Is the little LCD cover necessary? Is the LCD prone to scratching? I never used one on my Pentax for 3 years, and the lcd is still as nice as the day I got it. I just don't want to remove the thing if its going to bugger my lcd on my D300. It (the cover, not the LCD) is already covered with little scratches and I find it makes reviewing more difficult in harsh light.

Thanks,
Eric

I toss mine the day the body's delivered. If you're concerned about scratches, the GGS protectors are cheap
and pretty nice alternatives. The "white" plastic looks like crap on the D3, hell...ANY body for that matter.

trenchmonkey wrote:
I toss mine the day the body's delivered. If you're concerned about scratches, the GGS protectors are cheap
and pretty nice alternatives. The "white" plastic looks like crap on the D3, hell...ANY body for that matter.

The D3's screen is tempered glass, so, it is hard to scratch. BTW, Nikon didn't include that plastic thing when I bought mine, late '07. Surprised they started to include it.

Do you use the plastic protector on your D300? I'm under the impression that its LCD is similar to the D2X series, which can be scratched much easier than a D3.

The LCD scratched fairly easily on my D40. Just the in and out of a bag motion will cause scratches over time. I keep the protectors on the D80 and D90, it differently helps. The D3's glass cover is much harder to scratch, its just like the iPhone.

Trenchmonkey - what is the GGS protector?

GGS protector is a tempered glass cover that fits on top of the LCD It attaches with a pressure sensitive adhesive and can be removed. You can find them on ebay The set (top lcd and back lcd) cost about $12.00 plus shipping. I have a set on my D200 and they are scratch free after a years use.

James R wrote:
Do you use the plastic protector on your D300? I'm under the impression that its LCD is similar to the D2X series, which can be scratched much easier than a D3.

The D300 LCD is also tempered glass. I take the covers off my cameras as soon as they come out of the box, and I've never had a scratch.

The D300's and D700's screens are also covered in tempered glass as well as the D3(x). My camera screen looks a helluva lot better than my iPhone.

molson wrote:
James R wrote:
Do you use the plastic protector on your D300? I'm under the impression that its LCD is similar to the D2X series, which can be scratched much easier than a D3.

The D300 LCD is also tempered glass. I take the covers off my cameras as soon as they come out of the box, and I've never had a scratch.

You beat me! darned tabbed browsing.

I use the screen protectors I bought for my Palm T|X

i tripped and fell with my D90, scratched the screen up... swore i'd start usign the protectors.

as soon as i got here (iraq), the protector broke off my D700.
The other night, a small rock bounced off the screen and chipped it.

I tried out these stick on films...I tried two makes and a totle of 4 tries...all I succeeded in doing is scratching the film trying to remove the air bubbles!

http://www.amazon.com/GGS-Optical-Screen-Protector-cameras/dp/B001PNJM8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1250687259&sr=1-2

Awasos23 wrote:
Trenchmonkey - what is the GGS protector?

I used mine on my D200 until my bag fell over and it broke. Haven't bothered to replace it.

Awasos23 wrote:
Trenchmonkey - what is the GGS protector?

montym wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/GGS-Optical-Screen-Protector-cameras/dp/B001PNJM8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1250687259&sr=1-2


Wow, that place will bend ya over ...look on eBay, they're usually $8-10 shipped!!
I've bought 1/2 a dozen that way...cheap protection, eh?!

How do you remove the GGS protectors ? I have one for an LX3, but it came with no instructions... way better than the film protectors.

tmark wrote:
How do you remove the GGS protectors ? I have one for an LX3, but it came with no instructions... way better than the film protectors.

Dental floss. Dead serious.

trenchmonkey wrote:
tmark wrote:
How do you remove the GGS protectors ? I have one for an LX3, but it came with no instructions... way better than the film protectors.

Dental floss. Dead serious.

Does it leave a residue of glue?

Well, my plastic cover is scratched to hell too! I just bought this GGS protector from eBay

Just bought one too. We'll see how it works