Seagull DF-300

I just got this Seagull DF-300 in the mail a couple days ago. Friday, September 23rd, 2016, to be exact. I found it on eBay and you'd probably never guess, but it's copy of the Minolta X-300. Go figure, eh? It came with the Seagull-branded lens that matches with it.

This is a sign at my local high school, Norris City Omaha Enfield High School. Several little communities all get bused here. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 2.50 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 04ef

A sign near the entrance to the local high school basketball gym. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 2.57 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 07ff

So don't U even try it. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.01 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 08ef

This was taken while they were going out of business. They were made an offer for this property they couldn't refuse from a cult/church. Everything you see in this picture was razed for a parking lot for said cult. I shopped here a lot and am going to miss them. I once bought a cheap Chinese counterfeit recording of the Sound Of Music Soundtrack album here, among lots of other things. You just can't replace stores like that. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.05 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 09ef

A little country church about 2 or 3 miles from my house. It is Powell General Baptist church and was established in 1872. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.12 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 10df

The Mason logo on the side of their new building. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.31 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 13df

This year, 2021, my town is celebrating it's 150th birthday. It was founded in 1871, although it was settled quite before that. There was the first Methodist church that was founded in Illinois, and it started here in 1838. This house pictured, the Wakeford Place, is the oldest house still remaining in Norris City, built in 1877. Now, it is a museum. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.40 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 16ef

Abandoned for a long time. But, directly behind it and back in the woods, there's all kinds of rusting relics of automobiles. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.43 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 17ff

A sign located at the North edge of my town. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.51 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 19ef

A nearby cornfield just after it had been harvested. The Midwest of the United States grows a lot of food for various places around the world. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 3.56 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 21ef

A sign at the heart of my town decreeing that kids can't do what they used to do anymore. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 4.23 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 27ef

An old model train set through the window of a downtown antique store. It bears the livery of the New York Central Railroad. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/30 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 4.26 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 28df

This is the old city building, where the mayor and council used to meet. They had another building they used after this and now a current they use, which was an old converted funeral parlor, so this one hasn't been used by the city for some time. Now, it's part of another funeral parlor - what comes around, goes around, I guess. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 4.29 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 29df

A Fall display at the heart of my little town. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 4.33 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 30df

A figurine in the window of a downtown shop. She seems to be harvesting vegetables for Thanksgiving, perhaps. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/30 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 4.37 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 31df

I think this area belongs to a small apartment that is connected to the row of businesses. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Seagull-610 MC 50mm, f/1.8 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/60 of a sec. Date: October 16th, 2016, 4.48 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 35df

My latest Minolta X-300 copy, this one is a Carena SX-300. Camera: Seagull DF-300 (Minolta X-300 copy) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm 1:5 macro Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 black and white 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/11 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 3 secs. Date: October 16th, 2016, 5.45 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 mins. Water Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Seagull Fuji 37ef