Customer Reviews

Giottos SP8301L Aegis Multi-coated LCD Screen Protector for Canon 40D, 50D, Canon D5 Mark II, 1D/1DS Mark III and Sony A900

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I bought this for my EOS 40D several months ago (a year?). I must admit I was disappointed when I received it as I had thought it would be something that clips onto the back of the camera like I see for the Nikon D300. I installed it anyway, very simple - however didn't do a good job of cleaning the LCD beforehand (piece of lint) and I didn't line it up properly over the LCD.

Well, I put it to the test inadvertently 4 weeks ago as I was participating in Scott Kelby's Global Photowalk. I put the camera on my dashboard and as I sat down on the seat of the car my weight made the car shift and the camera slipped off the dash. I don't know what it hit but it fell screen first and I just managed to catch it after it bounced off of "something." Needless to say the Giottos screen was split from end to end, diagonally across. If the camera had been without this protective screen that would have likely been the end of my LCD!

My solution was to re-order two more, one to replace the broken one and another as a spare. This time I have affixed it properly (lined up) and cleaned the LCD and glass of all lint. The broken glass was removed as per instructions - heated with a blow dryer, and came off very easily. Completely satisfied.

Listen people, It is a glue on protection GLASS with multi coatings, and after you glue it on the camera, it stays forever, of course you can take it off but if you do so then it won't glue on the LCD properly again. So it is not like you can put it on and take it off anything you want. The glue part is only on the sides where located at the black area on the protection screen. So don't worry it won't stick to your camera's LCD screen.

the protection screen is well built and look just like the LCD screen that is on your camera. after installed it and turn on the camera, by looking at the pictures throw the screen, you can't tell any difference. I'm very picky person and It looks prefect to me. so if any of you guys are thinking to get this, you will like it, as long as you are okay with the glue on.

my recommendation for best protection after install the glass to your camera. put an inexpensive protection film over the glass, they are very cheap like 5 dollars for 12 or 18 sheets. they are like the film that you put on your cell phone screen. because the Giottos glass can be scratched and after scratches it won't look nice. with the film over it you can just remove it anytime easily and replace a new one. no need to rub or clean the finger prints or nose prints on the screen again. (rubbing with cloth on the giottos glass can cause light scratches) ;-)

seemd a bit overpriced for a piece of glass, but it feels well made. the clear screen is a bit smaller than the screen of a canon 7D, which it was supposed to fit, but it's a small difference, so it works fine.

I agree with Wayne from Florida. This is a great product. It basically saved the LCD screen of my Canon dSLR. The protector cracked when the camera was inadvertantly jammed against something hard in the overhead bin of an aircraft. The old, cracked one came off with gentle blowdrying and was replaced with a new one. Not a scratch on the LCD screen of the camera!!

This is a beautiful piece of glass, that is designed to protect your expensive camera's LCD viewing screen. It was easy to install, fit's perfectly on my Canon 5d Mark II, and looks great. The only problem is that this protector is so nice that you feel like you need a protector for the protector :)

This is a great add on to protect the LCD screen of your camera. The image on the LCD actually looks brighter with the cover on. I recommend it.

It goes on easy because it's rigid, not floppy like a film. Very clear view. The only drawback is that it smudges pretty easily and it's not super easy to wipe it off even with a microfiber cloth. It does come off though so can't quite take off a star for that.

I got it for my Canon 5D Mark II.

Carefully installed per instructions. Went on perfectly. Looks high quality, especially as you can see the obvious multi-coating on the glass. It's hard to tell it's not part of the original camers. I fortunately haven't had to impact test it, but it doesn't seem to scuff or scratch easily. If I pickup a backup 5Dm2, I'll definitely get another.

On my Canon 40d, this is a perfect fit. Prior to purchasing the Giottos screen protector, I had a Delkin screen protector, and the seal that held it to the camera left a lot to be desired -- it would let dust and crud inside. With the Giottos screen protector, this has not been a problem at all.

I bought this for the canon 5d2. I chose to buy this one instead of the cheaper one because I read it was brighter. I cant tell the different with or without it, I just want to protect my screen from scratches so I may resell it if I need to.

It works well for scratches, and smudges come off easily

BUT the problem is, its slightly too small(height wise) for the lcd screen on the 5d2. There is about 1mm of screen exposed. I was hoping it would protect it from water and totally from scratches and sand, i guess not :(