Articles

Apr 13
4 min

What should you pay for a film camera?

A Guide to Understanding Film Camera Pricing and Value Cameras are important tools for capturing memories and unleashing creativity....

Mar 31
4 min

Why 90% of the value in a Film camera is in condition?

Disclaimer: In the summer of 2020 we secluded ourselves in a basement during lockdowns to record 15 episodes of a Camera Rescue Basic...

Feb 26
12 min

Camera Rescue 2023 Update

It is time to have a look at the progress of the Camera Rescue project again, even if we missed the official time of the year we usually...

Aug 1, 2022
4 min

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...

Mar 30, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
4 min

Technician School

UPDATE 2023: The time and size of the Technician school for 2023 has not yet been confirmed. Some more info can be read in the 2023...

Jan 24, 2022
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 5, 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,...