keeping film cameras alive ... who is "PPP" and how did he learn so much at such a young age?

Summary

このビデオスクリプトでは、カメラ修理のプロフェッショナル、Piero AKA PPPのインタビューが行われています。修理技術を学ぶ過程で、破損したチャリティショップの品を使い、数年後には修理の成功数が増加し始めました。修理の分野で経験を積むことで、LeicaやHasselbladsなどの名機を扱うことができました。修理者としての道は、技術的なスキルだけでなく、カメラを生き延ばす使命感と情熱を持つことの重要性を学びました。

Takeaways

• 🛠️ スクリプトでは、カメラの修理に関する経験と学びの過程が語られています。
• 🏚️ 初めは、チャリティショップで処分されるものを修理練習に使用し、壊れても問題なかったと述べています。
• 🔧 数年後には、修理のスキルが向上し、壊れるよりも修理できることが多くなったと報告されています。
• 🎓 修理技術を向上させるために、ロンドンの修理店を訪れ、多くの種類のカメラを修理する機会を得たと紹介されています。
• 🤝 Piero AKA PPPというカメラ修理のエキスパートとのインタビューが行われ、彼のスキルと貢献について触れられています。
• 📅 修理技術を身に付けるために、10年間の努力と忍耐が必要なことが強調されています。
• 👴 75歳のベテラン修理技術者と出会い、彼の指導の下で技術を学び、信頼関係を築いていると語っています。
• 🔄 カメラの修理において、最も一般的に問題が発生する部分は、年代とともに潤滑脂が乾燥し、部品に摩耗をきたすことです。
• 🛤️ CLA（Clean, Lubricate, and Adjust）の重要性が説明されており、機械式カメラの長期的な維持には不可欠であるとされています。
• 🔧 技術者やエンジニアが修理分野に参入し、彼らの専門知識を駆使してカメラの修理や改良を行っていることが示されています。
• 🚫 一般の人々にとって、カメラの修理はリスクがあり、専門家の指導なしには自分自身で試みるべきではないと勧告されています。
• 🗺️ コメント欄を通じて、地域の信頼できる修理技術者を見つけるためのデータベースを構築する呼びかけがされています。

Q & A

脚本の主人公はなぜ最初にチャリティショップから捨てられるものを選んで練習したのか？

主人公は最初に壊れても問題ないチャリティショップから捨てられるものを選んで練習したので、それは彼にとってのリスクを最小限に抑え、失敗してもコストがかからない環境で技術を磨くことができたからです。

主人公が修理技術を身につけるまでに何年かかったか？

主人公が修理技術を身につけるまでには2～3年の時間をかけました。

主人公が修理技術を学ぶためにロンドンで何をしましたか？

主人公はロンドンでできる修理店を回り、それぞれに訓練を受けるよう頼みました。彼らは彼に訓練を提供する代わりに、彼自身で練習するスペースを提供してくれました。

主人公が修理技術を学ぶ過程で最も幸運だった点は何ですか？

主人公にとって最も幸運だった点は、リーカやハッセルブラットなど様々なブランドのカメラを修理する経験を積むことができたことです。

Piero（PPP）はどのような人物ですか？

Piero（PPP）はカメラ修理の分野で非常に才能があり、若いながら多くのことを学び、素晴らしい仕事をしている人物です。

CLAとは何を意味していますか？

CLAとは「Clean Lubricate Adjust」（清掃・潤滑・調整）を意味しており、カメラのメカニカル部分を定期的にメンテナンスするプロセスです。

メカニカルカメラのCLAはどのくらいの頻度で行うべきですか？

メカニカルカメラのCLAは、初めて行った後では5～10年、時にはそれ以上持続するまで行わなくても済むことが多いです。

カメラの修理において最も一般的な問題は何ですか？

カメラの修理において最も一般的な問題は、年代をとるにつれて潤滑脂が乾燥し、部品に摩耗を来すことです。

主人公が修理技術を学ぶために10年間かけた理由は何ですか？

主人公が修理技術を学ぶために10年間かけた理由は、多くの修理業者が若い人を邪魔者と思っていたため、彼らに指導してもらうのは難しかったからです。

主人公が修理技術を学ぶ際の最も重要なポイントは何ですか？

主人公が修理技術を学ぶ際の最も重要なポイントは、技術だけでなく、修理業者との信頼関係の構築であり、彼らがカメラ修理に対する情熱と使命感を持っていることを学んだ点です。

