Protection film for LCD screens

What type of film are you using to protect the LCD screens on your Nikon houses ? I used Invisible Shield product years ago, however, they only have for smartphones etc. now!

Here's a whole category on Amazon. Most of the products are glass, and glass is far preferable in my mind. The thinner, the better, but all of them are about the same. The specific brand and model I bought last for my D810 is this one, but there's no reason to prefer it over any other brand.

The last one I bought (for a Fuji X100T) was a 'Crystal Clear' plastic protector by Expert Shield. It's been on for over 3 years (last year the camera was used pretty much every day) and I don't even notice it, which is really all I could ask.

I've just used the plastic cover that came with my D700/D800/D810. It usually got scratched, which made me feel justified in using it. I assume the culprit was usually a lanyard with a metal clip, since I often take cameras to conferences. Or it might be getting scratched in my bag.

 

With the D850, because of the touchscreen, I can't do that. I could use a stick-on one, but I'm relying on a combination of "being careful" when actually shooting, and putting the camera in a soft wrap in my bag. This basically means I can't store it with a lens attached (except my Mitakon macro, which is tiny) - I just hang the wrap over the back if I need to do this, although I'm trying to be better about removing the lens. Better for the mount, worse for getting stuff in the body...

Not that it was foolproof, but the fold in screens of the 5000 series are handy!

I use a cut out piece of an Ipad protector made in China. One sheet provides 4-6 protectors. They cost $1 at my local Dollar Store. I use the same for a quick peel-off of my annual city vehicle sticker, as it adheres to the windshield and saves me having to razor-blade off the sticker each spring.

I put a flexible screen protector on the DF, did not like it. Fortunately the adhesive failed and I was able to peel it off - no harm done. A GXR I bought used came with an excellent rigid protector, as did a Leica D Lux I got from a friend - those seem excellent. That said, the three Nikons I use most have no screen protectors, and so far, so good! If I decide to apply one, I'd stick to the rigid ones.

Yes; my biggest objection to the rigid ones is that "stuff" can get behind them. If it's moisture, it tends to stay there, and I suspect is more likely to grow mould than if it were more open to the air. If it's sand or grit, I worry that being rubbed between the screen and protector might cause the screen more trouble than loose material would. It's only really awkward because the L plates tend to overlap the bottom of the hard protector, so to take the protector off you have to take the L-plate off, which is a faff. A film protector won't help much if something whacks your screen (like the corner of another camera, in a bag) and there's always a faff trying to apply these things without getting any bubbles under them, but it should be resilient against getting crud under it (except at the edges, anyway).

 

I have my phone in a case rather than having a protector over the screen. I'm not quite sure how one would achieve such a thing for a camera, short of something like the chubby leather case I have for my CoolPix A.

thank you very much for your suggestions. One thing is to find the film and another is a seller, who ship to Vietnam, which is not normal any more. I managed to find one from AliExpress, then I will see how it is functioning

Yes; my biggest objection to the rigid ones is that "stuff" can get behind them. If it's moisture, it tends to stay there, and I suspect is more likely to grow mould than if it were more open to the air. If it's sand or grit, I worry that being rubbed between the screen and protector might cause the screen more trouble than loose material would.

 

One of the nice things about the stick-on glass protectors is that stuff can't get under them. And they protect better than the flexible film ones. And they don't get scratched.

Plastic film tends to lift at the edges in time. They're not hard to replace, but don't offer the same protection as Gorilla Glass covers.

 

I use glass covers on my cameras, phones and tablets. Plastic film works better on watches, because they take more abuse than glass covers, which chip at the edges if you brush a wall or even something in the car. I've never had a glass protector on a camera chip in the last 15 years.