Zenit ET No. 1

This Zenit ET is a Russian camera made in 1984. I got it last year and have already used it several times. It's solid and built like a tank and it doesn't even use batteries. I have an old Sears M42 screw mount lens on it for this picture. They made about 3 million of these, so they must have been popular.

I saw this 1957 Chevrolet Gasser and talked to the owner. He said there weren't many gassers around any more, and he was right. This one was primo. Taken at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 26th, 2018. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: May 26th, 2018, 7.52 a.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Vista 400 Misfits 2018 0ef

The stunning interior of a 1963 Ford Falcon convertible. Taken at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 26th, 2018. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: May 26th, 2018, 7.57 a.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Vista 400 Misfits 2018 03ef

This was one beautiful 1965 Chevy! It had two-tone paint and slotted mags, very old school. Taken at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 26th, 2018. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Date: May 26th, 2018, 8.17 a.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Vista 400 Misfits 2018 08gf

Taken at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 26th, 2018. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: May 26th, 2018, 8.30 a.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Vista 400 Misfits 2018 13gf

I saw this cute little restored and customized pedal car at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 26th, 2018. It was one of the items in the silent auction. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, M-42, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Date: May 26th, 2018, 8.29 a.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Vista 400 Misfits 2018 12gf

Taken at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 26th, 2018. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: May 26th, 2018, 8.54 a.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Vista 400 Misfits 2018 15ff

Taken at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 26th, 2018. You just have to love those 70s muscle cars. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: May 26th, 2018, 9.02 a.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Vista 400 Misfits 2018 16ff

A rose in my yard taken with my Russian camera – a Zenit ET. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Adapter: Montgomery Ward Auto 2X converter (Made in Japan) Film: Kodak Gold 100 (12 exposure) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: September 12th, 2018, 12.24 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Kodak Gold 100 Flowers SSC 2018 0df

This is one of the last of the Black-Eyed Susans still hanging on in my yard. As a matter of fact, there were only two flowers in my yard this week, this one and a small rose, so there wasn't much in the way of flower subjects to choose from for the challenge this week. For the Saturday Self-Challenge group, whose theme this week was "Flowers Straight Out Of The Camera." Taken with my Russian camera – a Zenit ET. It was taken to test my Sears 50mm prime lens on the Zenit body. Other than processing the film, there was no other post-processing used to get it to look like this - it's basically straight out of the camera, except for reducing the size for the internet. Unfortunately, I had to leave the bug bite holes in the leaves, as I wasn't allowed to clone them out. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Adapter: Montgomery Ward Auto 2X converter (Made in Japan) Film: Kodak Gold 100 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: B (bulb) 1/2 sec. Date: September 12th, 2018, 12.54 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute This was the 19th roll of film I've managed to develop with this same 1-litre kit. Zenit Kodak Gold 100 Flowers SSC 2018 02df

These are some green beans I canned Tuesday. With these 13 quarts, I have a total of 51 quarts canned up. They're going to taste good this Winter! Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Film: Kodak Gold 100 (12 exposure) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: B (bulb) 4 secs. Date: September 12th, 2018, 1.07 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Kodak Gold 100 Flowers SSC 2018 04ef

A closeup shot of one of my late mother's Mexican serving trays. It's made of wood and is hand-painted. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Adapter: Montgomery Ward Auto 2X converter (Made in Japan) Film: Kodak Gold 100 (12 exposure) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: B (bulb) 12 secs. Date: September 12th, 2018, 6.44 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Kodak Gold 100 Flowers SSC 2018 08ef

These are some plastic flowers in a clay vase that reside on the top of my piano. I used two black t-shirts for the background and photographed them at night in available light from a floor lamp. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Adapter: Montgomery Ward Auto 2X tele-converter (Made in Japan) Film: Kodak Gold 100 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: B (bulb) 12 secs. Date: September 12th, 2018, 7.32 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute This was the 19th roll of film I've managed to develop with this same 1-litre kit. Zenit Kodak Gold 100 Flowers SSC 2018 10ff

This Mexican clay pitcher belonged to my late Mother. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Film: Kodak Gold 100 (12 exposure) Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb), 30 seconds Date: September 12th, 2018, 8.35 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Kodak Gold 100 Flowers SSC 2018 0df

Late one night down the street I live on. The lens I used for this picture was broken and only had one aperture - wide open. That's why it's not as sharp as I would have liked it to be. Plus, the focal point was off. The lens was basically in two pieces and I taped it together to be able to use it. That's probably what threw off the focus. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward 67-1-582 Auto 135mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 2 secs. Date: February 7th, 2019, 12.27 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Arista 100 February 2019 05df

Taken in a friend's yard one rainy day. The lens I used for this picture was broken and only had one aperture - wide open. That's why it's not as sharp as I would have liked it to be. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Montgomery Ward 67-1-582 Auto 135mm, f/2.8 (Made in Japan) Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec. Date: February 7th, 2019, 1.04 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Arista 100 February 2019 05if

The sun shining through my bathroom window onto my kitchen floor left these interesting shadows. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec. Date: February 8th, 2019, 12.50 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Arista 100 February 2019 10df

This road runs alongside the highway and seems never to have been completed or connected to the rest of the road in the top left of the picture Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a second Date: February 12th, 2019, 4.20 p.m. Location: Williamson County, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Zenit Arista 100 February 2019 17if