Minolta X-370 No. 2

On Monday, there was a package that arrived in the mail with four used Minolta camera bodies. This Minolta X-370 was one of them. The auction I won said that all four bodies didn't work, but this one just had the dreaded "bad capacitor" issue. I soldered a new capacitor in it and now it works perfectly! Since I only paid $30 for all four cameras, that means this one was a bargain at $7.50. The other three that came with this one was a Minolta X-300s, a Minolta Maxxum 7000 and a Minolta XG-7, which also works because I took this picture with it. Camera: Minolta XG-7 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @140mm and macro Film: Kodak Gold 100 (expired on 10/2011 and shot @25 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/22 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 15 seconds Date: May 19th, 2020, 4.23 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 30 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 Minolta XG-7 Kodak Gold 100 2020 08if

I have roses blooming out. Dozens and dozens of them! Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @140mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/30 Date: May 24th, 2020, 3.01 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 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 03ef

Part of the sign for a local grocery store - Big John's. Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @35mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125th of a second Date: May 28th, 2020, 7.10 p.m. Location: Eldorado, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 07df

I celebrated Turko de Mayo for the 11th year in a row. It's a holiday I created so that I could have my favorite meal, which is Thanksgiving dinner, in May. That way, it's always only six months away until I can cook another turkey. I had a 17lb. turkey, mashed potatoes and homemade turkey gravy, home-canned green beans with smoked sausage, stove top stuffing, homemade dinner rolls, cranberry sauce and homemade pumpkin pie. I had a friend over and it was delicious! Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f/2 Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 6 seconds Date: May 31st, 2020, 2.30 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 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 15ff

This restored Chevrolet pickup sits in front of a used car lot in a nearby town. Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @60mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500th of a second Date: June 2nd, 2020, 4.50 p.m. Location: Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 16ff

The front nameplate of a Chevy Advance Design truck sitting in nearby Harrisburg, Illinois. Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @60mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500 of a second Date: June 2nd, 2020, 11.00 p.m. Location: Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 17ff

This facility pumps oil down a pipeline that stretches halfway across America, into Texas. During World War II, Adolph Hitler had a plan to blow up this complex to disrupt our oil reserves. Fortunately, the war ended before Germany could act on the plan. It's about one block from the edge of my town. Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @100mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 4 seconds Date: June 3rd, 2020, 9.55 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 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 20if

This shot of my town's water tower was taken when it was nearly pitch black. But the long 2-minute exposure picked up the glow from the lights of my town behind it and an oil pumping facility just off the right edge of the frame really lit up the water tower itself. Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @75mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 2 minutes Date: June 3rd, 2020, 10.13 - 10.15 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 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 22ef

The view of our local reservoir, looking toward the spillway. Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @50mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 1 minute Date: June 3rd, 2020, 11.00 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 30 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 Minolta X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 23ff