Anyone know how to disassemble the lens to clean out the dust?
Do not do this !
You can either have a working camera with a dusty lens or a non-working camera.
The lens assembly is complex, it has tiny motors for zoom and focus, feedback opto-interrupter sensors to detect zoom and focus position and possibly another sensor to detect the zoom mechanism is moving.
The zoom barrel moves in a helical groove and the lens-protection shutter is operated by mechanical movement.
All the electronic signals connect to the main circuit board by a very delicate flat flexible cable (FFC) that is often bent-over on itself.
It may not be possible to remove the lens assembly without disconnecting the FFC from the connector on the circuit board.
These connectors either slide-back or lever-up to open.
They are extremely fragile and if they break your camera is 'bricked'.
Sometimes, the connector is of a type that you cannot open.
There is a capacitor for the flash that is charged to about 300V and it will retain its charge for a long time.
It must be discharged or it will give you a nasty shock.
If you have not done this before, your chance of success is zero.
If you have done it before, then maybe 30 %
Only do this if you are not bothered by the financial loss.
If you decide to do it, document it and post the results.
I would just clean the outside lens
David
