Help with camera strap

[Doodlegame]

Hey,

 

Just wondering what the little slot is on my Canon strap. Just the standard one that came with my 1100D. 

At first, I thought it might be an SD card holder (which would be really cool!) but it isn't :/

 

Any ideas? I can maybe take a photo later if that helps but I can't right now.

Thanks for any help,

Doodle  

 

[porina]

If it's a black rubber thing, if you remove the frame around the viewfinder you can slot it there to block light going in, as it can cause unwanted reflections depending on the use case. Not a problem if you've got your eye up to it, but if you have it on a tripod with remote it may be different.

[Doodlegame]

2 hours ago, porina said:

If it's a black rubber thing, if you remove the frame around the viewfinder you can slot it there to block light going in, as it can cause unwanted reflections depending on the use case. Not a problem if you've got your eye up to it, but if you have it on a tripod with remote it may be different.

No, it's the thing on the strap in the background.

Thanks for trying  

[AkiraDaarkst]

4 minutes ago, Doodlegame said:

No, it's the thing on the strap in the background.

Thanks for trying  

You're talking about that black piece of plastic attached to the strap in the top right area?  That's to cover the viewfinder for example when you are tripod mounting the camera and shooting a long exposure shot.  To prevent light leaking through the viewfinder and hitting the sensor.  To attach it, you need to remove the viewfinder's eyepiece cover first.

[Doodlegame]

Just now, AkiraDaarkst said:

You're talking about that black piece of plastic attached to the strap in the top right area?  That's to cover the viewfinder for example when you are tripod mounting the camera and shooting a long exposure shot.  To prevent light leaking through the viewfinder and hitting the sensor.  To attach it, you need to remove the viewfinder's eyepiece cover first.

Ah, great thanks!

[AkiraDaarkst]

Just now, Doodlegame said:

Ah, great thanks!

It should be mentioned in the camera's manual.

[Doodlegame]

Just now, AkiraDaarkst said:

It should be mentioned in the camera's manual.

Yeah.... Manuals.... haha

Thanks though  

[.spider.]

Light leaking will be visible on long exposure shots and it will affect the exposure meter. 

[AkiraDaarkst]

37 minutes ago, Doodlegame said:

Yeah.... Manuals.... haha

Thanks though  

By the way, you don't really have to worry about using it to cover the viewfinder unless you have very bright direct lighting shining into the viewfinder, such as if there is the sunlight or you are shining a very bright flashlight into the viewfinder while the reflex mirror inside the camera is up and the shutter is open during a long exposure shot.  I've pretty much have never encountered a light leak issue during all the times I've shot long exposures or done timelapses.  But better safe than sorry, so feel free to make it a habit to use that cover.

[porina]

1 hour ago, Doodlegame said:

No, it's the thing on the strap in the background.

Thanks for trying  

It was the thing I was talking about