Eyepiece Shutter--when did this go away??

[Cameron_Talley]

I was playing with my Dad's A-1 and reading the manual (Thanks Dad for saving that) when I read something about how the "eyepiece shutter" could be closed for long exposures. Sure enough, I checked the body and there's this great little switch you flick that closes a small pair of shutter curtains over the eyepiece, so light can't get in.

My question is, when did Canon do away with this? It seems like a great idea, and the current design (at least on my 20D--not sure about other models) of having to remove the whole eyepiece and then putting the easy-to-lose rubber cover over it seems like a step backwards...

So anyone know why they stopped making them like this? Not a burning question, obvsiously...just curious...

[cosworth]

My 1Ds has one. All 1 series have them. Some 1 series owners don't even know it's there.

[DrJack]

So anyone know why they stopped making them like this?

Cost?

[DocFrankenstein]

I can close the eyepiece with a little rubber fitting canon provided which sits on the place of the eyecup.

honestly, I use it or need to use it so rarely that it's not an issue. I'm glad canon didn't put it in if it increased the price of the camera by 2 bucks.

[Mark_Cohran]

My 1DMkIIN has it too. It's neat option, but I usually don't need it.

Mark

[rhys]

I use a rear lens cap and an elastic band.

[neil_r]

All the 1 series have them, my old D60 had a slipover cover on the strap

[CyberDyneSystems]

Yes, it's something that is used so rarely by most (if at all) that for many of the cameras it was moved to a cover located on the neckstrap.