Recommendation for LCD Protector cover

richfisher

I am new to Nikon and looking to protector my LCD (particularly the rear LCD) with a protective screen. Does anyone have a recommendation? Vello seems popular on B&H but wondering if there is a better alternative?

mhedges

Which camera do you have?

richfisher

D500 and D850

Pistnbroke

I think its a choice between thin toughened glass and a clear plastic film. The plastic will protect against scratches but the glass will take some impact damage when it cracks. not sure how this will affect the touch screen...

NSXTypeR

To be very honest, what's wrong with the ones that come with the camera? I know it's supposed to be used in storage only, but they work pretty well for me.

PB_PM

NSXTypeR Newer Nikon bodies no longer come with the snap on plastic screen protectors.

spraynpray

I dropped my Sony Z5 Premium from 6ft onto concrete and thought it was destroyed when I saw it but it was only the tough glass screen that was cracked. On the other hand, I dropped a Motorola G6 play (without screen protector) onto freshly dug soft soil and the glass broke badly due to it landing on a tiny stone. £110 to change the screen on a £150 phone.

I would always go toughened glass.

NSXTypeR

PB_PM said:

NSXTypeR Newer Nikon bodies no longer come with the snap on plastic screen protectors.

Shows you how old the gear I have is haha.

PB_PM

It's really only the newest gen stuff, starting with the D750, D500, D850 etc, and the low end stuff, D3xxx and D5xxx never had them at all.

mhedges

They are probably going away due to the introduction of touch and/or tilt screens.

PB_PM

I think it was originally a cost cutting thing, but the old style protectors wouldn't have worked with the touch screen, never even thought of that.