For James Jackson, a 58-year-old professional photographer, a traditional SLR camera represents an almost bygone era of photography. And with the rapid disappearance of 35mm film developers, it seems these relics might soon become extinct. Jackson is attempting to save the camera of his youth with his "DigiPod" campaign on Indiegogo, which is raising funds for the creation of a digital film pod to replace analog film and thus keep the cameras in use.
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On his Indiegogo page, Jackson explains: "I wanted the DigiPod to be as versatile as possible in the space available, so there is no hard memory. Everything is saved to a micro SD card, plus it has a mini USB for direct connection to a computer and a built-in battery."
The DigiPod is small and versatile enough to adjust to any SLR film camera and even some non-SLRs, and many of the DigiPod's features harken back to a bygone era of photography, but therein lies the appeal of the product, Jackson explains.
You can reserve your own DigiPod for $300 on Jackson's Indiegogo site. He is looking to raise £199,000, or a little more than $309,000, with 31 days left at the time of writing and more than $11,000 already raised.
What do you think of the DigiPod? Do you think it's a valuable project? Watch the video above and let us know your thoughts in the comments.