Camera Rescue aims to save 100,000 analogue cameras for the future
Saturday 23 February 2019, 13:31 by Michelle Peeters | 4,795 views | 1 commentThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
The Finland-based organisation Camera Rescue has saved 46,000 analogue cameras and plans to more than double this number in 2020. Cameraville recently interviewed Juho Leppänen from the organisation to discuss its mission, as well as the unique challenges it faces.
Camera Rescue was launched in 2018 with the mission of preserving analogue cameras for future generations.
The organisation looks for used film photography equipment and applies what it calls a 'camera rescue process', which includes testing and repairing the devices if necessary. Rescued cameras are then sold through KameraStore.com.
Core team member Juho Leppänen discussed the mission and work of Camera Rescue in a 10-minute Cameraville video, including the technical problems the team has to solve.
A lack of technicians who can repair these cameras remains a problem, although the team is addressing this by training a new generation of repair technicians.
We took all the guys we could find who have the experience and they in turn taught the newer guys, Leppänen explained.
Alongside the organisation's own work, Leppänen describes technical problems in the analogue photography market. If we want new cameras, we need a new mechanical shutter, said Leppänen, who also pointed to ageing scanning technology that needs to be updated.
Most of the scanners around are based on Windows XP, which is no longer supported, said Leppänen. Although new scanners could be developed, the cost remains a problem, with Leppänen explaining that it could cost 3 million euros to produce the first batch of new scanning technologies.
The analogue photography industry also requires new automated film development machines and a generally low barrier, in terms of difficulty and cost, for new photographers starting out.
If we want more people to start using film again, Leppänen stated, we need to make it easy and cheap.
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Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.
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Mabel Amber
wrote on Wednesday 27 February 2019 at 00:13
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Nice article Michelle, thanks for that!
Translated from Dutch.
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