wlaidlaw Posted September 6, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 6, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am about to replace my Hi-Tec screen protector after 6 months, as a tiny bit of one corner is starting to peel off, after I caught it on clothing. I have used these screen protectors for some years. The one beef I have, is that I never seem to get them on without at least one tiny speck of dust underneath. I think the act of peeling off the backing paper generates static electricity, which then attracts any dust in the vicinity. Any suggestions to avoid this? I had thought of waiting for a really wet day, when the humidity would be higher and reduce static. Ideally one would do it in a dust free room but I certainly don't have any of those. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted September 6, 2007 Share #2 Posted September 6, 2007 You do have one, Wilson - a shower stall is virtually dust-free. (That is- assuming it is used regularly ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 6, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 6, 2007 At the recent London member meet one of us had this screen protector mounted on an M8 - impressive! It avoids the peely-offy syndrome! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted September 6, 2007 You do have one, Wilson - a shower stall is virtually dust-free. (That is- assuming it is used regularly ) I am afraid it is usually a scrubbing brush in the horse trough outside. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted September 6, 2007 At the recent London member meet one of us had this screen protector mounted on an M8 - impressive! It avoids the peely-offy syndrome! I might have a go at one of those later. I have just ordered another two Hi-Tec's which should last me another year. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted September 6, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 6, 2007 I might have a go at one of those later. I have just ordered another two Hi-Tec's which should last me another year. Wilson The Giotto generic 2.5" looks to be an exact fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speenth Posted September 6, 2007 Share #7 Posted September 6, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am afraid it is usually a scrubbing brush in the horse trough outside. Wilson That's the best way I know to get nostril smears off the M8 screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 6, 2007 Share #8 Posted September 6, 2007 I am afraid it is usually a scrubbing brush in the horse trough outside. Wilson Oh? I use the Copperhill method... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted September 6, 2007 Share #9 Posted September 6, 2007 Oh? I use the Copperhill method... C'mon Jaap - spill the beans (although preferably not on your LCD) I have a novel method of protection on mine . . . . nothing, and after some time there's nothing very nasty on the screens - they've certainly survived with less marks than the top and bottom plates of the cameras! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 6, 2007 Share #10 Posted September 6, 2007 Instead of protectors I have scratches. I can live with them. As with you there are less of them than the chrome. I hardly use the LCD anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 6, 2007 Share #11 Posted September 6, 2007 C'mon Jaap - spill the beans (although preferably not on your LCD) Copperhill method: swipe with alcohol regularly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted September 6, 2007 No protective cover is fine out in France for the summer but back in the UK for the winter, with full oilskins and waders for out in the country and stab-proof vest for in the city, there are lots of metal bits which can put a nasty scratch on your LCD. I don't know why they did not do what Nikon did with the D200 and put a lift up plastic screen over it - could not weigh more than a few grams and might stop the buttons getting nudged as well. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted September 6, 2007 Share #13 Posted September 6, 2007 I got frustrated with protectors peeling off, and settled on the Giottos Schott glass. It is expensive but looks like a virtually permanent fix. I assume, by the way, that what we are looking at in the screen is actually a plstic protector over the LCD. If I knew that it could be replaced easily and inexpensively (as is the case for Canon SLRs for example), I would forgo the protector entirely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share #14 Posted September 6, 2007 Copperhill method: swipe with alcohol regularly Jaap, OK fine but how do you keep the screen clean ;-}} Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share #15 Posted September 6, 2007 Does anyone know which Giotto fits - it looks like the SP8250 but that seems about .5mm too small in both dimensions - maybe that is acceptable. The bad news is that in the UK it is distributed by Johnsons Photopia. They used to be the official repair agents for Contax and were the people who quoted £200 to repair a battery compartment dry solder joint on my Contax 139 - actual cost at Protech to repair - £16 and then managed to lose my Contax SL300R. Luckily I had sent it registered and could prove they received it, as they denied all knowledge of it. Zeiss UK were not amused by their behaviour and sent me a very nice present as an apology. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengilbert Posted September 6, 2007 Share #16 Posted September 6, 2007 Wilson, Giotto has three nominal 2.5 inch screen protectors. Mine is the smallest of the three, at 53.9x41.7mm. It fits perfectly. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted September 6, 2007 Share #17 Posted September 6, 2007 I looked in-to the Giottos protector but decided against it. It's a half-millimetre-thin piece of glass which is separated from the LCD by about 1/10 millimetre due to the peripheral adhesive strip. That gap means that any pressure or impact against the protector will flex it, and tempered or not, there's only so much force or flexure a half-millimetre-thin piece of glass will take without breaking. Whilst it no doubt protects the LCD against scratches, my fear is that were the glass to be broken the sharp edges have the potential to do some real damage to the LCD (not to mention my fingers). I use the static-cling type protector. I've always applied these in-doors and never trapped any significant dust. The hard part is not trapping air bubbles. I use a piece of cardboard to apply the protector, starting at one end, as if applying wallpaper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_hughes Posted September 6, 2007 Share #18 Posted September 6, 2007 The Giottos are very nice, much clearer than most LCD protectors but be aware they can crack. After 3 weeks, I've got a crack in the lower right corner of one of mine already, which I think was from the lens of one M8 swinging into the back of the other. Up until now, I've used and had great success with the Invisible Shield protectors. They're increbibly strong and they smooth down a couple of days after install and any trapped bubbles disappear. Cheers, Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel Posted September 6, 2007 Share #19 Posted September 6, 2007 It is the Giotto Aegis 8250 which fits the Leica M8.I had mine sent from the USA.I use the 12 layer coated glass protector. I spoke to Johnsons Photopia and they said that they had received samples and were evaluating these screen protectors prior to importing them from Giottos and that there was already interest from Leica dealers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatac Posted September 6, 2007 Share #20 Posted September 6, 2007 the Copperhill method does work. Either use a normal window cleaning fluid or alcohol swab, give the LCD a wipe and then let dry (seconds). Then adhere the protector. Usually no static. Remember to place a piece of tape beforehand on the screen protector's top layer (the green film) so that you can peel it off after you've placed the protector on the LCD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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