SUMMARY
Mathieu Stern visited Camera Store in Finland, a warehouse housing 50,000 vintage cameras and lenses, most of which arrived broken. The company repairs and resells this vast collection, which includes rare items like screw-mount Leicas, unique TLRs, and high-aperture Canon lenses. The tour highlights a growing demand for older point-and-shoot cameras and camcorders, offering a phone-free way to capture moments and a different pace of photography.
TAKEAWAYS
Finland's Camera Store holds a collection of 50,000 vintage cameras and lenses.
Many items in the collection require repair before resale.
The vault contains rare and unique photographic equipment, including high-value lenses.
There is a rising demand for vintage cameras, particularly point-and-shoots, for a phone-free photography experience.