Have seen a 1D MkII with a non Canon LCD cover???

Hi All

I have seen a 1D MkII with a rear LCD cover that instead of being branded with Canon has the Giotto brand on it. In the upper left corner it says Schott Glass which I take to mean this is who made the cover and I think I associate "Schott Glass" with specialise glass products???

Now on the surmise the original got cracked/scratched or otherwise damaged why replace it with what is possibly going to be an expensive after-market product....afterall Giotto tripods are not considered 'budget' prices

Any thoughts as to what this different LCD cover is all about???

Box Brownie wrote in post #12737390
Hi All

I have seen a 1D MkII with a rear LCD cover that instead of being branded with Canon has the Giotto brand on it. In the upper left corner it says Schott Glass which I take to mean this is who made the cover and I think I associate "Schott Glass" with specialise glass products???

Now on the surmise the original got cracked/scratched or otherwise damaged why replace it with what is possibly going to be an expensive after-market product....afterall Giotto tripods are not considered 'budget' prices

Any thoughts as to what this different LCD cover is all about???

Looks like the product has multicoating - which would improve the performance of the LCD in adverse lighting. Might get one myself for the 1D's horrible screen (outdoors)

I have a very budget Giottos tripod...the brand means nothing...

evilr00t wrote in post #12737450
Looks like the product has multicoating - which would improve the performance of the LCD in adverse lighting. Might get one myself for the 1D's horrible screen (outdoors)

Ah! so it is "just" a specialist after-market product. Found it now by Googling more exactly. The one I saw had all the other Canon 'legend' symbols/writing whereas the example on store photos only show Giotto, so are the other Canon symbols/words behind the protector i.e. on the Canon body itself???

Oh and they are not cheap £24.95 for the 1D version!

Box Brownie wrote in post #12737484
Ah! so it is "just" a specialist after-market product. Found it now by Googling more exactly. The one I saw had all the other Canon 'legend' symbols/writing whereas the example on store photos only show Giotto, so are the other Canon symbols/words behind the protector i.e. on the Canon body itself???

Oh and they are not cheap £24.95 for the 1D version!

I have no clue, but it seems to be only $25 on this side of the ocean. If it's glass, it's better than the easily scratched OEM plastic screen covers (which also can't be anti reflection coated, either).

well that is the way we get treated this side of the pond compared to you guys 'n gals when it comes to "prices" of all things Canon..............and everything else for that matter

I'm not sure whether the adhesive is only on the borders or covers the middle of the LCD. If it's the former, it's really a screen cover replacement; the latter, only usable as a screen protector (the adhesive will attach to dust if there is nothing below it). Overall very interesting for those of us looking to use LCDs on older cameras outdoors.