初心者がカメラを修理するためにはどのようなアプローチが推奨されますか？

初心者がカメラを修理する際には、まず基礎知識を学び、専門家と相談し、オンラインの信頼できるリソースを活用することが推奨されます。

Outlines

00:00

🛠️ カメラ修理への道のり

この段落では、話者はカメラ修理の修得過程について語っています。初めは、慈善店で処分されるものを修理練習に使い、壊れても問題なかったと述べています。数年が経過し、修理のスキルが身に付いたことで、修理に成功する割合が増えました。また、ロンドンで修理店を訪れ、多くの種類のカメラを修理する機会を得、技術を向上させることができました。さらに、修理の技術を学ぶために10年間漸進的に取り組み、ついに75歳のベテラン修理技術者から直接指導を受けることになりました。

05:01

🔧 カメラ修理における問題と解決策

この段落では、カメラ修理における一般的な問題とその解決方法について説明しています。修理者たちが直面する問題の多くは、年代を重ねたカメラの润滑油の乾燥によるもので、これにより部品之间的の摩耗が増加します。CLA（Clean, Lubricate, Adjust：清掃、潤滑、調整）の重要性についても触れており、メカニカルカメラの長期的な維持管理にはCLAが推奨されていると語っています。また、一般の人々がカメラを分解し修理することについても議論しており、専門知識がない場合はリスクを冒すことは避けるべきだと警告しています。

Keywords

💡Charity shops

「Charity shops」とは、慈善団体が運営する古着や品物を販売する店のことです。このビデオでは、話者が最初に修理の練習を始めた場所として提唱されています。彼らは、これらの店から捨てられるものを選び、壊れても問題ないものにしました。これは、修理技術を身につける上で、リスクを最小限に抑えた実践的なアプローチを示しています。

💡Reverse engineering

「Reverse engineering」とは、既存の製品やシステムを分析し、その仕組みを理解し、再現または改善を目指すプロセスを指します。ビデオでは、話者が修理技術を学ぶために、数年間をかけて様々なカメラを分解し、その構造を理解し直すことで技術を向上させたと述べています。これは、修理技術を学ぶ上で重要なステップであることを示しています。

💡Repair shops

「Repair shops」とは、製品の修理を行う専門店のことを指します。ビデオでは、話者がロンドンに行き、多くの修理店を訪れ、経験を積むために協力を求めたと語られています。これは、専門家との出会いと協力が、技術向上に寄与する重要な要素であることを物語っています。

💡Leica

「Leica」は、高品質なカメラや光学製品を製造するドイツのブランドです。ビデオでは、話者がLeicaカメラの修理を経験し、修理技術を向上させたと示されています。これは、高級ブランドカメラの修理が、修理技術の証明となっていることを物語っています。

💡Hasselblad

「Hasselblad」は、特に航空宇宙やプロの写真家向けに知られるスウェーデンのカメラブランドです。ビデオでは、話者がHasselbladカメラの修理を経験したことで、修理技術をさらに拡張したと述べています。これは、専門的なカメラブランドの修理が、技術の深い理解を必要とすることを示しています。

💡CLA (Clean, Lubricate, and Adjust)

「CLA」とは、「Clean, Lubricate, and Adjust」の頭文字をとった用語で、カメラなどの機械的な製品の保守のために必要なクリーン、潤滑、調整を意味します。ビデオでは、CLAがカメラの長期的な維持に重要な役割を果たし、定期的なCLAが製品の寿命を延ばすことが示されています。

💡Gatekeeping

「Gatekeeping」とは、特定の知識や技術へのアクセスを制限することを指します。ビデオでは、話者がカメラ修理の分野で遭遇したゲートキーピングについて触れ、その障壁を乗り越えるためには、コミットメントと自己学習の重要性が強調されています。

💡Service manuals

「Service manuals」とは、製品の修理や保守に使用される公式の技術マニュアルです。ビデオでは、修理者や製造元によって書かれたサービスマニュアルの価値について話されており、それらが修理技術を学ぶ上で役立つリソースであることが示されています。

💡Light seals

「Light seals」とは、カメラのシャッターやファインダー周りで使用される、漏光を防ぐためのシールのことです。ビデオでは、ライトシールの交換が汚い仕事であるとされ、一般的な修理手順の一つとして紹介されています。

💡Short circuit

「Short circuit」とは、電気回路で予期しないショートが発生することを指します。ビデオでは、カメラの修理で誤った操作によりショートサーキットが起こり得ると警告されており、これは修理のリスクと注意喚起の重要性を示しています。

💡Engineering knowledge

「Engineering knowledge」とは、機械や電子工学などの分野における専門知識を指します。ビデオでは、エンジニアリングの知識がカメラ修理分野にどのように適用され、その専門知識を持つ人々が修理技術をより深く理解し、改善する能力を持っていることを示しています。

Highlights

Practiced repairing on discarded items from charity shops to avoid concern over breakage.

