Protective cover for back screen of M8

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Which brand protective cover would you recomment for use with thevM8?
Thanks for your tips.
 
Hi Raid.

Enjoy that camera!

I use a luigi half case with a rear swing door. Works good.

H.

P.S. Loved your postcard.
 
I keep the half case on all the time. I think the M8 screen is the same as the M9. I think the M8 upgrade was a tough sapphire screen. I guess it comes down to how you transport your camera. Mine lives in the half case and gets thrown into any camera/handbag that I am using on the day. If I did not have the half case I would probably use some sort of screen protector.
 
There is a screen by Schott for $25. I will start with that one. I have a Zhou half case for the M8.
 
Hello Raid, this Giotto screen saver (glass by Schott) is all you will ever need. Once this might get scratched within 5 years of heavy use, just get a new one.
 
I use a Giottos (Schott glass) LCD protector on my M9, but I also use a Luigi half case on it most of the time. It's easier to grip and keep steady that way: I find the body a little slippery especially when my hands are chilly.
 
Aftermarket plastic screen replacement? Where is it?

Aftermarket plastic screen replacement? Where is it?

The digital M has been out since 06 and I have yet to see an after market plastic LCD cover replacement. This thing is held in with an adhesive strip! That is how Leica does it. I see all kinds of replacement kits for Nikon and Canon DSLR's . Why not replace the plastic protector when it gets too scratched up to see through yourself. Someone needs to make this!
 
Raid - I started out with a Giottos/ Schott : after about 10 days it looked like this

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following an encounter with a spare lens in my coat pocket. Had to take it 70 miles to nearest Leica dealer to get the darn thing removed. So then I left it uncovered, until I scratched it (wiped it on my t-shirt, not noticing a few grains of sand had got stuck there) and had to send it to Solms and paid €220 to get LCD and surrounding metalwork replaced.

Now I have one of these fitted (recommended by JaapV and others in this thread). Seems to me the better solution, and cheap/easy to replace if need arises

Enjoy your M8
 
If you need to have a protector I suggest getting one of the film ones. The glass protector always ends up cracking. If not in use then when you try to remove it for sure. I had a film protector on my M8 that read on there for a few years. I currently have no protector on my M9. There isn't much of a difference.yeah there are a few superficial scratches but nothing you'll notice when the screen is actually on.
 
My LCD screen popped off one day while I was sitting in a diner on the lower east side having breakfast and almost landed in my coffee. No kidding..
I taped it back on with strips of gaffers tape for about a year and eventually sent it to Leica NJ for replacement.
They sent it back with a film cover- it had one on- and an extra cover.
It was costly, however they did it in 7 days door to door.
 
These are all useful tips. I will first try out the Schott glass cover, and if I find faults with it, I can try the plastic one for which the link is given above.
 
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