The story of how we rescued 1728 unused and new in box film cameras in 2022.
In 2020 we got a tip from an analog community member about an electronics retailer that might have some unused film cameras. The person...
Articles
- Mar 30
- 5 min
How to Change Camera Light Seals?
When you have seen over 100.000 cameras in person and given them a new life you become somewhat of an expert at changing light seals. Be...
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Barcelona Closing
Español. Let's start with the sad news! When we open a new location there is always a chance things don't work as planned and in the case...
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Technician School 2022
We have good news: the Camera Rescue technician class of 2022 will begin in early April. Before we go into the content of this year's...
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Camera Rescue Testing Facility @ Carmencita Film Lab Barcelona
Camera Rescue is living an exciting period at the beginning of this year. We are about to announce the camera technician class of 2022...
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Camera Rescue Community Chat
We don’t need new cameras, we need to rescue old cameras! Checking a Leica Lens in a flea market Since the conception of Camera Rescue we...
- Oct 4, 2021
- 4 min
Winternship: Join us for an analog winter in 2021/2022
It’s that time again! As the rescue center continues to grow we’re seeking people willing to join us in Tampere during the Winter of...
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
State of cameras with Carmencita Film Lab
Here at the rescue center we see cameras come in all conditions, from last used a day ago to decades ago. Our job has always been to...
- Jun 29, 2021
- 7 min
5 years of Camera Rescue + the Future
Camera Rescue 5 years It is celebration time again! The Camera Rescue project turns 5 years old this week and just like the previous...
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
Summer testing pop-up in Paris!
UPDATE (13/01/2022) : the Paris workshop is closed for now after successful operation for more than 6 months. This is to give the...
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
Camera Rescue: 100,000 Cameras Reached
Back in September 2017 we announced our goal to save 100,000 analog cameras by 2020. Even though we already had saved around 30,000 by...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 8 min
A hopeful Future for Analog (3/3)- Services for Film photography!
With a combination of almost 10,000 participants from 100+ countries in both 2017 and 2020, the #SaveAnalogCameras surveys unveiled how...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 8 min
A hopeful Future for Analog (2/3)- Gear supplies for Film photography!
A hopeful Future for Analog is published in 3 parts, discussing five areas: The film community at large and its optimism towards the...
- Mar 2, 2021
- 5 min
A hopeful Future for Analog (1/3)- Global film community at large!
#SaveAnalogCameras 2020 It’s time for an update on the results of the Analog Community 2020 survey! A look back into the past 3 years of...
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min
We are Building up a Camera Rescue School
Good news. Mechanical film cameras are the tools that have preserved the memories of humanity for the last 150 years. Now is our time to...
- Dec 29, 2020
- 14 min
The journey to 100 000 cameras in 10 years
Hi! If you don’t know me already, I’m Juho, and here I want to tell you my side of story of how we went from being just me selling old...
- Jul 9, 2020
- 19 min
Comparison: Cheap Camera Scanning vs Pro Scanners
Film scanning Scanning processed film into a digital format is necessary for most photographers shooting film today, and is, therefore,...
- Jul 9, 2020
- 1 min
The #SaveAnalogCameras 2020 Survey
In 2017, we did a survey on the global analog photography scene to understand the future of analog photography. The survey went...
- Jun 24, 2020
- 8 min
Camera Rescue’s 4th Year of Camerarescuing
An update on our mission to save 100 000 cameras by 2020, and details of our big giveaway! As we celebrate our 4th anniversary, it is,...
- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min
CANCELLED: Camera Rescue Tour 2020
The Camera Rescue Tour 2020 has been cancelled due to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. During the spring and summer of 2020, we had plans...