EOS 40D - Disable activity light

JohnK

Is it possible to disable the red activity light on the bottom right of the large dial at the rear of the camera? It messed up some night shots I took a while back and i'd be nice to get rid of it.

thanks.

Chochese

Little bit of black tape. BAM!

PopeBuckfastXVI

Yeah Gaffer tape is light proof

JohnK

Suppose that is one way all right :P but wouldnt it leave sticky gunk on it though?

Chochese

not if you put the right grade of tape on it... you're only looking to use it as a cover for the light, not hold the camera together.

JohnK

Thanks Chochese and one more question, is there any particular sort of black tape I should be looking for? My knowledge in the areas of tape is somewhat limited

Chochese

A bit of black electrical tape should do, you know the plasticy stuff? I hardly think myself an authority on tape though :P

PopeBuckfastXVI

Gaffer tape comes off clean, even after a couple of months I think, and you'd only have it on for a couple of hours tops. I've taped gobo's to my flash using it for a few hours and it's come off with no residue.

JohnK

Thanks I'll give that a go

Owen

Where's the light reflecting to? If it's the eyepiece, there's a little rubber square on your shoulder strap that's designed to replace the rubber surround of the eyepiece to block out any ancillary light when taking night/long exposures/etc.

JohnK

In this case it was reflecting off something behind me which in turn was reflected off a window in front of the camera. You can see it here in the bottom right of the image below.

unreggd

the light on my 40D is orange, and tiny


maybe it was aliens

Gambler

That's a lovely picture! Mind if I ask what sort of aperture and exposure settings you used?

JohnK

thanks
the settings used were f/7.1 & 30 sec exposure