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Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement

What you need

  1. Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • The battery compartment can be found on the backside of the camera. Pinpoint this compartment and focus on the right edge of the compartment gate to find the opening latch.

  2. Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 2 Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 2
    • Pinch the latch in towards the battery compartment gate. This will release the gate and allow it to open.

    • Completely open the gate and remove from camera. Take out the battery and replace the gate.

  3. Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement, Lens Unit: step 3, image 1 of 2 Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement, Lens Unit: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Face the front side of the camera towards you. To locate the left side turn the left side of the camera towards you.

    • Take out the four screws, sized 4.75 mm, with the Phillips #000 screwdriver.

  4. Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Looking at the left side, flip the top of the camera towards you to locate the top side of the camera.

    • Take out the screw sized 9.75 mm, located on top side of the camera, with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

  5. Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 2 Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Looking at the top of the camera, flip the camera 180 degrees to locate the bottom side of the camera.

    • Take out the screw, sized 3.75 mm, located on the bottom side of the camera, this time with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Remove the anchors that hold the strap to the body of the camera. There is one on top, and one on the bottom.

    • Use the black spudger to pry off the silver casing on the top and the bottom of the camera.

    • Remove the metal piece from which the film is ejected located on the right side of the camera. There is a 4.75 mm screw under the metal piece. Use a Phillips #000 screw driver to remove it.

    I had to pry off the silver casing firts, and then remove the anchors. There are screws holding the anchors under the silver casing

    Mariana Herreria - Reply

  7. Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 2 Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 7, image 2 of 2
    • Open up the camera by releasing the latches on the top and bottom of the camera. There are 2 latches on top and 2 on the bottom. Once the two halves of the camera are unhooked, you can easily pry open the camera with your hands.

    • Set camera down on a flat surface with both sides facing up.

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    • Set aside the black, plastic loop located inside the lens cavity.

    • Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the two 3.75 mm sized screws marked in the photo.

    • Move aside the motherboard located under the top screw. Then remove the marked 3.75 mm sized screw.

    The third screw in this step is incorrectly marked. The one that has to come out is actually the one to the right of the one marked. The board is probably more precisely referred to as just a circuit board not a motherboard to be nitpicky.

    chadwillard - Reply

  9. Instax Mini 90 Lens Unit Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the next two screws with a Phillips #000 screwdriver. The upper screw, sized 1.75 mm, is facing in towards the center of the lens unit. The lower screw, sized 4.75 mm, is to the right of the upper screw and faces down into the camera.

    The upper screw can stay in I think.

    chadwillard - Reply

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    • Lift up the lens unit from the camera.

    • Push the lens unit towards you to remove it from the casing.

    • Unplug the lens unit from the case.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Elliott Tegan-Tawney

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Hey Elliott

thank you very much for your work,very useful and clear but i can’t find the lens unit on the web. Do you know where i can find it please ?

Ghislain

ghislain.perez@outlook.fr

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