Kodak Tri-X 400

What I had for my birthday dinner. Camera: Minolta X-370N Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @ 70mm 1:4 macro Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec. Date: February 27th, 2019, 7.30 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 15 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 5 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 9 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds Minolta X-370N Tri-X 2019 14df

One of two lion statues guarding the entrance to a private estate. Camera: Minolta X-370N Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @40mm Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec. Date: March 1st, 2019, 3.27 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 15 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 5 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 9 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds MMinolta X-370N Tri-X 2019 34fff

A fresh chicken at the local market. Camera: Minolta X-370N Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm 1:6 macro Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec. Date: March 1st, 2019, 2.43 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 15 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 5 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 9 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds Minolta X-370N Tri-X 2019 30fff

My girlfriend Diane and myself enjoying the birthday dinner she had for me. This shot was taken by her brother Sam using my Minolta camera. Camera: Minolta X-370N Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @28mm Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec. Date: February 27th, 2019, 7.27 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 15 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 5 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 9 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds Minolta X-370N Tri-X 2019 12ff

The sun setting through the trees as seen from my upstairs window. Shot at 300mm with a 2x tele-converter, so that equals 600mm and it was handheld. Camera: Minolta X-370N Lens: Auto Sears MC Zoom100-300mm F/5.6, @ 300mm Tele-Converter: Soligor Auto Tele Converter 2x Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/11 Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec. Date: February 23rd, 2019, 5.34 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 15 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 5 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 9 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds Minolta X-370N Tri-X 2019 05ef

The chocolate birthday cake my girlfriend Diane got me Wednesday night. Camera: Minolta X-370N Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm 1:4 macro Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec. Date: February 27th, 2019, 9.19 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 15 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 5 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 9 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds Minolta X-370N Tri-X 2019 18df

A rusty old farm tractor. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 wide angle lens Film: Kodak Tri-X, B&W 400 ISO Aperture: F/8 Shutter speed: 1/500th sec. Date: May 8th, 2014, 3.27 p.m. Location: Eldorado, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 7 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. Water wash: 4 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Pentax Tri-X TSC 19ef

I'm starting to see Hallowe'en decorations around my town. This was a Minion I saw yesterday near the Post Office. Camera: Minolta X-370 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Filter: Hoya HMC Skylight (1B) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec. Date: September 23rd, 2016, 3.09 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1:50 for 13 minutes 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 10 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 5 minutes rinse in running water. 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds X-370 Tri-X 2016 15ef

This is some of the area downtown where I live, 4 blocks from my house. You can see the ominous clouds - a storm was approaching right before I took this shot. About 20 minutes later, it hit. This was probably the image with the least light leaks. The camera I used was so cheap, the manufacturer didn't even bother to name it or list who manufactured it. The camera is simply called, "35mm Camera." I did pick it up for $1 and it was brand new and never been opened or used - and it works pretty good, considering. I had attempted to use this half roll of cut-down Tri-X on Monday and Tuesday in a Kodak 154 Instamatic 126 camera, but issues prevented the film from winding correctly, so no frames were exposed but the first one. I'm certain that's where the light leaks originated from. Stand developing it for an hour and a half really helped to lower the grain. That was my first time trying such a long developing time, so I'm definitely going to have to try it again. Camera: "35mm Camera" (unknown manufacturer) Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 35mm film (cut down to half a roll) Aperture: f/8 (fixed) Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec. (fixed) Date: June 15th, 2016, 1.09 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals and times: Adox Adonal (1:150): 1 1/2 hours stand developed Water Rinse: 30 secs. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 minutes Water Rinse: 2 minutes. 35mm Camera Tri-X Test 21ef

This is the intersection of Route 1 and Route 45 near my town and is touted as the only intersection in the world that doesn't actually intersect. What you see is Route 45 coming at the camera from straight ahead and it turns left (when viewed from this angle, it actually turns right in real life), and heads off in that direction. Route 1 is coming from the right side of the picture and turns left and heads off in the direction behind where I was standing with the camera. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 55mm, f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film Exposure length: 20 secs. Date: October 15th, 2010, 22:59 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 8 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. SRT 01df

