Carena DF-300

This concrete elephant sat at the front of a local car wash. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300/X-370 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Date: June 25th, 2019, 5.54 p.m. Location: McLeansboro, 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: 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 Carena DF Agfa Vista 400 June 2019 33df

As the sun neared the horizon, it left these long shadows diagonally across the road. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300/X-370 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Date: June 25th, 2019, 6.19 p.m. Location: Dale, 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: 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 Carena DF Agfa Vista 400 June 2019 36if

This toy camera was a tie-in with some Lego movie called "Ninjago." Apparently, it was a McDonald's Happy Meal toy and I found it at the Goodwill store in Mt. Vernon, Illinois yesterday. When you click the shutter button, it rotates through 8 different images of characters that I assume were in the movie. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300/X-370 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm 1:4 macro Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/22 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 8 secs. Date: June 25th, 2019, 8.45 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: 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 Carena DF Agfa Vista 400 June 2019 37kf

The clouds tonight just after sunset. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300/X-370 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Lucky SHD 100 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: October 20th, 2019, 6.09 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, 10 minutes, 3 inversions every minute 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 60 seconds Carena DF Lucky 100 2019 33ef

This was my Christmas tree for the past year of 2019. I went with a tiny one because the last time I put up a big, full-sized one, it stayed up for about 6 years. This tiny tree prevented that from happening again. (Although, I haven't put this one up yet, either....) Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300/X-370 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5 @70mm 1:4 macro Film: CVS Color 400 (expired 12/2015) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/2 of a second Date: December 24th, 2019, 3.08 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes 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 Carena DF-300 CVS 400 2020 0ff

A pond near the tiny community of Spillertown, Illinois. There are only about 230 people that live there. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300/X-370 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5 @35mm Film: CVS Color 400 (expired 12/2015) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: January 14th, 2020, 1.59 p.m. Location: Spillertown, 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: 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 Carena DF-300 CVS 400 2020 16ff

A sign pointing to the tiny town of Spillertown, Illinois. There are only about 230 residents and no downtown area. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300/X-370 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5 @70mm Film: CVS Color 400 (expired 12/2015) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: January 14th, 2020, 2.08 p.m. Location: Spillertown, 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: 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 Carena DF-300 CVS 400 2020 17ef

There's a place out in the middle of nowhere called Willow Creek. Apparently, it's this big venue you can book to have a wedding at. They might want to clean up this old Chevrolet truck, though. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @50mm Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm (expired 5/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: May 22nd, 2021, 5.06 p.m. Location: Barnhill, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes (3 inversions every 30 seconds) Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes (2 inversions every minute) Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 03df

One morning, I saw this shaft of light coming in my house and thought it looked cool. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm (expired 5/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 12 seconds Date: August 4th, 2021, 8.07 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 07df

My front porch one morning. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Kalimar MC Auto Zoom 35-70mm, f/3.5 Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm (expired 5/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/4 of a sec. Date: August 4th, 2021, 8.32 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes (3 inversions every 30 seconds) Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes (2 inversions every minute) Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 08df

A corner on the main road going through my town. In town, the street is called Division Street, but it's actually Route 45 and runs from the Great Lakes all the way down to the Gulf Of Mexico. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm (expired 5/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: September 6th, 2021, 12.17 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes (3 inversions every 30 seconds) Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes (2 inversions every minute) Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 09ef

Some kind of weirdly-shaped vehicle parked downtown across from the Post Office. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @35mm Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm (expired 5/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: September 6th, 2021, 12.25 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 10df

I made a big pot of homemade chili the other night and of course I had to serve it in an appropriate bowl. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 30 seconds Date: September 9th, 2021, 7.29 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 12ef

These selfless souls gave up their lives in defense of America - The Home Of The Free And The Land Of The Brave. The military section of a nearby cemetery located in Fairfield, Illinois Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @28mm Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm (expired 5/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec. Date: September 10th, 2021, 2.22 p.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes (3 inversions every 30 seconds) Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes (2 inversions every minute) Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 13hf

The military section of a local cemetery. These people sacrificed their lives to ensure that America is free. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @35mm Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec. Date: September 12th, 2021, 3.20 p.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 18ef

One of the local stores located in the heart of my little town. I don't know what the hippopotamus with the saddle is for, though. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec. Date: September 12th, 2021, 3.20 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 25df