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Submitted by dexterp on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 03:50

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Thanks for all the "usefull" comments on this subject, with all of them, I managed to clean my camera !

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And for all the other buyers of that HS10, here is a "tutorial" of how to proceed.
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OKAY, FIRST : you'll need tools, not much actually : just a "star" and a "flat" srewdriver.
Small but sturdy ones :

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Note that I have used a file to make my "star" srewdriver "thinner"

You will also need a lint-free cloth to clean the lens :

Looking at the front of the camera, you'll notice a ring with numbers on it.

Put the cloth on the lens (to protect it) and GENTLY pry-out the ring with the "flat" srewdriver.
It's just holding there with 2-sided tape :

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Once the numbered ring is out, take off the 2-sided tape :
Be carefull not to scratch the lens !

You will now need your "thin" and sturdy "star" srewdriver to take out those 3 screws.
Again : Be carefull not to scratch the lens !

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When the screws are out, make sure not to loose them, they are really small !

You will now have to slide up the top part, it comes out quite easily !
Its the hole part that holds the add-on lenses.

Now here we see another set of screws. Again and Again : Be carefull not to scratch the lens.
Take these screws out (circled in Red).

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You'll notice that nothing come off. That's normal, even if there is 3 springs under this mounting. The reason is that, there is a
"whithish" glue holding it to the body (Yellow marks).
Take a marker and make a line somewhere from the lens body to the body, so that you can place it exactly where it was
before.

Now be REAAALLLLLLY carefull prying that part up with the "flat" srewdriver, the glue will break... take your time !

Remember I told you about the springs ? Well : they are here :

You finally see the inside lens, and have the outside lens in your hans.
Now take that lint-free cloth and GENTLY clean those lenses. Make sure you also are in a lint-free enviroment. Why ? Because

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the moment you'll place that lens back : you'll have lint and particle under the lenses again !!!
Hehe ! Been there, done that !
I know I'm annoying, but BE REALLY C AREFULL not to make any scratches on them, for that you will not forgive yourself. Dont
say I did not warn you
DO NOT use kleenexes, your t-shirt, or any cloth other than a specialized cloth from camera stores, or ones for eye glasses. Do
NOT apply pressure, take your time and inspect thoses lenses really carefully, dirt places itself everywhere !

Now that you're done, you will need to re-assemble that lens.
Place the 3 springs on the smaller screw holes. They have some kind of a "guide".
Remember that mark that you made ?! Just align those marks together and gently lower the lens of the springs.
Put in those screws one by one and JUST MAKE ONE TURN on them.
Why ? because you will screw them : "one turn" at a time on every screw.
The idea is to lower the lens evenly, and make sure you dont over-screw them into craking the lens.

The rest of the re-assembly is backwards of what you did :

Putting
Putting
Put the
Put the

the big cap over the lens.

the screws on, dont over- thight them !
2-sided tape over the screws.
numbered ring on the tape, and gently-but-firmly apply pressure around it, so that it stays in place until the next

clean-up

There you have it !

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

I hope it also helped you clean your lenses, and save BIG BUC KS !

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Submitted by David C oppen

Date Wed, 01/02/2012 - 07:55
Comment How does a lens that appears to be a sealed unit get so dirty in the first place? I've had a S100FS for
three years now and it's been exposed to some real grubby places but is still spotless.
Dave.

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Submitted by Angie D
Date Wed, 01/02/2012 - 09:37
Comment I would also like to add that a 'lint free cloth' is not the right tool to use. It should be a micro fibre

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cloth specifically designed for cleaning lenses and kept specificallly for the purpose. If you scratch the lens - and
a lint free cloth could do this - it will need to be replaced. Eye glass cloths should not be used - eye glasses are a
harder glass than lenses and can withstand a harsher cloth.
I really think this is a job that should be done by an expert - I certainly wouldn't try this at home.

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Submitted by klovibond
Date Wed, 01/02/2012 - 11:58
Comment Or, even better, lens cleaning tissues & fluid available from any good photographic store.

