Phoenix P-3000

This Phoenix P-3000 is a licensed copy of the Minolta X-370n/X-300s, (both variations of the Minolta X-300/X-370), and was made by Seagull Camera Company in China. It takes all my old Minolta lenses.

My mailbox in front of my house. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300s/370n clone) Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Tele-Converter: Soligor Auto Tele Converter 2X Film: York Color 400 (expired December 2006 and shot at 100 ISO; rebranded Ferrania Color FG400i) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Date: April 7th, 2018, 1.08 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 minutes and 40 seconds 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 Phoenix York 400 03df

The retractable antennae on one of my station wagons. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300s/370n clone) Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Tele-Converter: Soligor Auto Tele Converter 2X Film: York Color 400 (expired December 2006 and shot at 100 ISO; rebranded Ferrania Color FG400i) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Date: April 7th, 2018, 1.20 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 minutes and 40 seconds 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 Phoenix York 400 06ef

The roofline of the back of my house. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300s/370n clone) Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Tele-Converter: Soligor Auto Tele Converter 2X Film: York Color 400 (expired December 2006 and shot at 100 ISO; rebranded Ferrania Color FG400i) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Date: April 7th, 2018, 1.36 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 minutes and 40 seconds 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 Phoenix York 400 13df

Some wildflowers that I transplanted from one spot in my yard to another so that people could see them better as they drive past my house. They're fairly small. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300s/370n clone) Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Tele-Converter: Soligor Auto Tele Converter 2X Film: York Color 400 (expired December 2006 and shot at 100 ISO; rebranded Ferrania Color FG400i) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Date: April 7th, 2018, 2.03 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 minutes and 40 seconds 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 Phoenix York 400 22ef

These figures are both the Professor. They were McDonald's toy figurines from the 1980s. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom+Macro 35-140mm, f/3.5, @100mm 1:4 macro Film: York 200 Color (long expired and shot @25 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/30 of a sec. Date: March 7th, 2021, 4.20 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 40 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Phoenix York 200 2021 17ff

Some of the daffodils that bloomed out earlier this year in my front yard. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom+Macro 35-140mm, f/3.5, @80mm Film: York 200 Color (long expired and shot @25 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a second Date: March 21st, 2021, 10.53 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 40 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Phoenix York 200 2021 25df

A ham I had for Easter just before I sliced it. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom+Macro 35-140mm, f/3.5, @50mm 1:10 macro Film: York 200 Color (long expired and shot @25 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb), 120 seconds Date: April 4th, 2021, 10.14 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 40 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Phoenix York 200 2021 30ff

This 1968 Cadillac Sedan de Ville has seen better days. Camera: Phoenix P-3000 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @28mm Film: York 200 Color (long expired and shot @25 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: April 6th, 2021, 1.03 p.m. Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 40 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Phoenix York 200 2021 32df