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I use the eyecup soft rubber thingy almost all of the time. I say almost, because I sometimes use a Z-Finder on the LCD of a 6D, but not often. It's even softer.
I have, more than once, had to use the finder without the eyecup, because it fell off, and I couldn't find it (i.e. I lost it), and I usually get a sore eyebrow after about ten minutes.
I like to have three points of contact when I'm shooting handheld. Generally, it's right hand on the grip (shutter finger poised or pushed), left hand on/under the lens, and eyebrow on the finder eyecup. I like to make solid contact at the eyebrow. It helps to control the camera, and to get sharp photos, especially at slow shutter speeds, with non-IS lenses. Even better, when standing, if you can lean your shoulder on something, like a convenient wall or lamp post.
I need eyeglasses for most applications (age-related focal length changes), and so I need the correct diopter correction on the finder eye piece. I really don't like using eye glasses when shooting a camera that has a finder. OTOH, I need glasses to shoot my RX100, which has no finder, just a rear LCD.
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