Martin Fields screen protectors

[Sponge]

This morning I received a screen protector for my recently purchased Canon 40D DSLR camera. I was in two minds whether to get one. My old camera, a 350D, didn't have anything covering the screen and it survived a couple of years abuse with absolutely no signs of wear. However, this camera was a little more expensive and the screen a little larger. So I decided to research protective covers/films.

After a while, Martin Fields screen protectors appeared to be coming out tops, with many people raving about there ease of application and crystal clear protection.

So, I ordered one. Canon 40D

I paid with Paypal, which went through as an eCheque and delayed the whole purchase. But I received the goods a week or so after the email saying the eCheque had cleared.

It was delivered in a jiffy bag. The actual films (there's two: one for LCD screen, one for the top panel) come attached to a piece of plastic, which is inside a little plastic bag, which is inside a hard plastic packet. Proper retail packaging, like you'd get a memory card in.

Instructions are simple, but clear, with pictures. You wipe both screens, to remove smudges, dust, etc. Then the protective film peels off its backing sheet. It's surprisingly thick and transparent, but didn't appear 'sticky'. Then again, I was being very, very careful not to actually touch that side of the sheet. I have a screen protector on my compact camera and it's very thin and opaque in comparison.

Lining up the film and pressing it into place was very easy. I got no bubbles at all. The clarity of the film didn't change after it was applied. It doesn't need to be left to 'dry'. It's crystal clear from the start. Unlike the cover for my compact. That was stickier than the Martin Fields. It required careful spreading to prevent and then expel bubbles, and there were a few. It wasn't very clear, but apparently got clearer after a few hours 'curing'. It did get better, but not anywhere near the clarity that the Martin Fields has.

If it wasn't the fact you can make out the edges of the film, then you honestly wouldn't know it was there. It's that clear.

I'm really impressed with it. The thickness is reassuring and the fact it doesn't reduce the clarity of the LCD is impressive.

Recommended. Well worth the £10ish it cost, inc. P&P.

(I could add some pictures later.)

Edited September 30, 2008 by Sponge

[Philbes]

Useful post. Thanks. Will order one for my EOS400D

[Rustynuts]

I used to think that a pack of 3 for the daughters DS was better value than 1 Martin Fields... Not any more. Pay a bit extra and get a proper job one rather than continually changing the cheaper ones.