22 Year Old Film Camera Repairman | PPP Camera Repairs

An interview with 22 year old film camera repairer, Pierro Pozella, about his business PPP camera repairs.

PPP:

Video recorded on Sony A6500

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George:

[oigaaaaaa]

dude straight up saving film as a medium, thank you

[Daniel.Anugerah]

Fixes cameras and is a student? holy shit hat's off to you mate

[jdouguspsa]

literally just dropped and broke my 645 camera. i never understood why older photographers won't pass down their knowledge it seems so counterintuitive and selfish. this is really awesome.

[kennyyuliandrika]

I always hope someone like Pierro more common. Such a shame enthusiasm for film photography being holdback because most camera is in a bad condition or not working at all.

[Fnzzy]

No way! I had my camera repaired by him! Great video!

[Fujicator]

This is truely amazing to see a young person skilled enough and willing to repair all kind of film cameras, I wish Pierro all the best for the years to come !

[Arrc_Larrc]

Dude yes! I've wanted to do this for so long! I'd love watching him make videos on how to repair stuff because when I've tried it's been really tricky.

[shannonpalmer]

I love this! I've done a small amount of camera repairs, and recently got a couple of books from the 70s with detailed instructions to repair many different cameras so I can continue to learn to do this. I build my own 4x5 and 8x10 cameras as well, which is a good fun hobby in itself. Granted, I'm 45 and not 22, but I'm also not an old man, lol. I hope more young people get into this.

[matttcameron_]

Do you know about Camera Rescue? They're based in Finland and they have internships and training opportunities to learn the trade of repairing film cameras.

[filmbyhari]

I had messaged Pierro just the other day about my MJUii and he said he doesn't want to repair them, so I tried to do it myself and it's now working fine!! :) He is such a down to earth, cool dude!

[oscar]

i did not expect this crossover episode

[mariusberger]

I recently rebuilt my Yashica Electro 35 (cleaned out the view finder, removed a dent on the lens and some battery corrosion, replaced the "pad of death" and gave everything a good clean). As a 17-year-old, this was my first time working on an old camera and it went really well, some advice I can give is:
1. ALWAYS wear gloves
2. stay calm and try not to rush things
3. always stay within your comfort zone

[MrNamaikisaru]

You’re a legend mate! Hope your business goes from strength to strength!

[jimgraves]

Pierro is a great bloke with a talent for camera repair that most of us can only dream of. I sent my OM-1 MD to him for a service and it came back working as good as new. When you have a talent for something, go for it, folks. You will never be out of work.

[Kodachrome]

Excellant interview!
I'm in my 50's and I'd love to be his apprentice. I could learn a lot from him.

[man_]

It's kinda sad that the old repairmen won't teach younger people who do want to learn their methods and knowledge. What happens if they die? They should write down all they know and pass it on.

[Thomasbrownphoto]

I love that he is tackling camera repairs! It takes a special kind of person with patience and perseverance to be confident with vintage camera repairs.

[rangerandbronco]

This was such perfect timing! Found out the other day that a Nikon 35ti I bought had a shutter issue. Got in contact with PPP and I’m sending it out to him for repair today. So awesome!

[btrdangerdan]

He is only older than my by a year. I like his personality and is like the Fix Old Camera’s YouTuber channel.

[JamieMPhoto]

Great interview! So glad he's learning - It's a potential goldmine if only a few people keep learning this. Also glad he's innovating.