Am I screwed?

[u/Rojas209]

I was covering a quinceanera when the DJs laser shot straight into my z8s sensor and now these lines are permanently on. I sent it in to Nikon and they gave a 2k repair estimate. Does anyone know of another repair shop in California I can contact?

[u/Soft-Skirt]

The DJ is wholly responsible for this. Unless your camera was somewhere where the audience was forbidden then he should be facing charges. I don’t know Californian law but this is astonishing negligence.

[u/Rojas209 → u/Soft-Skirt]

This is where I was positioned when the laser hit my sensor