Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 2

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.

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

This is the first daffodil flower to bloom out in my yard. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 2 (Camerosity code YTSC – 09/71) Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired 2010) 35mm film respooled in a 126 cartridge Lens: Plastic 43mm Meniscus Aperture: F/11 Shutter Speed: 1/90 Date: March 20th, 2020, 12.16 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 X-15-2 Fuji 200 2020 03-2ef

These are the feet of a tall statue that promotes a local grocery store. The statue used to be called “Big John,” when he represented the local Big John chain of grocery stores. But, now that Big Johns is not here anymore, somebody bought the old statue and renamed him the “Little Giant.” Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 2 (Camerosity code YASR - Period 02/75) Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (35mm film reloaded into a 126 cartridge) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: March 6th, 2023, 11.30 a.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 40 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 Kodak X-15-2 Vista Plus 400 2023 10mf