Kodak Ultramax 400

This is your standard everyday film from Kodak.

I was driving through Marion, Illinois one day and thought I caught a glimpse of Mr. Rogers. So, on the way back through I stopped and got a picture of him – he was a giant mural on the front of a building. Camera: Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Lens: Minolta Aspherical Lens 35-70mm Macro, @35 Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Date: March 1st, 2022, 4.20 p.m. Location: Marion, 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 PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Minolta Silver Streak Zoom U-Max 400 24if

My neighbor Ginger came over to visit the other day and she brought along her two bearded dragons. Camera: Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Lens: Minolta Aspherical Lens 35-70mm Macro, @70mm Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Date: February 28th, 2022, 2.38 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 PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Kodak U-Max 400 23ef

This Volkswage had been sitting there a while when I finally stopped to get a photograph of it. Camera: Littlest Pet Shop disposable camera (reloaded with film and used again) Film: Kodak Max 400 Date: January 8th, 2018, 12.43 p.m. Location: Marion, 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: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minute Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute LPS Kodak Max 400 03df

It may be small, but it's still a Christmas tree. After leaving my full-size Christmas tree up for 5 years straight, I've been going minimalist the last couple years. Camera: Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Lens: Minolta Aspherical Lens 35-70mm Macro, @35 Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Date: December 24th, 2021, 3.14 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 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 PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Kodak U-Max 400 03ff

Located in the heart of my town’s downtown area, this is the local flower shop. The sign in the window says "OPEN," but it was almost midnight on Sunday. Camera: Kalimar KX 5000 No. 2 (Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone) Lens: Kalimar MC Auto Zoom 35-70mm, f/3.5 Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Shooting Program: Manual (no metered mode) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 15 seconds Date: August 7th, 2022 11.07 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 minutes and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kalimar KX-5000-2 Kodak U-Max 400 01ff

This little lane, more of a path really, is quite close to my home. In fact, I could walk out my back yard and through the corner of my neighbor's yard behind me and be in the field that shows through this lane. Camera: Kodak Easy Load 35 KE25 Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 35mm Focus: Fixed Date: October 14th, 2012, 1.46 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Kodak Easy Load 14ef

This is a picture I took with my Kodak Easy Load 35 KE25 point and shoot camera that I picked up for about .50 cents. I have to say I'm not very impressed with the clarity of the Ektanar lens on this camera. When I took this shot, the leaves were finally starting to turn to indicate the true arrival of Autumn. Camera: Kodak Easy Load 35 KE25 Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 35mm Focus: Fixed Date: October 14th, 2012, 2.10 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Kodak Easy Load 17df

Taken at the Chateau On The Lake resort in Branson, Missouri, on December 14th, 2013. Camera: Kodak Star 835 RF Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Date: December 14th, 2013, 9.43 a.m. Location: Branson, Missouri, U.S.A. Kodak Star Ultramax 400 04df

This tree sits at the edge of my town and every Autumn when the leaves change, I photograph it. I’ve been photographing it since the 1970s. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 154 No. 1 (period of manufacture – CA00-12/66) Film: Kodak Ultra Max 400 (reloaded into a 126 cartridge, expires 11/2022) Lens: 43mm Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/90th of a second Date: October 29th, 2021, 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 Kodak 154-1 Kodak Max 400 Fall Tree 2021 01hf

The Christmas lights downtown. I took this with a camera that only cost $1. When I got it home, it was only then I noticed it was jammed and wouldn't work. But, I found a way to get it to take a picture and here's how it turned out. It has a panoramic setting and that's what I used for this shot. Camera: Jazz 206 No. 1 Lens: 27mm Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 35mm Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: ? Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 3 seconds Date: December 27th, 2021, 3.32 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 Jazz 206-1 Kodak Ultramax 400 Dec 2021 03jf

I honestly don’t know what happened here. Sometimes when using and developing your own film, you can’t always get what you want. Camera: Polaroid Flash Easy Shot Mini 35mm one-time-use camera No. 3 (reloaded) Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Date: December 29th, 2021, 10.44 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 minuts Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Polaroid Fun Shooter-3 Kodak Ultramax 400 2021 01ef

An old, abandoned school bus sitting at the edge of my town. This place used to be a salvage yard, but long since gone and the trees have grown up around it. Camera: Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Lens: Minolta Aspherical Lens 35-70mm Macro, @35 Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Date: December 27th, 2021, 11.07 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 Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Kodak U-Max 400 10ef

Flowers are starting to bloom around my yard. These are some daffodils out front that people can clearly see when they drive past. I used some cut down Kodak color film inside an old disc film cartridge. Camera: Ansco Disc HR 20 Lens: 12.5mm Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Aperture: f/13.5 Date: March 26th, 2022, 4.28 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 Ansco Kodak Ultramax 400 2022 13df

The gateway to what used to be the garden area in my back yard. This little disc camera was broken until about a month ago when I managed to fix it and get it to working again. Camera: Keystone 1040 Everflash (made between 1992 and 1995) Lens: 28mm or 50mm, @28mm Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 (cut down 35mm color film) Shooting Program: Manual Date: April 1st, 2022, 4.31 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 Keystone 1040 Kodak Ultramax 400 2022 01ef

This is Table Rock Lake, shot at the Chateau On The Lake resort in Branson, Missouri, on December 14th, 2013. Camera: Kodak Star 835 RF Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Date: December 14th, 2013, 9.34 a.m. Location: Branson, Missouri, U.S.A. Kodak Star Ultramax 400 0-2ff

A customized Chevrolet El Camino made into a four-wheel-drive vehicle – they certainly didn’t come out of the factory like this. But it looks professionally done. Camera: Canon Sure Shot Max Date point and shoot 35mm Lens: Canon 38-70mm, f/3.5, @38mm Film: Kodak Max 400 Date: August 27th, 2022, 2.02 p.m. Location: Mt. Carmel, 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 minute (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 Canon TeleMax-2 Kodak Max 400 17ef

This was the Tulip Tree, in my side yard, when it was blooming back in 2019 Camera: Yashica FX-7 Super Lens: Yashica ML Zoom 35-105mm, f/3.5 @105mm Filter: Optex 55mm Skylight (1A) Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a sec. Date: April 7th, 2019, 3.33 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 Yashica FX-7 Super Kodak Max 400 2019 04ef