topic Canon 5D Mark III DIY remplacement LCD display in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon 5D Mark III DIY remplacement LCD display

egnompaln — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:08:38 GMT

HI everyone,

My 5D Mark III LCD died after shooting in light rain. Backlight works, panel displays nothing.

Surprised it happened given the weather sealing, it really wasn't heavy rain.

Camera is otherwise fine, shutter fires normally.

Thinking about DIY LCD display replacement.

A few questions: How difficult is the swap on a 5D III specifically?

Aftermarket panels from eBay/AliExpress : is the color/brightness difference noticeable or acceptable for everyday shooting?

Any trusted sellers you'd recommend?

Thanks a lot for sharing your expériences experience with that.

Thanks

Re: Canon 5D Mark III DIY remplacement LCD display

shadowsports — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:40:28 GMT

Greetings,

I've seen these types of repairs go both ways. Sometimes they work. Other times they introduce other issues. The screen will run you between $80 - $150, depending on the part, OEM versus third party. If you are ok with taking the risk, you can try. Personally, I don't recommend it. Given the cameras age, 14 yrs old, I would look at a replacement / upgrade.

Re: Canon 5D Mark III DIY remplacement LCD display

egnompaln — Fri, 15 May 2026 08:02:23 GMT

@egnompaln wrote:
HI everyone,
My 5D Mark III LCD died after shooting in light rain. Backlight works, panel displays nothing.
Surprised it happened given the weather sealing, it really wasn't heavy rain.
Camera is otherwise fine, shutter fires normally.
Thinking about DIY LCD display replacement.
A few questions: How difficult is the swap on a 5D III specifically?
Aftermarket panels from eBay/AliExpress : is the color/brightness difference noticeable or acceptable for everyday shooting?
Any trusted sellers you'd recommend?
Thanks a lot for sharing your expériences experience with that.
Thanks https://omegle.onl/

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Re: Canon 5D Mark III DIY remplacement LCD display

ebiggs1 — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:10:27 GMT

The problem is, you don't know how far the water went inside the camera. What works today may not work tomorrow giving the water infiltration time to do its dirty work. And if it was salt water absolutely forget it. It is toast so pop it up.

A better course of action would have been immediately laying the camera on a warm, not hot, heating pad for an extended period of time. The worse thing is to turn it on to see if it still works which I understand is a normal reaction.