Fantasea Fiber Optic Cable Guida
Nano, Remora and Sea & Sea Strobes FO 20090618
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Using the Fiber Optic Cable with
Nano, Remora and Sea & Sea Strobes
TheNano,RemoraandSea&Seastrobesarecapableofsynchronizingwiththe
camera'sinternalflashwithoutafiberopticcableinmostdivingconditions.They
featureaslavesensorthattriggersthestrobetofirealongwiththecamera'sinternal
flash,aslongasthestrobeandthecameraarepositionedonthesameaxis.
Thefiberopticcable,however,ensuresthebestsynchronizationbetweenthe
camera'sinternalflashandtheexternalstrobeinallanglesandinvariousdiving
conditions.
Step1‐AttachingtheFiberOpticCabletotheNano,RemoraorSea&SeaStrobe
a) Thefiberopticcableconsistsoftwoends:Oneisattachedtoawhiteplastic
fitting(flatwhiteplasticattheendofthecablewithAllenscrewinside),and
theotherisloose(figureA).
Inserttheexposedendofthefiberopticcable(theendwithoutthefitting)
intothesmallholeoftheadaptorunituntilthefiberopticcablereachesthe
endoftheadaptor.
FigureA
FiberOpticCable
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b) Usethetoolyouhavereceivedwithyourfiberopticcablekitinorderto
tightenthescrewontheadaptor.Tightenitenoughtostabilizethefiber
opticcableinsidetheadaptor,butdon'ttightenittoostrongly.Tightening
thescrewtoomuchmightdamagethefiberopticcable.
c) Carefullybutfirmlyinserttheblackadaptorinsidetheproperfittinginfront
ofthestrobe'sslavesensor.
•Sea&SeaStrobes‐Inserttheadaptorintothebottomgrommetonthe
strobe,rightbeneaththestrobe'sbulb,sothattheadaptor'sscrew
doesn'tgetinitsway.Insertitallthewaytotheend,anddonotforce
onceyouencounteranyresistance(figureB).
•NanoFlash‐Installtheblackandclearplasticdiffusercoveronthe
NanoFlashHousing,ifitisn'talreadyassembled.Inserttheblack
adaptorinsidethelowerrightgrommet(theonewiththewiderhole)of
theblackdiffusercover,sothattheadaptor'sscrewdoesn'tgetinits
way.Insertitallthewaytotheend,anddonotforceonceyou
encounteranyresistance(figureC).
•RemoraFlash‐Inserttheadaptorintotheslavesensorcap,whichis
positionedatthebottomoftheflash,sothattheadaptor’sscrew
doesn'tgetinitsway.Insertitallthewaytotheend,anddonotforce
onceyouencounteranyresistance(figureD).
Figure B
Sea & Sea Strobe
Figure C
Nano Flash
Figure D
Remora Flash
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Step2–AttachingtheFiberOpticCabletotheCameraHousing
a) Theotherendofthefiberopticcableattachestotheoutsideofthecamera
housing‐oppositethecamera'sinternalflash‐byusingbothsidesofthe
Velcrostripincludedinthekit.Thewhiteplasticfittingnormallycomeswith
theVelcrotapeattachedandthereforeyouareonlyrequiredtoapplythe
othersideoftheVelcrostriponthehousingtoreceiveit(figuresEandF).If
yourhousingfeaturesabuilt‐inflashdiffuser,theVelcrostripshouldbe
attachedbeneathit,directlytothehousing.Ifpossible,placetheVelcrostrip
betweenthebuiltinflashdiffuserandthehousing,positionedoppositethe
internalflashofthecamera.
b) Itispreferabletototallyblockouttheinternalflashofthecameraafter
attachingthecamerasideofthecablebyputtingblackelectricaltapeover
thefiberopticconnectorattachedtothehousingcase.Thiseffectively
achievestwothings:itdiminishestheeffectsofbackscatter,aswellas
avoidinganyshadowingeffectwhileusingwideangleormacroaccessory
lenses.Removingthebuilt‐inflashdiffuserwillhavenoaffectonlighting.
Figure E
Apply Velcro Strip on Housing
Figure F
Attach Fiber Optic Cable
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c) FollowtheinstructionsonyourNano,RemoraorSea&Seastrobemanualin
ordertosynchronizeyourcamerawiththeexternalstrobe.Pleasenotethat
differentdigitalcamerashavedifferentpre‐flashandflashcharacteristics,
whicharecompatiblewithdifferentstrobemodes.Itisalwaysagoodideato
testthesynchronizationwhenphotographingoppositeamirror.Inthiscase
bothflashunits(thecameraandtheslave)shouldbeilluminatedwhen
viewingtheresultsofthetestshottaken.
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Note:
Insomecases,afterusingthefiberopticcablefrequentlyorforalongperiod,you
mightencounteradecreaseinperformance.Youcaneasilysolvethisproblemby
cutting1cm/0.3inchoffthefiberopticcable'sends,usingasharptooland
performingaverystraightangledcut.Thiswayyouremoveanywornends,and
exposeanewportionofthecable.
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