A couple of days ago I got the flex for the focus mechanism in my 18-55 camera lens, but in my lack of experience I didn’t do a god job, the focus moved, and the camera tried to focus (it really tries) but the image remained blurry. So I had to put the flex in place again, the first attempt was not perfect. In order to do this. Here some pictures.
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- Ready for surgery
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- Tools required
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- Removed both caps and the focus motor
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- Remove the rubber band
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- remove this screws to detach the lenses
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- Be careful, first remove this contacts, they are easy to break
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- Also remove this screws (there are three)
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- lens removed
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- Another view of the lenses
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- Remove the connector
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- Remove the “focus” cap, for this you need to remove a small metallic piece
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- This metallic piece
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- This is the flex.
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- This is where the flex will be
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- That squared piece of the flex have two small holes, use them to align the flex.
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- Align..
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- Make sure it is aligned before press
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- I think it’s fine, assembly this thing
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- And this is the result, a picture taken with the camera using autofocus
