Repair Stuck Lens on Panasonic FZ5

Step 5 Disassembly: Final Steps

Now we're right down in the guts of the camera. Don't worry about the CCD, it seems to be a sealed unit. I certainly amn't monkeying with the screws closest to it...

Two of the parts shown below are secured to the inside of the camera in a rather rickety fashion. The lens is very solidly fastened in place of course, but the AF/EVF assembly and the lens motor are not. They're also made of fairly soft plastic. The lens is stuck because of these flaws.

First, remove the single screw that secures the AF lamp and electronic viewfinder assembly, shown in the first image below. Then remove the two black screws that keep the lens motor in place, highlighted in image number two. Do not pull on the lens motor, it will still be fixed to the lens assembly by the ribbon you can see stretching across it.

Next, remove the screw near the base of the camera, highlighted in the third image of this step. This is the final fixing that secures the lens assembly in place, so slide it gently out of the back. You have now dismantled the camera far enough to fix it.

Comments

[GraGra]

I also found it unnecessary to remove (after ihad done it) and then found I could not fully tighten it (viewfinder slightly loose untill located later by back cover.

[soulmisfit]

The AF/EVF screw was extremely hard to get out on my camera, I came extremely close to stripping it after trying many different screw drivers. I highly advise finding the perfect screwdriver and lots of patience if it's tight, otherwise your hosed and the cam can't be fully disassembled. I did try heating it up a little with a solder gun but it was such a fragile tight area with ribbon and wires near by it was extremely risky. But I was finally able to remove it and get it back in.

[joeyjoejoejoe]

You don't actually need to remove the AF/EVF the lens barrel will slide out past it. I couldn't get the screw undone either.