Yunon YN 500

This is nothing but a cheap little 35mm camera, the only identification being the name "YN 500." I picked it up for under a $1 but haven't had a chance to use it yet. I've read that this camera has been released using several different names, all employing the same "50mm Optical Color Lens."

A picture taken in my living room, decor courtesy of my late Mother. The image of John Wayne is an actual photograph I bought for her and found it in an antique store in Benton, Illinois. Camera: YN 500 Film: Kentmere 100 B&W 35mm Lens: Auto Fix-Focus 50mm, f/6 Date: March 26th, 2014, 2.23 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 8 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. YN500 1hf

My friend Konnan. Camera: Yuon YN 500 Lens: Optical Color Lens Auto Fix-Focus 50mm, f/6 Film: Fuji Fujicolor 200 Aperture: f/16 Date: May 6th, 2018, 5.29 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 45 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 Yunon Fuji 200 04gf

The local Lion’s Club building, a converted clothing store. Camera: Yuon YN 500 Lens: Optical Color Lens Auto Fix-Focus 50mm, f/6 Film: Fuji Fujicolor 200 Aperture: f/16 Date: May 6th, 2018, 5.33 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 45 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 Yunon Fuji 200 06df

An interesting cloud I shot over our local reservoir. This is basically straight out of the camera, with no Photoshop adjustments or cropping. But it was taken with a clone of the legendary Time Magazine camera - a cheap, plastic trashcam that was made in the mid-1980s. The little camera didn't do too bad. Camera: Yuon YN 500 Lens: Optical Color Lens Auto Fix-Focus 50mm, f/6 Film: Fuji Fujicolor 200 Aperture: f/16 Date: May 6th, 2018, 6.04 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 45 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 Yunon Fuji 200 10df