I fixed it.
My fairly new (20,000 shutter clicks) D7000 had the broken rear monitor glass cover. I forgot to put the padding between the back of the camera and the front of a lens.
After about an hour searching the internet I found a replacement for $15.
I used a small L shaped pick to remove the glass. As a precaution I wore my goggles and picked the glass out over a plastic tub cover.
Vacuumed up any fine glass dust that remained and then glued the new glass back in.
James
You are just too good man
Excellent work. Did the new glass cover come with special glue? If not, what did you use?
Wow...I would never have dreamed of fixing that myself. Inspiration for my next incident/accident, which is not a matter of if but when. Thanks.
Excellent.....amazing. You must have a quite cool head on your shoulders :)
Didn't your camera come with a clear protective plastic cover over the monitor screen that would have prevented the damage in the first place? Mine did. If you don't have the protective cover for some reason, it might be a good idea to get one and use it.Originally Posted by James Shadle
This is about my 10-12th DLSR and this is my first issue.Didn't your camera come with a clear protective plastic cover over the monitor screen that would have prevented the damage in the first place? Mine did. If you don't have the protective cover for some reason, it might be a good idea to get one and use it.
It was worth fixing if it meant I could avoid the aggravation caused by reviewing images through the "protective plastic" covers
With all due respect, reviewing images through the crystal clear protective covers provided by Nikon hardly causes aggregation and in no way impedes viewing. It's a common sense way to avoid the damage you reported; one that I've used successively on Nikon D100, D200, D300 and D7000 cameras.This is about my 10-12th DLSR and this is my first issue.
It was worth fixing if it meant I could avoid the aggravation caused by reviewing images through the "protective plastic" covers
And frankly, spending an hour on the web trying to find a part, waiting for it to arrive, and then gluing it on after a meticulous cleanup job would be my definition of aggravation!!
"hardly causes aggregation" It does me.
James great job it appears with your patience you could have a calling in photo equipment repair
Wow nice work james, would now try that myself if mine was broken. Where did you find a replacement ? Did you call nikon for a price to fix it,or could you get the glass from them?
I read a tip on how to do this a few years ago, and it goes something like this ...
Warm up glass / glue with a hairdryer for about 30 secs
Use a suction cup to lift out the glass
Clean
Install new glass with genuine cover tape that can be purchased for this job.
It really is not a difficult repair but does take patience.
Glad to hear that this worked out for you for I had only ever read this being done on Canon Camera's
I haven't yet broken one, but it would not be surprising if I did. I would repeat the request to please tell us where you did find the replacement. BTW, i always remove the cover that Nikon provides, and I use the sheet scratch protectors which I find much more clear and non-obtrusive.
I would too Michael. BTW the cute little plastic LCD cover Nikon insists on supplying is a small source of amusement on the Canon side. Now it doesn't take much to amuse Canon shooters, but there you have it (smiley face here but I don't use them because of a high curmudgeon factor)!!!!
Since so many find it difficult or impossible to use the simple protection provided by Nikon for their $1,200 camera, and for such individuals who pack their camera in a way that enables heavy things to smash them, perhaps someone could provide a link to the replacement glass screen cover.
Last edited by Norm Dulak; 08-06-2011 at 09:25 AM.
This link is for a Canon repair, but I bet that the other brands would not be that much different.Since so many find it difficult or impossible to use the simple protection provided by Nikon for their $1,200 camera, and for those who pack their camera in a way that enables heavy things to smash them, perhaps someone could provide a link to the replacement glass screen cover.
http://blog.johnwurth.com/?p=16
Sorry for the late reply.
Here is the link to the supply company I purchased my replacement from.
http://uscamera.com/
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