How to clean/restore leather on vintage cameras?
Hello all. My boyfriend has a number of cameras that are on average about 20 years old. He noticed that the leather on one camera (about five years ago) was starting to get sticky. He ignored this and put the camera back in its case - a decision he now regrets. The leather is no longer sticky but it has developed small specks and smells of mold or mildew:
He has another camera that has started to have the same 'sticky' consistency, and yet another that feels very greasy to the touch (all of these cameras were in storage and not near anything that would get them dirty). Assuming this is a problem with moisture/temperature combined with not treating the leather properly? We are unsure how to proceed in cleaning/fixing these problems without damaging the leather... Any help would be appreciated! Below is a picture of the camera that has started to feel 'greasy' - this problem is mostly just occurring on the strap.
