I bought a Sea&Sea 20503 strobe for my PT-027

[fairybasslet]

housing but I can't open the back of the housing with it on. Do I have to take off the strobe everytime I want to take the camera out? That seems rather weird to me. Or should I put it on backward? Or should I get a different strobe?

This is what it looks like. The black ledge prevents the back of the housing from opening.
http://www.adorama.com/SSALSS.html

 

[Diversion]

Same Problem with my PT-015. I just take it off before opening the housing. I find the 'ledge' keeps the stay from twisting around while mounted - probably designed that way. Unfortunately, it does get in the way. Good luck!

 

[bwphoto]

That's to keep the camera from twisting on the stay. I just unscrew the stay from the houseing and leave everythink else attached. Change batteries, card... close the housing and screw the stay back on.

 

[fairybasslet]

Thanks guys. I'm kind of mechanically challenged, so if I had one less thing to worry about, it would have been nice.