Need some help, broke DSLR

[[TFU] Thegoon84]

On holiday currently in Lanzarote, took a picture of me and the family with the camera on a tripod.... massive gust of wind came from nowhere and blew it face down on hard rocks... the len´s is ok just cracked the protective casing.

Anyways its not not taking pictures straight, its about 4 inch´s off to the left... any idea how i can fix this or cant I.

Its a Sony a300 i think.

 

[An Exception]

Sounds like a damaged mount? Are you getting a tilt shift affect?

 

[[TFU] Thegoon84]

Sounds like a damaged mount? Are you getting a tilt shift affect?

Nope just when i take a pic its off centre but still straight_

 

[Columbo]

Sounds to me like the sensor has become mis-aligned when it got banged.

Because of the sensor shift stabilisation system that Sony employ it is possible for the sensor to go out of alignment (basically it simply moves from its position)

I've seen it before on my friends A100 a few years ago, the cost of repair was astronomical and it was far cheaper to buy a 2nd hand replacement which he did.

edit: Just mailed him and he thinks the quote was £178 + VAT (in 2008.!)

 

[BusError]

Had the same experience with my Sony servicing in 2004 or so, the sensor started to 'rot' on my bridge camera, at the time - ie develop hot pixels that were getting bigger, and more numerous.
They refused to accept it was a design fault, despite lots of internet discussion of people having the same problem with eh same camera, and were also quoting 200 quid to replace the sensor.

All this to say I never bought a piece of sony equipment since

 

[[TFU] Thegoon84]

Cheers for the replies it sound exactly the same as ManCuBuS´s mate. Its not out too much and can cope, just slightly turn the camera to the right a litte. But yeah no more sony´s!

Least its an excuse to buy a new "better one" haha.