Kodak Instamatic X-15

This was actually my second Kodak Instamatic X-15, but not my last. I found another one, mint in it's original box, and bought it back in the 1990's for my Mother, who had lost her X-15 to an unfortunate plastic-breaking incident. Before she passed away, I asked her if I could have it back since I bought her a newer, better camera to use and she gave it back to me. Now, all I have to do is to find it among her stuff.

Inside the back of my first Kodak Instamatic X-15, a later edition than my second one.

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 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.

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

There was a local automobile dealer who was having a promotion in McLeansboro, Illinois, back around 1977, and one of the special guests to appear was Bob Denver, best known as "Gilligan" from the 1960's television series, "Gilligan's Island." Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 Film: Kodak 100 ASA 126 Date: circa 1977 Location: McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S.A.

This was my brother's first birthday. Taken on June 12th, 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.

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.

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.

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

Taken at a local Mexican restaurant where I was being treated to a birthday dinner. I used a Magicube attached on the Instamatic for the lighting. This shot was taken with my eighteenth camera, which I've had since the 1970s. The owner of the restaurant saw my Instamatic with the flashcube attached and came over and commented on it. He said he used to have one just like it back in the late 1970s. I said I did, too, and this was it. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 1 (Camerosity code YTSC - Period 09/71) Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (35mm film reloaded into a 126 cartridge, expired on 10/2018) Shutter Speed: 1/45th of a second (1/90 without a flashcube attached) Aperture: f/11 Date: February 27th, 2023, 7.21 p.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-15-1 Vista Plus 400 2023 24ef