Minolta X-300

This is a nifty Minolta I picked up recently. It was only sold in Europe branded as the "X-300." Here in North America, it was sold with the name "X-370." And while Europe had both silver and black, and all-black bodied cameras known as the X-300, here in America, they didn't release an all-black X-370. Minolta did release an all-black bodied X-370 but it was known as the X-7A. Very confusing.

This is my second Seagull DF-300, all in black. My other one is black and silver. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5 @70mm Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 7.03 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 05ef

This Bell & Howell Auto 35 Reflex was actually a rebranded Canon EX Auto, released only in 1972. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm f/3.5, @70mm 1:4 closeup Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 7.22 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 08ef

A new Matchbox release for 2017, this is a 1959 Chevrolet Brookwood station wagon. It's got all the luggage and a canoe tied to the rack on top and it's ready for vacation. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm 1:4 macro Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 7.41 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 11gf

This is a little toy car that was made by Summer and was based on a race car made in 1978. There were only ever two of the cars made in real life and it's base was a Toyota Celica. The Homelife 200 film only said it was made in Japan, but the film cannisters looked remarkably like typical Konica film cannisters. So, that makes me think this film is rebranded Konica film instead of Fuji. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70 1:4 macro Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 7.46 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 13ff

This is a little toy car that came as a prize in a box of cereal. It's the size of a Hot Wheels car and looks supiciously like it's the same construction as the cars Hot Wheels sponsors for the toys in McDonald's Happy Meals. The Homelife 200 film only said it was made in Japan, but the film cannisters looked remarkably like typical Konica film cannisters. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70 1:4 macro Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 7.48 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 14gf

A picture of the television screen showing a scene out of the first pilot for "Star Trek." I used to photograph the tv screen back in the 1970s during my favorite episodes of Star Trek, so every now and then, I still do it. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 8.25 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 18ef

These were the ingredients for my third-pound mushroom and swiss burgers. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 8.35 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 19ef

Three third-pound hamburgers cooking. They unded up as mushroom-swiss burgers. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 second Date: May 4th, 2017, 9.04 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 20ef

My mushroom and swiss burgers about ready to come out of the pan. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 9.27 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 21ef

I took a pound of hamburger, divided it into three even pieces and made third-pound mushroom-swiss burgers for lunch one day. I had two for lunch and saved the third for lunch the next day. Yum! The Homelife 200 film only said it was made in Japan, but the film cannisters looked remarkably like typical Konica film cannisters. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70 1:4 macro Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1 sec. Date: May 4th, 2017, 9.37 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 22df

Both these Mustangs belong to my neighbor and he had one other that was for sale as well. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 70-210mm, f/4 @70mm Film: Homelife 200 (expired May 2008) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: May 4th, 2017, 10.14 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300 Homelife 200 23df

This was me in the process of cracking open pecans to use in my chocolate fudge for Christmas. Some years I use nuts in my fudge, some years I don't. You know what they say - "Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't." Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Svema Color 125 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: December 3rd, 2017, 2.45 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute X-300 Svema 125 01hf

Some of the sugar cookies I made for last Christmas Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Svema Color 125 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: "B" 2 secs. Date: December 3rd, 2017, 4.43 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute X-300 Svema 125 03df

Some Christmas sugar cookies I baked a couple years back. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Svema Color 125 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb), 1.5 secs Date: December 8th, 2017, 4.48 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute X-300 Svema 125 09gf

My second Argus C3 "Brick." They're fun to use, in an old school way. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5 @ 70mm Film: Svema Color 125 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/22 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 30 seconds Date: December 15th, 2017, 4.39 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute X-300 Svema 125 13ef

I took a country drive around my town and saw this mailbox topper in the shape of a cow. This is, after all, cow country! I used Russian film that I got at the Film Photography Project. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Svema Color 125 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: January 28th, 2018, 1.11 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute X-300 Svema 125 21df

An old wagon located out in the country around my town. I don't think it's up for taking any pioneers westward in it's present condition. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Svema Color 125 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/30 of a sec. Date: January 28th, 2018, 12.36 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute X-300 Svema 125 22ef