Zenit ET No. 2

An old Russian 35mm camera. It is fully manual and doesn't have any place to even put batteries in it - doesn't use them.

One fine day at the local Volkswagen dealership. Camera: Zenit ET (made in Russian, mid-1980s) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Kodak BW400CN black and white chromogenic Shooting Program: Manual Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 3 seconds Aperture: f/16 Date: April 3rd, 2020, 4.47 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 Zenit-2 Kodak BW400CN 2020 24lf

These little lava rocks came from Meteor Crater (also known as Barringer Crater), in Arizona. Camera: Zenit ET No. 2 (made in the mid-1980s) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 Tele-Converter: Montgomery Ward Auto 2X Tele-Converter Film: Kentmere 100 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 4 seconds Date: April 30th, 2020, 8.36 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals – Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 1 minute Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water Rinse: 1 minute Stopbath: 1 minute Water Rinse: 1 minute Fixer: 8 ½ minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Zenit-2 Kentmere 100 May Day 09hf

The wall downtown where the high school juniors are allowed to paint their names - it's not graffiti. Camera: Zenit ET No. 2 (made in the mid-1980s) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Kentmere 100 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: Shutter Speed: Date: May 1st, 2020, 2.53 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals – Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 1 minute Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water Rinse: 1 minute Stopbath: 1 minute Water Rinse: 1 minute Fixer: 8 ½ minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Zenit-2 Kentmere 100 May Day 14ef

Part of a mural painted in one of my town's alleys. Camera: Zenit ET No. 2 (made in the mid-1980s) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Kentmere 100 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: May 1st, 2020, 3.22 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals – Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 1 minute Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water Rinse: 1 minute Stopbath: 1 minute Water Rinse: 1 minute Fixer: 8 1/2 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Zenit-2 Kentmere 100 May Day 18gf

The rocking chair on my front porch. Camera: Zenit ET No. 2 (made in the mid-1980s) Lens: Montgomery Ward Auto Wide Angle 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Kentmere 100 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 13 seconds Date: May 1st, 2020, 7.50 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals – Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 1 minute Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water Rinse: 1 minute Stopbath: 1 minute Water Rinse: 1 minute Fixer: 8 1/2 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Zenit-2 Kentmere 100 May Day 24gf