Olympus Pen-EE-3 : Removing the Top and Bottom Covers (for cleaning, etc.)

Olympus Pen-EE-3 : Removing the Top and Bottom covers (for cleaning, etc.)

Removing the Top Cover
Tools used: Micro/Jeweller's screwdrivers (flat & cross head), tweezers, small spanner and a wooden chop-stick!

1) Remove the screw just under the strap lug.

2) Remove the screw which holds the rewind crank lever.

3) Remove the rewind crank lever top. (I've used a wooden chop-stick* to hold the 'teeth' of the film holder pin, and the end of a small spanner which fits into the gap** where the rewind lever sits).

*Some people use the shaft of a small screw driver, I prefer not to: the wood doesn't have any risks of scratching the insides of where the film canister sits.
** I once tried to unscrew a similar top configuration on another camera, using the actual rewind crank lever, and unfortunately the top was so tight that it needed a lot of effort to 'turn' - during my effort I bent the lever! From then on I decided to try to get more leverage-surface coverage by using the end of a small spanner in the space where the lever would sit :-)

4) Remove the two screws in the rewind crank lever bay.

The Top off the camera. (Note the cable which is connected to the Hot-Shoe)

A closer inspection finds dirt (!) under one end of the tape which holds the cover for the VF lenses.
Note: The cover which covers the VF lenses is made of card! BE CAREFUL if removing the tape which holds this cover in place.

With a little care, the cover can be bent outwards to allow access to the VF lenses for cleaning.
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER WHEN CLEANING THE VIEW FINDER LENS (OR ANY OTHER LENS) - What ever fluid* you use TREAT ALL THE GLASS PIECES AS IF IT WERE YOUR EYES (you wouldn't start rubbing the fluid in with 'heavy pressure', would you?)
*I use an Isopropyl Alcohol solution, applied with a cotton bud stick (Q-Tip, etc.) A couple of drops of fluid on one end; the other end of the bud stick 'dry?. I apply the 'wet' end lightly/liberally and then immediately pass the dry end over.

VF cover re-taped (I've used 'normal' wiring tape)

Removing the Bottom Cover

Only two screws to remove on the bottom cover:

When removing the bottom cover, the rewind-button might fall out. It's actually held in place by a small clip. To insert the rewind button in its place, the clip has to be moved outwards first. If you try to force the rewind button in, without moving the clip, you'll either bend the clip or break it!

TO REPLACE THE COVERS: Just follow the above sequences in reverse order.