Svema Film

Some old Svema color film I tried out and it wasn't half bad.

Svema is an old Russian film, not made anymore. What I have expired sometime in 1993.

An old spool of Russian 16mm black and white film I bought to try and use in my Minolta 16mm camera. Even though it's well expired, black and white film seems to be viable for much longer a period than color film.

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

This is the Lion's Club building in my town where the juniors in high school get to paint their names each year. 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: 1/250 of a sec. Date: January 28th, 2018, 12.53 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 23df

Each year, the high school Juniors paint their names on the side of this Lion's Club building. It's a tradition that goes back to the 1960s at least, I'm pretty sure. They used to paint on the old viaduct, until it was torn down in the late 1990s. And, by the way, this is not graffiti - it's authorised. 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: 1/250 Date: January 28th, 2018, 12.53 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 23ff

Each year in the last week of our local school, the juniors paint their names on the side of the Lion's Club building downtown. This was was last year's class. This week, the juniors painted over this and were painting their names. When they get it finished, I will head down there to memorialize it on film once again. 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: 1/250 Date: January 28th, 2018, 12.57 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 24ef

An old headstone in Ebenezer Cemetery, less than a mile from my house. 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 25df