Buy a screen protector

This happened a few weeks ago, so i started a insurance claim - took it to a few shops and they referred me to a camera repair place. I took it there - then the guy noticed there was a aftermarket protector on it. I totally forgot about it!

A $7 screen protector saved my LCD! Word of note tho: If you ever have to remove it - use a scapel !

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I've heard the exposed glass on Canon DSLR is actually an LCD protector and is cheap/easy to replace ($20).

http://shop.ebay.com …anon+tft+lcd+co​ver+window

Granted $7 is cheaper -- I'm curious if the Canon glass would have even broken given the impact that broke your protector...

I hope it wasn't your nose that impacted it!

DeanAU wrote in post #9318862
A $7 screen protector saved my LCD! Word of note tho: If you ever have to remove it - use a scapel !

What is the $7 "protector" made of?

What did you do that shattered the "protector"?

Actually your $7 screen protector only saved your $20 screen protector that is over your LCD.

I have a cheep screen protector covering my screen protector as well!

Do screen protectors protecting screen protectors reduce visibility in bright sunlight (which is dismal to begin with)?

Not that I have seen. But I dont use the LCD for much of anything critical.

Hey

The protector was made from a few layers, which included a thin sheet of glass. I got a verbal quote of replacing the LCD of upwards of $100 AUD

The cause of the impact is unknown.

The protector did not alter the image on screen in any way.

Replacing a Canon LCD may well cost you $100 or so. But what that screen protector protected wasn't the LCD; it was another screen protector, which Canon installs on all the EOS cameras.

See here for a step-by-step with pictures on replacing it.

Jon wrote in post #9322315
Replacing a Canon LCD may well cost you $100 or so. But what that screen protector protected wasn't the LCD; it was another screen protector, which Canon installs on all the EOS cameras.

See here for a step-by-step with pictures on replacing it.

Saved for future reference. Thanks. Mine is not broken, but the screen on the older 5D is sure getting kind of milky / opaque.

DeanAU wrote in post #9322227
The protector was made from a few layers, which included a thin sheet of glass. I got a verbal quote of replacing the LCD of upwards of $100 AUD

The cause of the impact is unknown.

The protector did not alter the image on screen in any way.

If the aftermarket protector that was installed had a glass layer, I'm not the least bit surprised that it got broken. Like almost all lens filters, I would expect that glass to be brittle and fragile.

The factory LCD protector (the surface you can now touch with the aftermarket thing removed) is a VERY tough plastic, and is very resistant to everyday impacts. The factory protector in my 20D (which has not been babied at all) still has zero visible defects on it.

The factory LCD protector is easy to replace without sending the camera in, and is quite inexpensive - as mentioned above.

CannedHeat wrote in post #9322426
Mine is not broken, but the screen on the older 5D is sure getting kind of milky / opaque.

You can probably polish the 5D's LCD protector with any of quite a few plastic or clear-coat polishes. Look in the automotive touch-up paint area in Wal-Mart. They carry two brands - a 3M product and a much less expensive product in a yellow plastic bottle with the name "Scratch Out" by Kit. I use "Scratch Out" for all sorts of polishing jobs.

A creamy toothpaste will also work as a plastic polishing compound.

SkipD wrote in post #9322836
The factory LCD protector (the surface you can now touch with the aftermarket thing removed) is a VERY tough plastic, and is very resistant to everyday impacts.

Looks and feels like Lexan, which motorcycle helmet face shields are made of. Very tough.

-js