I broke my A95!!!

[keefer147]

I just got an A95 three days ago. I'd read about the E18 problem, but thought it would never happen to me. Unfortunately I didn't figure on doing something totally stupid. I was taking photos of my four year old son with his plastic bowling set and took some shots from "behind" the pins. One freaky bounce later and the ball hit the extended zoom lens and depressed one side of the most extended portion of the lens (see attached). Not surprisingly it will not retract at all and E18 has appeared.

Does anyone have any idea if such damage is repairable? I might go back to the store and plead dumb, but I suspect they'll just say that I must have banged it or dropped it. It's obviously under warranty, but I assume that Canon will realise that it wasn't the camera's "fault" and they'll make me pay. Any advise would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[Geeeyejo]

Looks a little like the leaning tower of Piza (ap?) Not to suggets anything dishonest - but might try to pull the lens so that all is straight (i.e.not cocked to one side) and then play "dumb" as to why it is not retracting.
Good luck...

[keefer147]

I tried to gently right the leaning tower, but to no avail. Anyone have an idea of potential repair costs? Cheers.

[Righty]

It depends how much of it you damaged.. if it's just the lens, it'll still prob set you back minimum $200. But you also might have damaged some internal parts? does it still take a photo?

[OceanRider]

ya min 200$ it will be a flat rate to fix it.

[keefer147]

Righty:

It still takes pictures, but they are way out of focus. I'm screwed I think.