After years of practice, the speaker transitioned from breaking to fixing more items.

Reverse engineering led to a comfortable point in repairing high-end cameras like Leica and Hasselblad.

Piero AKA PPP from PPP repairs is highlighted as a young expert in camera repair.

The importance of servicing mechanical cameras to prevent wear and prolong their life is emphasized.

CLA, which stands for Clean, Lubricate, and Adjust, is a recommended service for mechanical cameras.

A full service can extend the life of a camera for another 5 to 10 years or more.

Engineers are entering the repair space, bringing a new perspective to camera repair.

Basic engineering knowledge can help understand and potentially repair cameras.

For those not naturally inclined to repair, it's advised to learn first rather than risk damaging their cameras.

The speaker learned through reverse engineering and encourages others to learn before attempting repairs.

Online resources can be helpful, but caution is advised as not all information is reliable.

Gatekeeping in the repair community can be a barrier for newcomers, but persistence and commitment can lead to acceptance.

The video aims to create a database of local repair people by encouraging viewers to share their trusted repairers in the comments.

The video concludes with an invitation to like, subscribe, and look forward to more content.

Transcripts

so at the beginning I practiced on stuff

that was getting thrown out of Charity

shops so it didn't matter if they broke

and a few years a few years past the

pile of broken pile got bigger and after

two three years everything started to

click and then I was able to start

fixing more than I was breaking and like

the different areas I was able to

practice I was quite lucky in some

senses so after a few years reverse

engineering I got to a more comfortable

point I went to London and approached

every repair shop I could to try and

train under and to teach me instead of

training me they gave me the space to

practice which I was very fortunate for

because that included leica's

hasselblads so I've worked for several

shops which expanded my knowledge uh

quite extensively what's going on

everybody welcome back to the channel as

you saw on that intro clip we

interviewed Piero AKA PPP from PPP

repairs the guy's an absolute whiz he's

a very young guy he learned so much

about repairing cameras and he's doing

amazing work here helping you and I have

cameras that are going to work and kind

of live on Mulan into the future so this

podcast interview was very very

interesting you want to watch the entire

episode of course click the link down

below to see the entire episode and

that's available in all of the major

podcasting platforms and of course new

classic film is still on sale so go

ahead and get a role if you want to go

ahead and support the channel alright

back to the episode let's talk about

this master uh repair person I'm

imagining like Master Splinter you know

Ninja Turtles is that is that a thing in

the UK I'll tell you why it's not far

off

so how did you find this person and uh I

don't know if you can say who it is but

you know the more information the better

yeah yeah no so it took me 10 years so

I've been trying to approach many repair

uh older repairs trainer they didn't

want the youngsters are annoying with

them which is fair enough and they said

I was on the right track just keep doing

it so I kept doing it along the way I

met a few who gave me a little bit of

guidance and then finally after 10 years

I've met this older repairer he's about

75

and before he even uh took me on or

anything I sat down in his living room

and had a two-hour interview

uh with him before he he made Judgment

of my character before taking me on and

then gradually he started to open up and

now teaching me the inside out recently

did a like a Rover Hall which is

exciting

that's amazing um it sounds like a

beautiful relationship because it's not

just purely like the technical you know

ins and outs like this person wanted to

ensure you know it sounds like being a

repair person is this like it's such an

important thing because film cameras

literally like they they died already

you know so yeah having someone that not

only knows how to do it but like cares

about it and kind of has this mission of

keeping the thing alive like that must

be something that factors into your into

your head yeah massively like so the one

really really nice thing about this

older repair is that the fact that he

hasn't lost his spark he's getting more

excited about the stuff I'm talking

about all this new stuff coming out and

he wants to be younger to keep doing it

again it's nice because it isn't just

about the repairs he said he wanted to

build up a friendship as well as and

which is really nice so I have lunch

with him and his wife

um and I've met his cat or his neighbors

cat one or two is that we've developed

that relationship where we've just

called each other and check in on each

other as well which is quite a nice

aspect to have all right well that's

clearly an avoidable thing

um maybe forget about affordable or

unavoidable what what are some like what

are the things you see most often that

are typical problems with cameras so the

most often uh recently over the past few

years is just where stuff isn't

lubricated it's just drying the grease

is drying up with age and grease loses

oil over over a period of time and

because you're then running the camera

dry it becomes it starts wearing parts