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Submitted by teztec
Date Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:46
Comment
I think that Dexterp should be thanked for taking the time to take photographs and type up the procedure for
others to see. Not everyone is incapable of carrying out such a task and often it is only the assembly order that
remains a mystery until someone actually does it. Agreed that not everyone is skilled enough to do this and
those people should not try, but the tools required are readily available in small boxed sets available at any DIY
shop. If the camera is still within warranty then send it back, but if it is several years old and has a value less
than the repair costs, then why not do it yourself if you feel confident enough?

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Submitted by Angie D
Date Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:12
Comment My worry would be Terry that someone would think that it was a job they could do and then discover
that they couldn't. But then I'm a Mum and Mum's do tend to worry about things like that. I am also aware of
what David has said - that this should be a sealed unit and dust should not have got in there. If you break that
seal then dust is more likely to revisit the 'scene of the crime', a proper technicican - Fuji for instance may be
able to reaseal the whole unit so that in future this sort of procedure will not be necessary.

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Submitted by Ray Fothergill
Date Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:27
Comment I only have a few concerns over this .
1:
How much pressure is needed before the front ring snaps ? I take it it's plastic and if your's is stuck on a bit
more than the one shown above then what ?,
2:
Never clean a lens before first blowing away excess dust with a silicon free dust bulb blower and never use a dry
wipe. Microscopic dust dragged across a surface no matter how light can cause problems . Pollen will also spread
even if you can't see it with the naked eye.
Always use microfiber cloths sold for optical work and always with an appropriate cleaning fluid . Short of that if
needs must , use a lens pen.
C oupled with possible static produced , that done dry may attract more dust than removed as Angie states .
3:
Notice in the shot with the front removed that the double sided tape is not only in one piece but has micro
gaskets on the inside and outside rims to help seal that piece into place. You don't talk about how or what you
replaced it with or the glue after that.
So presumably you now have a lens with less dust protection than you originally had . Possibly less moisture
protected too.
Dust seen on photos is rarely the fault of dust on the back of a rear element even when visible . It's more likely
to be at the sensor end.
If it's done because of refraction of light showing up or being illuminated showing on images as flare , that's a

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different matter and probably cause for legitimate concern and possible removal.
With those provisos in place I don't see the harm if you are willing for it to go wrong and accept the
consequences if it does.
I've seen much worse camera D.I.Y projects on the web .
The main way to keep the lens clean inside though is not to extend the lens fast in the first place as it's that
movement that sucks dust in in the first place. No externally extending zoom lens can be made completely dust
free but normally it does't make much difference if there is dust , except where I mentioned about dust particle
flare which can be a problem .

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Submitted by mike_k
Date Thu, 02/02/2012 - 20:45
Comment I'm going to be replacing the cracked screen on my Son's Olympus X-42 P&S he broke when on
holiday in Australia. Not quite the same as dismantling a lens but should be interesting. The screen is 15, the
camera about 60 so worth a try.

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Submitted by Ray Fothergill
Date Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:46
Comment I'm all for having a go myself Mike .
But you have to be prepared for it not to work
Try looking it up on Youtube.
There may be a good video showing the procedure. There are lots of that type of video on there.
Some good , some downright dangerous

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Submitted by mike_k
Date Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:56
Comment It's been sitting around for nearly 2 years now so if it doesn't work again no great loss, but I hate
throwing things away if they can be used again.
I did a search before buying and found a good written description with photos of someone who'd done it. There's
probably some videos also but I prefer the written word

Must be an age thing

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Submitted by dexterp
Date Fri, 03/02/2012 - 01:10
Comment
HI all ! Thanks for the comments !

to David : The lens is not sealed. It is a 30x optical zoom, so the is a part zooming out of the camera. SO it's
bound to get dust inside, you know it get everywhere

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to Angie : I'm a DIY kinda guy, so I am less stressed about those things. I dismantled everything I have
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also read that someone popped the first ring, and other poeple that unscrewed the rest, it looked quite easy. I
did this on the corner of my table

to klovibond : Yep : leans cleaning stuff is good. Everyone : Please note that I live in Quebec, so I'm "french"

to teztek : Thanks for the thumbs up and the Acknowledgment of my work ! I actually took the pictures
backwards

