Sony a6000 problem
Feb 23, 2018 07:33:33 #
I dropped my Sony a6000 on a hard surface, the camera no longer pops out the lens when turned on or will recognize the lens (16-50mm). The message is "cannot recognize the lens, attach it properly" The camera will display the menu and will show photos on the camera card. I can't see any damage to the lens, mount or the camera body and the lens goes on and off the camera easily. I can see light through the optical view finder and the back lcd display with the camera on and the lens removed. The lens and camera contacts look clean. Any ideas on testing the camera/lens under these conditions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Millismote
Feb 23, 2018 07:50:30 #
Millismote wrote:
I dropped my Sony a6000 on a hard surface, the cam... (show quote)
Does it act like this with any lens or just the one that was on it when you drop it?
Feb 23, 2018 08:55:25 #
Millismote wrote:
I can see light through the optical view finder.....Millismote
I just want to know where you found an a6000 with an optical viewfinder?????
Feb 23, 2018 09:00:42 #
One of the pins might be bent, on the camera or lens, do you have another lens?
Feb 23, 2018 11:04:08 #
Millismote wrote:
I dropped my Sony a6000 on a hard surface, the cam... (show quote)
I dropped my A5000 and got the same error message. Borrowed a Sony lens from a friend and it turned out my lens was damaged. Elected to buy a used lens rather than repair.
Feb 24, 2018 07:22:41 #
hpucker99 wrote:
I dropped my A5000 and got the same error message. Borrowed a Sony lens from a friend and it turned out my lens was damaged. Elected to buy a used lens rather than repair.
Closure is good, especially when the money sting isn’t over the top. 😎
Feb 24, 2018 08:24:16 #
Had similar problem with A6300 tried another lens still same problem had to have camera repaired by Sony, though camera was not dropped, may be software problem.
Feb 24, 2018 13:26:48 #
azted
Loc: Las Vegas, NV.
I did the same thing with my NEX-7 years ago. The 16-50 lens is the problem. There is a connecting bundle inside the lens that breaks off of it's electrical connections when dropped. Buy a new lens, the camera is probably fine. Go to your nearest retailer and put a lens on the camera to test it.
Feb 24, 2018 13:43:03 #
It sounds like something got bent or dented and given the lens doesn't extent I would suspect something associated with lens mechanism. My first step would be to a Sony authorized repair service. Do you have a reliable camera store nearby. Could be a good time to trade up to the a6300.
Feb 24, 2018 13:47:01 #
Mar 4, 2018 16:36:49 #
Same thing happened to me, just bought another lens on ebay. Don't think that it is worth fixing.
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