A57, Shutter releases, but cursor and ok button dont work

[maneesh]

Hi,

I have A57 for last 4 years (hence out of  warranty)and been suing is nicely until last year it was slipped form the wall hanger at 2 ft high (though in its bag, came with purchase sony A57)

its button ( ok button, cursor , delete button etc just dont respond) but shutter is releasing and am able to click pic.) i tapped it hard twice and switch it on and off few times it started working fine,  I showed it to service center, but nothing he could see  and had no problem till last week. it was kept away for 4-6 weeks or so,  then gain same issue came up.  the menu options on the screen were also absent and after switching it twice on and off display came but as soon as i turned the lens down, display went away. and i had to slap it hard 3-4 times and then with switch on and off to get it gain rolling.

i dont understand what the issue, and one its active it dont show the same glitch. 

pls suggest.

[Makeev]

There may be a problem in the drive of the diaphragm. After shot the motor does not return back and the camera displays an error.

[maneesh]

On 7/14/2018 at 7:10 PM, Makeev said:

There may be a problem in the drive of the diaphragm. After shot the motor does not return back and the camera displays an error.

Thank you for your reply, but it happens only in the start after a gap (of week weeks), once its getting rolling its works fine...after the initial hiccups,  i was able to carryout the entire shoot lasting 2 hrs no issues. 

[Makeev]

Exactly! Almost as my drive motor in A77 .

[maneesh]

11 minutes ago, Makeev said:

Exactly! Almost as my drive motor in A77 .

how you got it rectified? or replaced the body?

[Makeev]

The service can see the error code. If it's an engine then it can be replaced there.

[Guest Jaf-Photo]

Getting it fixed outside of warranty will cost more than buying a replacement. People are dumping their APS-C A-mount cameras so you can find any camera up to A68 really cheap.

[maneesh]

1 hour ago, Makeev said:

The service can see the error code. If it's an engine then it can be replaced there.

Ok, Thank you

[maneesh]

3 minutes ago, Jaf-Photo said:

Getting it fixed outside of warranty will cost more than buying a replacement. People are dumping their APS-C A-mount cameras so you can find any camera up to A68 really cheap.

Thank you, that's an another option.......by the way, what price range we are talking about?

[Guest Jaf-Photo]

I'm sure you can find something for around $100. There's not really a set price range for used A-mount cameras in the consumer range. A lot of people bought them in the sale and ended up never using them. Now, they're selling them for whatever they can get for them.

[maneesh]

this link shows the exact issue i am facing with my camera.

kindly click the hyperlink.

i may not have been able to explain clearly,

Dear Jef,  can you pls share some link if possible where they show around 100$ a68 or the like. it will be very kind.