. I do have that camera for more than a year and I contacted a Fuji service center , supposedly

in Quebec (Toronto Ont.

and they did not want to tell me anything about their proceidure or anything : "Just
send us the camera !". So I tried this myself.

to Angie again
: Yes : there maybe dust again : but first : I know how to clean it now
, and Second : my
"How To" on www DOT wikihow DOT com is better : I suggest making a mark to place the lens exactly where
it was ( degree-wise). But it may be possible in the future, that dust goes back in : I just think it will happen the
same way as the first time : around the lens ring.

to Ray :
Q1 : Not much pressure : it is just a 2 sided-tape of glue. Just go slow. The ring is there only for the text and to
hide the Screws. Nothing more. No big deal if its briken. Good question !
Q2 : Of course, lens class mircofiber. C anned air is a good idea : but then again : the second lens is also
sealed. No dust inside !
Q3 : The micro-seals you speak of are in fact red lines (that I made) to understand what part is to be removed

The dust was genuinely on the lenses. The part where you speak of extending the zoom really fast is my style,
so I'm confident it is the reason. The dust did not make dust on the photos, but rather fuzzy in the middle. Not
its amazingly clean !
I did fiddle around quite a lot to get the lens this clean. Dust always comes back

Again, thanks to all for your comments.

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Submitted by Ray Fothergill
Date Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:19
Comment Hi Stephane.
I am all for d.i.y. repairs . I was the type of child that would play with his toys by taking them to bits the trying
to put them back again
Yes the rings on the tape are there for a few reasons which could include alignment during production or
replacement and they are 'printed' but that is a normal production process in these times and in your own
photos show they are clearly ridged . I think it's a humidity seal for sudden temperature /humidity protection as
well as for dust. if not , there would be no need for a complete ring of double sided tape with two ringed gaskets
. The join between the two extending halves of the lens should have a felt gasket to help prevent dust ingress
during a normal zoom too. Beyond a certain speed of zoom though dust can be sucked in from other areas of
the camera that could deposit themselves in areas that would be impossible to disassemble such as the sensor
itself hence my advice for caution with the speed of such zooming with such a lens.
The front plastic ring therefore to my mind is doing more than just showing the lens information and hiding
screws .
If the side lens extension seals were made to be airtight the lens would pull back as you released it so the
design must allow air to come in , but with reasonable speed the air coming from other areas would be reduced
allowing the seals to do their job properly and partially act as a filter .
Fast zooming may be your method and I respect that but I'm just pointing out to others how to avoid the ingress
of dust in the first place ;)
I am a firm believer in prevention rather than cure.
Slower zooming also encourages what dust that gets through to settle somewhere short of the lens elements
themselves . Please remember that a camera's lens consists of a series of internal elements of which some you
will not get to at all . These are equally open to moving air currents and will degrade in image quality more than
the front element if they get covered in dust.
I am not say that zooming should be painfully slow , just not faster than you can track with your eye.
In the past, here on this site , we have had various people complain that Fuji would not repair their camera after
they had tried home repairs themselves .
I am just pointing out the possible down sides to such operations .
I bought a Fuji S100fs when they came out. There is still no internal dust visible across the front element .

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I have shot the camera on windy surf soaked beaches and dusty tank trial areas , humid butterfly centers, and
bio-domes, and never had dust ingress or moisture problems .
I do accept others for whatever reason may not be so lucky or careful and may have need of this.
As such it is valuable information which I am in favour of .
On older equipment that could be improved by simple serving this is a good thing .
It extends their working lives .
I'm just adding words of caution for those that don't normally take things apart that much and trying to explain
how to avoid the need in the first place and pointing out that without suitable replacement parts the integrity of
the repair may not be as good as the original build .

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Submitted by Neovo Geesink
Date Tue, 19/03/2013 - 15:04
Comment This is a very usefull tutorial!!
I have the HS20 EXR, for allmost 2 years now and had allso some strange dust between the two outermost
lenses.
With your tutorial I was able to lift the first lens, and cleen the second lens, and the first lens thouroughly.
It is like new again!!
Thankyou very much for this detailed tutorial!

Neovo.
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