little box on top of slr : amateur question

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Apologies now for a srange question but twice now I have been out and seen other fellow photographer's and attached to there hot shoe seems to be a little black box which may have a cable linking it to the camera (dont quote me on that) to me it doesn't look like a flash but haven't a clue what else it is? Does anyone know
Looks to be about 1'' 1/2 square?
 
Unfortunately not! one was at a local fate and she was walking around shooting and the other was at a local wood and there was no off camera flash to be seen?
 
Possibly a GPS like the Canon GP-E2? It's used to tag the EXIF with the co-ordinates/location of the shot.

Bob
 
Hummmm maybe. Thought it was going to be an easy answer? Should have just gone and asked
 
GPS. I have one on the 5D3 and another on the 70D. They're quite often the subject of an enquiry (though there's no additional cable unless I need to attach the flash to the 5D3).
 
MWHCVT said:
It could have been wireless shutter release receiver unit like the Giga T Pro, mine only leaves my camera if I need a flash gun on
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Good point

I know at events I have shot in the past occasionally I will pop my camera on a monopod, raise it in the air and shoot from above. This needs wireless :)
 
I can see where everyone is coming from but my remote flash is only about 2"x 1" where as I said both the units I saw was quite big and square? And would people really leave it on? Once I've done with mine its back in the bag all tucked up till next time.
 
There's a fella in the local camera club who leaves his Pocket Wizard on top of his camera regardless of what he's attempting to shoot!
 
Or possibly a wireless transmitter to a mass storage device?
 
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