Minolta X-7A No. 1

In 1984, Minolta released the X-300 in Europe and it came in either black and silver or all black. In America, they called the same camera the X-370, and it only came in black and silver. In 1985, they released the X-7A in America and Canada and I've read where it was supposed to be the all-black bodied version of the X-370. So, that's what this is.

"....Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week." This is the downtown area of my little town, Norris City. It’s decorated for Christmas and holidays can be lonely when your loved ones have passed on. This camera is broken and I didn’t think I would ever get to use it. But, because it’s broken in a certain way, namely the shutter curtain is loose, I was able to improvise and get it to take some images. Camera: Minolta X-7A No. 1 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Fuji Neopan Acros 100, 35mm B&W Shooting Program: Manual (no batteries) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 7 seconds Date: December 22nd, 2019, 2.08 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals @68 degrees: Presoak: 2 minutes Adox Adonal Stand: 1+150 for 1 hour and 30 minutes Ilford lfostop: 1 minute Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Minolta X-7A-1 Acros 100 2019 02if

I pointed my camera at the North Star to see if I would get some star trails with a long exposure. It worked, but it really needs to be done at a place where there aren't street lights and automobiles driving past. The lower edge shows this extraneous light that it picked up, with a street light on both sides, just out of the frame and below the bottom. But not bad considering I was trying to use a broken camera. The shutter curtain was loose, so I taped it out of the way and just took the lens cap off when I was ready to start my exposure. Camera: Minolta X-7A No. 1 Lens: Minolta MD 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Fuji Neopan Acros 100, 35mm B&W Aperture: f/4 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 2 hours and 3 minutes Date: December 22nd, 2019, 2.51-4.54 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals @68 degrees: Presoak: 2 minutes Adox Adonal Stand: 1+150 for 1 hour and 30 minutes Ilford lfostop: 1 minute Ilford Hypam Fixer: 8 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Minolta X-7A-1 Acros 100 2019 03ff