Sandbites Posted May 13, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 13, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everyone, does leica sell a screen protector for the Q's EVF? It feels soft and could easily be scratched. Has anyone put a protector on their EVF? Any suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ruz Posted May 13, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 13, 2017 Nope, not that I know of. you can customized it from third party Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandK Posted May 13, 2017 Share #3 Posted May 13, 2017 Yes they do. Certainly it is available in UK for £15 for a pack of two. Since it is sold in Leica packaging it should be available elsewhere. It has a slightly matte finish and doesn't impair the functioning of the screen in any way as far as I can see. It doesn't appear to be tough enough to be impact resistant, more scratch resistant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenNYC Posted May 13, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 13, 2017 Yes they do. Certainly it is available in UK for £15 for a pack of two. Since it is sold in Leica packaging it should be available elsewhere. It has a slightly matte finish and doesn't impair the functioning of the screen in any way as far as I can see. It doesn't appear to be tough enough to be impact resistant, more scratch resistant. The Leica screen protector is for the rear LCD screen not the EVF. I don't know of anyone who sells a protector for the EVF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandK Posted May 13, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 13, 2017 Ooops! Should have read the OP more carefully. My mistake. Well it was early in the morning (for me) here in the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Posted May 13, 2017 Share #6 Posted May 13, 2017 Perhaps, as there are 2 x LCD screen protectors provided in every pack, a template could be made for the EVF from the 2nd? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshyshka Posted May 14, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 14, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I had an EVF protector on for awhile (camera came with it) - it totally messed up the eye to EVF response time (thought something was wrong with the camera) so I took it off and threw it away and everything works as it should now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismetsky Posted May 14, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 14, 2017 I cut one to fit from an extra LCD protector on day 1 and haven't had any issues with the EVF view or eye to EVF mode switching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshyshka Posted May 15, 2017 Share #9 Posted May 15, 2017 It did still switch but got WAY faster without the protector - it came with the protector and maybe it was too dark - didn't care about removing it - this tool is for shooting images and the faster the EVF response the better - guess I could put it in a high end ziplock bag and go shooting with it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jip Posted May 15, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 15, 2017 Never put something on a Optical view finder (which the Q's is in a way, it's a few lenses and then a small LCD screen...) Don't ruin the quality by trying to protect it... Thats like those transparent plastic covers for sofa's sure it might last longer, but it cuts down what the sofa is meant for by 50%... comfort/quality. small scratches in the coating of the viewfinder won't even be noticeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junbobby Posted May 16, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 16, 2017 Well. There is protective film available for Leica Q's EVF. Company called Gilrajavy's Protective film set includes two set of screen protector for both Main LCD and EVF. I've been using it for almost year. There is no color distortion that I could notice. Touch screen even feels better than original glass. Their quality is superb. I'm not a screen protector using type of person since most of screen protectors decrease the color of the original screen but Q is huge investment for me so I tried this one. I was surprised the quality of their protector. Unfortunately they are asian company but I do see they are available in Amazon. http://gilrajavy.co.kr/product/detail.html?product_no=4164&cate_no=42&display_group=1 this is the Leica q's protector page from the manufacture's original site. The site is in their language but you can see their screen protector set includes one for EVF. **I am not related with this company at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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