Screen protector for DSLR?
Jan 16, 2017 02:09:37 #
Jan 16, 2017 02:31:41 #
Wouldn't be without it. Anything happen easy to replace. Cheaper that replacing screen.
Jan 16, 2017 03:39:06 #
Jan 16, 2017 05:51:13 #
Haven't been without one since I gouged a very early Kodak screen.
Jan 16, 2017 06:17:57 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
Always had one provided with the camera bodies (Nikon), when purchased. Gets a regular clean, from finger marks.
Jan 16, 2017 07:05:16 #
I don't use one, and don't feel I need one. I am very careful with my cameras - never drop them, never bang them. So far, I've never had a scratch. However, if you are accident-prone or are rough with your camera, a protective screen probably makes good sense.
Jan 16, 2017 09:52:27 #
Mark1948 wrote:
What''s the feeling of the class? Who uses? Who doesn't? Thoughts?
I use the Vello glass LCD protectors on my DSLRs and bridge camera. Put one on my Sony P&S almost as an afterthought prior to our Antarctica trip and really glad I did. Two days out the LCD took a hit. The protector cracked but the screen is still unmarked. So glad I spent the $. Never had anything like that happen to my DSLRs or bridge.
Jan 16, 2017 09:57:25 #
Mark1948 wrote:
What''s the feeling of the class? Who uses? Who doesn't? Thoughts?
Not worth it if you use reasonable care. If you abuse your equipment then by all means get one. Guess those who rail against lens protectors (filters) would say they are worthless. This assumes they are intellectually honest. Of course, we know that assumption is subject to serious debate and question.
Jan 16, 2017 10:24:42 #
I never use one .. bought them when my first D800 E came .., then did away with it .. I have never dropped a camera or lens .., ever .., I came close a few times ...IF you intend to resell .. often .., then I recomend protecting everything so as to sell "MINT CONDITION" , like a screen protector on my IPHONE .. never use one .., pain in the butt ..
Jan 17, 2017 06:20:19 #
I have one on both my cameras, back and top. Mine are glass and very strong protection.
--Bob
--Bob
Mark1948 wrote:
What''s the feeling of the class? Who uses? Who doesn't? Thoughts?
Jan 17, 2017 06:25:05 #
I got the Vello film type screen protectors for my D500. The pack comes with ones for both the rear LCD and the small LCD on top of the camera. One hint when you put them on. You have to get them positioned right the first time. If you try to peel it back off to re-position it they will get wrinkled.
Jan 17, 2017 07:00:34 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Mark1948 wrote:
What''s the feeling of the class? Who uses? Who doesn't? Thoughts?
Don't need it. Don't care.
Jan 17, 2017 07:38:43 #
Mark1948 wrote:
What''s the feeling of the class? Who uses? Who doesn't? Thoughts?
For me, it depends on the camera, the availability of the protectors and their price, and need. I have never had a protector on my D7100 screen (mainly because when I first looked for them, they weren't available) and to this point, haven't needed it. Nikon does not make one and if you look at Amazon, the one they list is actually for the D7000 and doesn't fit. I guess you could cut one for a smart phone or something but the screen on the D7100 was supposedly a lot harder than that on the D7000 (for that reason) and Nikon says it doesn't need one. I've had my D7100 since they were first released and (so far) they are right, it hasn't needed it. And my D7100 gets a lot of heavy use and abuse. I haven't looked at them for the D610 and I've had the D70s since it was new and have used it heavily and haven't needed one.
Jan 17, 2017 07:51:03 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Not worth it if you use reasonable care. If you abuse your equipment then by all means get one. Guess those who rail against lens protectors (filters) would say they are worthless. This assumes they are intellectually honest. Of course, we know that assumption is subject to serious debate and question.
I tend to disagree with you about the filters, and I used to keep one on my walk-around lens. If you hit the filter hard enough to break it, you have probably also broken something in the lens or knocked it out of alignment; in either case it's going to cost some serious money to send it back for repair. A lens hood would probably have better protected the front of the camera. The only good reason I can see for a protective filter is that they are easier to clean, especially in the field, where conditions may be such that you could scratch the lens without the filter.
Jan 17, 2017 07:52:31 #
I had one for my first DSLR. It was a plastic thing that clipped over the screen. The plastic was soft and prone to scratching so the screen always looked scratched. I replaced it with one of the plastic film types but it had the same problem. My current camera bodies use tempered glass on the screen and they don't scratch. They do smudge with my dirty fingers (particularly the ones that have a touch screen) but they clean easily.
I don't use protection. (On my camera screen).
I don't use protection. (On my camera screen).
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