Minolta Disc-7

Apparently, this could have been the best disc camera ever made. Which is not saying much because the format was so small. But, leave it to Minolta to make the best of anything. Too bad they exited the camera business.

This was supposed to have been the weekend for our annual local street fair, called “Dairy Days.” But, because of the virus going around, it was not held. I did find that there were indications of it around town. There were balloons shaped like cows and decorations with cow themes, even window displays in the local stores. Here you can see the town’s lone bank decorated with a festive balloon and flower pots with spots like cows. The camera’s battery was surprisingly still working after about 40 years. It’s a good thing it was because it has to be replaced by the manufacturer – and they got out of the camera business in 2006. The film was old and expired, and didn’t hold up well. But, I did get some images from it. Camera: Minolta Disc-7 (released in 1983) Lens: glass 12.5mm, f/2.8 Film: Fotomat Color Film 200 (expired July 1988) Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/200th of a second Time: September 26th, 2020, 3.58 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 4 minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Minolta Disc-7 Fotomat 200 NC 10df

A local snow cone stand here in town. Another shot from some old, expired disc film that was supposed to be used and developed in 1988. As you can see, the film didn't hold up very well. I could have said something like "Suzy sells snow cones by the seashore," but decided not to. Camera: Minolta Disc-7 (released in 1983) Lens: glass 12.5mm, f/2.8 Film: Fotomat Color Film 200 (expired July 1988) Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/200th of a second Time: September 26th, 2020, 4.15 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 4 minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute Minolta Disc-7 Fotomat 200 NC 14ef