Ice cream with chocolate syrup and a cherry on top makes it a sundae, right? Well, whatever it's nomenclature, it tasted good. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 wide angle lens Tele-converter: Sears 2x Tele-Converter Film: Kodak Tri-X, B&W 400 ISO Aperture: F/22 Shutter speed: "B" 10 secs. Date: May 8th, 2014, 11.48 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 7 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. Water wash: 4 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Pentax Tri-X TSC 24gf

This incongruous structure is placed right smack dab in the middle of the square in the heart of downtown Marion, Illinois. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 wide angle lens Film: Kodak Tri-X, B&W 400 ISO Aperture: F/11 Shutter speed: 1/1000th sec. Date: May 8th, 2014, 1.44 p.m. Location: Marion, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 7 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. Water wash: 4 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Pentax Tri-X TSC 12ef

This was the first picture taken with my Minolta SRT-101 35mm camera. It was a little rough before, but now it operates silky smooth. Thanks, mountain dawg! I couldn't wait until daylight to try it out, so this is a night shot taken at a local intersection just outside my town. It is the intersection of Route 1 and Route 45 and is touted as the only intersection in the world that doesn't actually intersect. What you see is Route 45 coming at the camera from straight ahead and it turns left (when viewed from this angle, it actually turns right in real life), and heads off in that direction. Route 1 is coming from the right side of the picture and turns left and heads off in the direction behind where I was standing with the camera. I don't know if there's any way of proving it's the only one in the world that doesn't intersect, but that's what they claim. If it doesn't intersect, it would seem to me that maybe calling it an "intersection" could be a slight misnomer. Oh, well. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 55mm, f/1.7 Filter: Vivitar Skylight 1A Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film Aperture: F/16 Exposure length: 20 secs. Date: October 15th, 2010, 10:59 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 8 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. SRT 01df

There was a heavy fog that covered my landscape early this morning, so I couldn't resist the urge to go out and shoot something in it. Here's a headstone I've shot before (seems I've shot everything in my area before - this is getting old!) sitting next to the reservoir as the fog moved in. A little history of the man that is buried here. Thomas Langford was born on February 24th, 1814, and died at age 40 on March 28th, 1954. It is interesting to note that, while at the age of 18, he fought in the Black Hawk War of 1832, which was fought in Illinois and parts of Wisconsin. Camera: Rollei 16 16mm subminiature camera (Produced 1963-1967) Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar 25mm, f/2.8 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film (Cut down to 16mm) Aperture: F/22 Exposure length: Approx. 1/30th sec. Date: November 17th, 2010, 7:43 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 72 degrees): D-76: 6 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 7 mins. Rinse: 1 min. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Rollei 16 06df

The local Masonic Lodge, photographed on Election Day, 2010. Camera: Rollei 16 16mm subminiature camera (Produced 1963-1967) Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar 25mm, f/2.8 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film (Cut down to 16mm) Aperture: F/22 Exposure length: Approx. 1/30th sec. Date: November 2nd, 2010, 3:23 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 8 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Rollei 16 05df

An old building named "Coggan" found in Clay City, Illinois. Camera: Rollei 16 16mm subminiature camera (Produced 1963-1967) Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar 25mm, f/2.8 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film (Cut down to 16mm) Aperture: F/22 Exposure length: Approx. 1/30th sec. Date: October 30th, 2010, 5:48 p.m. Location: Clay City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 8 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Rollei 16 04-2cf

This is the windmill that Peggy, my late neighbor, enjoyed so well. I also liked it a lot and have featured it in my photostream several times. This shot was taken on a blustery day as it was busily spinning away. Camera: Rollei 16 16mm subminiature camera (Produced 1963-1967) Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar 25mm, f/2.8 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film (Cut down to 16mm) Aperture: F/22 Exposure length: Approx. 1/30th sec. Date: October 29th, 2010 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 8 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Rollei 16 03-2cf

The Graingers superstore/warehouse located in the next state to mine. They have just about everything you need. Camera: Rollei 16 16mm subminiature camera (Produced 1963-1967) Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar 25mm, f/2.8 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film (Cut down to 16mm) Aperture: F/22 Exposure length: Approx. 1/30th sec. Date: October 21st, 2010, 12:13 p.m. Location: Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 8 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Rollei 16 02cf