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Use this guide to replace the eyepiece cover that allows for focus compensation.
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Use your finger tip to pull the battery release tab toward the center of the D70.
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Open the battery door and rotate it away from the bottom cover.
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Remove the following eight screws securing the bottom cover to the D70:
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Six 5.8 mm Phillips screws
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One 10.7 mm Phillips screws
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One 8.2 mm Phillips screws
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Carefully pull the bottom cover to separate it from the body of the D70.
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Remove the bottom cover from the D70.
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Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the battery side of the rear cover to the D70.
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Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the port side of the rear cover to the D70.
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Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF locking flap on the LCD ribbon cable socket.
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Pull the LCD board ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Carefully pull the sides of the rear cover away from the body of the D70.
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Pull the rear cover off the body of the D70, minding the LCD board ribbon cable that may get caught.
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Use a plastic opening tool to carefully pry up the flash unit at the point shown in the picture.
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Remove the two 4.3 mm Phillips screws securing the top edge of the front cover to the top cover.
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Remove the two 4.3 mm Phillips screws on the face of the front cover.
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Use the sharp end of a metal spudger or a razor blade to peel the sticker out of the center of the automatic/manual focus switch.
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Remove the 6.3 mm shouldered Phillips screw from the center of the automatic/manual focus switch.
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Pull the automatic/manual focus switch away from the front cover.
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Pull the front cover away from the D70.
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Remove the 5.7 mm Phillips screw in the top corner of the battery compartment.
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Remove the 4.2 mm Phillips screw securing the lower edge of the grip to the front of the D70.
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Remove the silver Phillips screw securing the port cover to the side of the D70.
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Remove the port cover from the D70.
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Touch the bare leads of a capacitor discharge tool to the pink and blue capacitor leads soldered to the circuit board near the AF lamp.
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At this point, the capacitor should be discharged. Avoid touching the bare leads to prevent a shock if the capacitor is still partially charged.
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Carefully de-solder the black, grey, white, and orange leads (boxed in red) from the side of the circuit board near the AF lamp.
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Lightly heat the joint of each lead with a soldering iron as you apply slight tension to the wire with a pair of tweezers.
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De-solder the four wires boxed in red using the same procedure on the preceding step.
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Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF retaining flap.
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Pull the ribbon cable straight out of its socket.
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Remove the Phillips screw securing the top cover to the D70 near the mode dial.
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Remove the following two screws securing the top cover to the D70 near the shutter button:
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One black 4.8 mm Phillips screw
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One silver 4.2 mm Phillips screw
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Remove the two 7.3 mm Phillips screws securing the top case to the D70 near the eyepiece.
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Remove the 4.7 mm Phillips screw from under the top cover near the shutter button.
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De-solder the thin black wire (boxed in red) from the DC/DC board.
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Carefully lift the top cover near the mode dial as you pull the mode dial ribbon cable away from the lens base.
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Remove the top cover from the D70, minding any cables that may get caught.
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Carefully remove the eyepiece from the D70.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Eyepiece Remove/Instal Step 32. To remove or replace the eyepiece, the diopter adjustment slider should be pushed fully to the '-' setting; that is, towards the base of the camera.
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