Minolta XG1 No. 3

Minolta XG1 No. 3


I almost bought one of these back in the 1970s when they first came out, but didn't. Now I have three of them somehow. They're great little cameras.

Minolta XG1 No. 3

15 Feb 2019 1 252
For some reason, now I have three of these.

Chicken Fried Steak

09 Jun 2019 1 399
About a month back, I made some chicken fried steak for the first time. It turned out just like it was supposed to and was very yummy. Camera: Minolta XG1 No. 3 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm 1:4 macro Film: Fuji Fujicolor 200 (expired 07/2010) Aperture: f/22 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 5 secs. Date: May 10th, 2019, 8.37 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 at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta XG1-3 Fuji 200 2019 15ff

1958 Volkswagen

08 Jun 2019 1 267
I never saw a Volkswagen rat rod before, but I think that's what they were going for here. Seen at the Wayne County Misfits Spring Car Show, held at the Leo French Park in Fairfield, Illinois, on May 25th, 2019. Camera: Minolta XG1 No. 3 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @40mm Film: Fuji Fujicolor 200 (expired 07/2010) Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/500 of a sec. Date: May 25th, 2019, 11.29 a.m. Location: Fairfield, 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 at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta XG1-3 Fuji 200 2019 19ff

Veteran's Monument

08 Jun 2019 8 11 344
A local Veteran’s monument. It’s quite appropriate because the 75th anniversary of D-Day, an epic battle of World War II, was this past Thursday. It stands in front of our local library. Camera: Minolta XG1 No. 3 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Fuji Fujicolor 200 (expired 07/2010) Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: June 8th, 2019, 11.32 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: 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 Minolta XG1-3 Fuji 200 2019 21ef