Finland-based organization Camera Rescue has rescued 46,000 analog cameras and it plans to more than double that number by 2020. Cameraville recently interviewed the organization's Juho Lepp Camera Rescue launched in 2018 with the mission of preserving analog cameras for future generations.

The organization finds used film photography gear and puts it through what it calls a 'camera rescue process,' which includes testing and, when necessary, repairing the devices. Rescued cameras are then sold through KameraStore. com.

The organization's core team member Juho Leppir technicians.

"We took all the guys we could find that have the experience [and] they've been teaching newer guys," Lepp

Beyond the organization's own work, Lepp

"Most of the scanners that are around are based on Windows XP," which is no longer supported, Lepp

The analog photography industry also requires new automated film development machines and an overall low barrier, in terms of difficulty and cost, for new photographers to get started. "If we want new people to come to film," Lepp

Additional videos about Camera Rescue, as well as the team's history, can be found on Cameraville's blog.

2019-2-19 22:09