HaarFager's photos with the keyword: Kodak Instamatic

The television show "Star Trek" lasted three seasons from 1966 -1969; then it was cancelled. But, there was something about the show that appealed to viewers and it just wouldn't die. About the mid-1970s, it was becoming more and more popular and there were even conventions being held for everything Star Trek. I watched the show back in the 1960s, so by the mid-1970s, even I could tell there was something special about the show, even located like I was in a small town in Southern Illinois. A local television station out of Evansville, Indiana would broadcast repeats of Star Trek every Sunday night at midnight. (Technically, Monday morning.) For me, who was still in school, it would be the last thing I enjoyed each weekend before school started again on Monday. I watched these repeats faithfully and even recorded the audio of the episodes on cassette tape and took pictures of the TV screen. This is one such picture I captured in 1977. All this attention for the show finally culminated with the big screen return of Star Trek - "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." The whole Star Trek phenomenon has become engrained in our culture. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 126 film camera Film: Kodak B&W 126 film Shutter Speed: 1/45 of a second Aperture: f/11 Date: 1977 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Star Trek 126 B&W 08-2ff

There was a local automobile dealer who was having a promotion in McLeansboro, Illinois, back around 1977 when the new 1978 model year of cars were being released, and one of the special guests to appear was Bob Denver, best known as "Gilligan" from the 1960's television series, "Gilligan's Island." He was real nice to pose for me! Taken with a Kodak Instamatic X-15 when I was 16 years old. On the island, Gilligan never smoked. Gilligan Trek 05-2df

This is what the insides of my new Kodak Instamatic X-15 looks like - you can see the chamber where the 126 cartridge fits in. (Not that I needed a fourth X-15!) What's significant about that is I picked this up from an online auction and it also included an old, expired roll of 126 film that had never been opened! Now I will have a 126 cartridge to play with and reload with 35mm film. And that means I can shoot with some of my old 126 cameras that I haven't been able to use yet. For some reason, there are 14 126 cameras in my collection.

Another Kodak Instamatic camera that's in my collection.

Attempting to use 35mm film in an instamatic 126 camera. Apparently, I have a light leak issue. I guess I need to come up with an old 126 cartridge to use. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 (made in YASR, 02/75) Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 35mm Date: October 28th, 2015, 8.41, 8.42 and 8.43 p.m. (triple exposures) Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11: 10 mins. Water wash: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 min. Water wash: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 1/2 mins. Water wash: 1 min. X-15 Tri-X 02df

This is an image I took for a photography class when I was attending college. All I can remember about it is that I used a 126 Kodak 100 ASA film cartridge and that the pinhole didn't turn out to be real round. I was thinking that I converted a Kodak Instamatic X-15 into a pinhole camera, but could never find the actual camera. I either got rid of it for some unknown reason or converted one of the three I have back to normal.

An image of the television screen back in the late 1970's, while watching Star Trek. Taken with my first Kodak Instamatic X-15. This is the episode where the Enterprise tries to blast an asteroid out of it's orbit so it doesn't slam into a planet a year from then. They find out that it's actually a spaceship and they beam down to the people living on the inside. Doctor McCoy has a fatal disease and falls in love the the female leader of these people who don't realize they're on a ship and that it's guidance mechanism has stopped working.

This was my brother's first birthday. Taken on June 12th, 1977 with my first Kodak Instamatic X-15.

An image of the television screen back in the late 1970's, while watching Star Trek. Taken with my first Kodak Instamatic X-15. This episode is the one where Captain Kirk gets bumped on the head, loses his memory and thinks he belongs to an Indian tribe living near the obelisk in the background.

This is is my sister and her school friend Sharon posing in front of the giant elephant at the car dealership that had Bob Denver, television's Gilligan, making a personal appearance. Taken in 1977 with my first Kodak Instamatic X-15.

I remember using a roll of black and white 126 film in my first Kodak Instamatic X-15, back in the late 1970's.

Some hot rods being shown at the same event that Bob Denver, television's Gilligan, attended. Taken in 1977 with my first Kodak Instamatic X-15.

This is Arnold Schwarzenneger in Terminator 2 - Judgement Day. Shot with the camera pointed at the television screen while the movie played. This was taken with my earlier Instamatic X-15, the one with the original Kodak logo. This was the first frame I tried in the camera and I used some cut-down Kentmere 100 35mm film. After I had developed it, I realized what had happened - the negative slipped over a little and wasn't firmly in place. That's why it ended up so horribly out of focus. I tried it a second time, placing a thin piece of cardboard over the negative to hold it flat and in place. That one turned out much, much better. As soon as it dries, I'll scan it and post it. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 Film: Kentmere 100 ASA 35mm black and white film Lens: 43mm Aperture: F/11 Exposure: 1/45 sec. Date: September 9th, 2012, 12.43 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 70 degrees: Ilford ID-11 developer: 8 minutes Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak X-15-1 1cf

Guess what I had on when this picture was taken? Shot with the camera pointed at the television screen while F-Troop started. This was taken with my earlier Instamatic X-15, the one with the original Kodak logo. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 Film: Kentmere 100 ASA 35mm black and white film Lens: 43mm Aperture: F/11 Exposure: 1/45 sec. Date: September 9th, 2012, 2.25 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 70 degrees: Ilford ID-11 developer: 6 1/2 minutes Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Water rinse: 5 minutes Kodak X-15-1 2ff

A plastic Instamatic from Kodak. My Mom used one of these for the family pictures when I was growing up. This one has a build date of YTSC. Using the CAMEROSITY code, that translates to 09/71.