and parts metal or metal especially is

not good and it just means lubrication

and then it feels like a factory again

it feels good as good as new I was

actually wanting to ask you what it what

does CLA mean and I know lubrication is

one of the L's but how valuable is a CLA

and like should we be doing this to all

of our mechanical cameras how often like

what do you recommend

so CLA is not a lot of repairers like

the turn because it essentially stands

for clean lubricate actually a lot of

repairs prefer the term of service

um is something if your camera is

mechanical it has moving Parts metal or

metal just the stuff will wear if it's

moving so it's like an old car so it's

good to have them fully serviced if you

haven't done it before it's good to get

done and then you're good for another

five ten years if not longer look at

some of the hasselblads and leica's

fully mechanical even the rolly 35s they

just keep going and going and going as

long as they're serviced and kept you'll

you'll know in the field something just

won't feel quite right but as long as a

service they'll keep going for a good

few years even decades for someone who

who knows their way around some simple

basic things about you know tools and

Engineering whatever how do you

recommend people like take a look

themselves under the hood like is it

worth doing that or are there some

cameras that if you own it you should

give it a try first

first of all your video was very insane

I did enjoy it

regards to repairing there's actually a

lot of Engineers entering the repair

space and what's quite interesting how

they're approaching it is with their

engineering like knowledge they're able

to approach stuff just like that and

they have that basic idea of

um how things go together and work and

so forth and even quite more in-depth uh

knowledge in regards to some of the

electronics and some repairers I know so

it's even myself sometimes and that's

what's quite incredible but for those

people it's great because they would say

go apart play they can modify even adapt

it and there's so many projects going on

like that but for the normal person

if uh repairing not even repairing if

building or taking us apart stuff

doesn't come naturally I wouldn't risk

it

it's fair okay fine fine

it's just there's so many things like oh

Range Five adjustment they're simple

just stick the screwdriver and net up

slip and then but it's just and it's not

as simple as that that would like

because there's a is there's sort of a

balance between the two playoffs between

close and far distance it's not as

simple as just adjusting it and there's

so many other cameras if you twist the

wrong screw then forget it it's just or

you can even Short Circuit the whole

light meter in a camera if you've got

the batteries in and you're still trying

to do it so just there's so many little

things like light seals go for it more

than happy to do that because that's

just messy work but anything else there

just be whatever you are yeah no I I

your answers makes total sense I think

in the spirit of not gatekeeping I think

there's a lot of things on the internet

when it comes to photography and other

skills that are gate kept

um and that's just annoying but in this

case clearly this is more about like if

you just don't know how to do it like

maybe learn first maybe try to educate

yourself maybe talk to a repair person

with that before like just diving in and

also you got to be careful what you

trust online because I watched like two

or three things and I was like I don't

know I was like whatever let's give it a

shot but clearly I didn't do I didn't

follow my own advice

yeah so like honestly like if you're

prepared to break your camera do it all

by all means go through because that's

how I learned through reverse

engineering and it can be done you

literally can learn that way and you can

become quite successful from it over a

long period of time but that is not this

like the other thing you mentioned on

YouTube videos not not everyone knows

what they're doing online

um so like if you're looking for like uh

was it how to do things in that and

learn camera repairs have a huge range

of service manuals but even if some of

the service manuals weren't written by

repairers so they don't always make

sense but there's also a project run

like camera Rescue Run projects and

learn and that's probably the best way

of doing it but

that I understand where you're coming

from about gatekeeping because that's

one thing I ran into a lot of um

problems with when I first trying to

learn there was a lot of gatekeeping

going on at the time people not ready

which is fair enough like they spent

decades learning just to work things out

they're not just going to hand it over

there's ways of learning to a point and

showing your commitment to what you're

doing and then eventually those people

or companies gatekeeping that start to

open up a little bit more and let you in

and help they just they've been around

for years and seen a lot of people come

and go so I want to use the comments in

this video to start a little database of

local repair people in your area let us

know down below where you're from where

you're at and who your trusted repair

person is that way all of us can have

access to somebody hopefully close to us

in our area if you enjoyed the video of

course click that like button and that's

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videos like this in the future alright

y'all to the next one I'm out