses. This system allows you to see that the port is sealed.

The housing "O" ring seal is a masterpiece in fail-safe simplicity compared to designs that require stuffing the "O" ring into a groove. You can see that the "O" ring is sealed.

The housing for the Olympus E-500 includes special conversion circuitry to utilize the outstanding Olympus TTL system. This is real Olympus TTL control with a sync cord, allowing all optional Ikelite DS model digital SubStrobes to provide actual Olympus TTL automatic exposure dictated by the camera when attached with a single #4103.51 or #4103.52 dual sync cord. These cords are identifiable by their blue band. See strobe requirements by serial number.

The housing size and weight provides neutral buoyancy and superb handling underwater. Camera installation is quick and simple. The dependable controls are conveniently placed at your fingertips, and kept water tight with Ikelite pioneered Quad-Ring seal glands proven to be the most reliable method for sealing controls.

The Ikelite Super-Eye magnifier provided with the housing offers enhanced viewing while wearing a diving mask.

Other strobes can be used, but will only operate as manual, and not provide the TTL functions of the conversion circuitry. Mount and sync cords for Nikonos and sync cords for Inon or Sea & Sea strobes are available.

Olympus E-500
Recommended Strobes Non-Ikelite strobe use
Catalog Index Port Chart Digital Video