Yashica FX-7 Super

A nifty Yashica FX-7 Super SLR I picked up recently for about $4.51. It works great and with the 35-105mm Yashica zoom lens, is ready for just about any situation. It's fully manual, and in fact, I didn't put any batteries in it for the meter when I used it.

A niftly little Yashica SLR I picked up recently and used the other day for the first time. I only have one lens for it, but it's a good, all-around lens to have - a 35-105mm zoom.

Another view of my ornamental pear tree as it was blooming last Spring. Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @50mm Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: April 7th, 2019, 3.29 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Kodak Max 400 2019 02df

This was the Tulip Tree, in my side yard, when it was blooming back in 2019 Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @105mm Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: April 7th, 2019, 3.33 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Kodak Max 400 2019 04ef

Some grape hyacinths in my yard. They seem to be spreading, so I keep digging them up and replanting them in a more advantageous spot - where people can see them better. Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @105mm macro setting Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: April 7th, 2019, 3.47 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Kodak Max 400 2019 11dff

This is an old well that resides on my late neighbors property, just a few feet from my back property line. I shot it manual, with no batteries. Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @50mm Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: April 7th, 2019, 4.01 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Kodak Max 400 2019 16ff

A simple oil spot on the road - it looks like a tie dye pattern. Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @45mm Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Yashica Color 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 29th, 2021, 11.10 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Yashica 400 Fall Tree 2021 00df

Some beef vegetable soup I canned last week. I was down to only one quart of the last batch I made, so I figured I should do some more. Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @50mm macro Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Yashica Color 400 Shooting Program: Manual (of course! No batteries) Aperture: f/22 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) for 5 seconds Date: November 2nd, 2021, 12.51 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Yashica 400 Fall Tree 2021 18ef

A display for the Autumn season at my local market. Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @35mm Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Yashica Color 400 Shooting Program: Manual (of course! No batteries) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/1000 of a second Date: November 2nd, 2021, 12.34 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Yashica 400 Fall Tree 2021 19ef

I had one last look at my Fall tree that I shoot every year. It's leaves are about all fallen off. This was also the last frame on the roll of film. Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @50mm Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Yashica Color 400 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/30th of a sec. Date: November 8th, 2021, 5.36 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: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Yashica FX-7 Super Yashica 400 Fall Tree 2021 26ef