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10-13-2008, 08:36 AM   #1
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Scratched viewfinder K100D

Sigh of relief,
I finally managed to fix my scratched viewfinder, so wanted to let you know:

The VF on the K100D is from a rather soft plastic material. Therefore it is scratched easily, but fixed easily also (with patience).

The scratching must have occurred in the camera bag, so beware how you throw the cam into the bag!

I've polished the scratches out with acrylic glass polishing paste on several cotton swabs. In the end I've used only very few paste (or just the residue) and more and more alcohol and less and less pressure. Finally, I can see through my VF almost like before (it's got a slight matte look now :-)

All the best, Georg (the other)
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10-13-2008, 08:51 AM   #2
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More and more alcohol and less and less pressure.....that's a good philosophy.
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10-14-2008, 03:27 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by georgweb View Post
The VF on the K100D is from a rather soft plastic material. Therefore it is scratched easily, but fixed easily also (with patience).
That's why I have equipped my K10D with a Giottos Schott glass screen protector. My wife destroyed her screen (on an Optio 555) when it simply fell over onto something sharp - the camera now no longer functions. I didn't want this to happen to my camera. At around £24 in UK, the screens are excellent value for money.

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10-14-2008, 04:50 AM   #4
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Mike Cash you're right, alcohol alleviates the pressure - fair enough that this does not work on a regular basis :-)

John / BrownArgus, 'muliticoated Schott glass' does sound very tempting. You are reffering to a screen protector. I have one of 3M and it does OK. However a simple plane glass (MC Schott of course :-) to insert in front of the optical viewfinder would be nice too.
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