HaarFager's photos with the keyword: Kodak 126 Film Cameras

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

This mural is located in Marion, Illinois. They are sporting several murals all over their town and it really improves the looks of their city. This was taken with an old Kodak Instamatic camera. I reused an old 126 film cartridge and reloaded it with modern 35mm film - 35mm and 126 film are the same size, just different perforations. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 104 (Camerosity code CAOO – made in period 12/66) Lens: Plastic 43mm Meniscus Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired on 10/2018 and reloaded into a 126 cartridge) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: F/11 Date: March 7th, 2023, 2.02 p.m. Location: Marion, 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak 104 Vista Plus 400 2023 05ef

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

This is a hippo statue in the middle of my little town and it’s wearing a saddle. I reloaded an old 126 film cartridge with 35mm film and shot some pictures with this camera and seven others on the same roll. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 104 (Camerosity code CAOO – 12/66) Lens: Plastic 43mm Meniscus Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: F/11 Date: March 7th, 2023, 12.25 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak 104 Vista Plus 400 2023 06mf

A long timed exposure shot of star trails in my backyard. During the exposure, the camera also happened to pick up a shooting star – you can see it at the lower left edge of the frame. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 44 (Camerosity code YOSY = 06/70) Lens: 43mm plastic meniscus lens Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 (35mm reloaded in a 126 cartridge, expired 06/2015) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 3 hours Date: October 15th, 2020, 12.13 – 3.13 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 2 minutes Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stop Bath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford Hypam Fixer: 5 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Instamatic 44 Fuji 100 03hf

A long exposure toward the road that runs past my house into town, as seen from my front porch. I was using long-expired Snappy Colour 200 film to see if I could an image with a real long exposure using my Kodak Instamatic 126 camera. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 44 (YOSY, made in period 06/70) Lens: 43mm plastic meniscus lens Film: Snappy Colour 200 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: B (bulb) 3 hours Date: April 23rd, 2022, 1.32 – 4.32 a.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 30 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 44 Snappy Colour 200 2022 01eff

The Villagers' Voice is my town's local newspaper. It comes out once a week. I guess not much happens around here. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA - Period 09/72) Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (35mm film reloaded into a 126 cartridge) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: April 5th, 2021, 1.25 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 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-15-4 Agfa Vista Plus 400 2021 08ef

This tree sits at the edge of my town and every Autumn when the leaves change, I photograph it. I’ve been photographing it since the 1970s. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 154 No. 1 (period of manufacture – CA00-12/66) Film: Kodak Ultra Max 400 (reloaded into a 126 cartridge, expires 11/2022) Lens: 43mm Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/90th of a second Date: October 29th, 2021, 11.32 a.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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak 154-1 Kodak Max 400 Fall Tree 2021 01hf

Just three random guys I met who were hanging out downtown. They were gracious enough to pose for my Instamatic. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA - Period 09/72) Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (35mm film reloaded into a 126 cartridge) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: April 11th, 2021, 5.00 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 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-15-4 Agfa Vista Plus 400 2021 25ff

A fireplug in the heart of my downtown. All the plug-ins to the right are for the vendors who set up around there for our local street fair in September. This was some regular 35mm film that I reloaded into an old 50-year-old Kodak Kodacolor-X 126 cartridge. I only scanned the usuable area in between the sprocket holes along each edge. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA - Period 09/72) Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: April 5th, 2021, 1.33 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 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-15-4 Agfa Vista Plus 400 2021 10df

An ice cream shop in a neighboring town. I respooled 35mm film into a 126 cartridge and left the sprocket holes showing at the top. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA - Period 09/72) Film: Kodak Max 400 (Expired) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: October 29th, 2019, 2.27 p.m. Location: Eldorado, 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak X-15-4 Kodak Max 400 2019 05ef

Every year since the 1970s, I photograph this tree at the edge of my town when the leaves turn at Autumn. This is a shot from 2019. This was 35mm film that I respooled into a 126 cartridge. Instamatics always took more picture area on the negative than was printed out. Prints from 126 were always printed out to be square. So, I cropped this one to be square. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA - Period 09/72) Film: Kodak Max 400 (expired) 35mm film reloaded in a 126 cartridge Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: October 29th, 2019, 1.59 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak X-15-4 Kodak Max 400 2019 02-2ff

I saw this dog sticking his head out of the window while I was driving down the road. There were sprocket holes along the top of the frame, but I cropped those out. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA - Period 09/72) Film: Kodak Max 400 (Expired) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: October 29th, 2019, 2.55 p.m. Location: Marion, 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak X-15-4 Kodak Max 400 2019 06-2df

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

No, actually, he’s from Carmi, not Seville. I finished shooting the roll today and then developed it. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-30 (Camerosity code YTSA – 09/72) Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired 2010) 35mm film respooled in a 126 cartridge Lens: Plastic 43mm Meniscus Aperture: F/11 Date: November 7th, 2019, 3.06 p.m. Location: Carmi, 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-30 Fuji 200 2019 05gf

This is an old hand tool I used in my yard the other day - it belonged to my Grandfather. It is for the Saturday Self-Challenge group, who's theme this week was "Obsolete." Weed-eaters have pretty much made scythes obsolete here in the United States, but there are several areas around the world where they're still used. Taken with a Kodak Instamatic X-15 camera on film (despite what everyone might think - film is not even close to being obsolete), but because 126 film is obsolete and not made anymore, I had to reload a 126 cartridge with 35mm film. This was my first attempt at doing that - if the film hadn't been expired, it would have turned out even better and a lot less grainy. I even used a flashcube for a little fill lighting (actually a Magicube) for this shot as well - because it was heavily overcast. Talk about old school! Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (made in 1972) Film: Kodak Max 400 (expired) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: October 31st, 2019, 3.44 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak X-15-4 Kodak Max 400 2019 14-2hf

If The Rolling Stones mashed together their songs “Dead Flowers” and “Wild Horses,” they’d get “Dead Horses.” My first attempt at reloading 35mm film into a 126 film cartridge and shooting it in an Instamatic camera. I cropped out the sprocket holes from the 35mm film so it would look more like an Instamatic photo should look - that is, square. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA - Period 09/72) Film: Kodak Max 400 (Expired) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: f/11 Date: October 29th, 2019, 2.20 p.m. Location: Eldorado, 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak X-15-4 Kodak Max 400 2019 04lf

The back of my old Dodge motorhome. My girlfriend found an old Instamatic camera for my collection and got it because it had a roll of film in it. It had been loaded and wound to the first frame, but since it sat in the camera for around 40 years, the first frame and a half had possibly (probably) been exposed many times. I shot the roll and developed it today to see if I any pictures on the roll turned out. They were quite faded and suffered heavy color shift, but I got useable images! The roll was in a Kodak Instamatic 154 when she bought it, but I transferred it to a Kodak Instamatic 104, and then finished it up in a Kodak Instamatic X-15, both cameras that I’ve had for awhile and been wanting to shoot with. Camera: Kodak Instamatic X-15 No. 4 (Camerosity code YTSA – 09/72) Lens: Plastic 43mm Meniscus Film: Kodak Kodacolor II (long expired) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: F/11 Date: October 23rd, 2019, 2.45 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 Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak X-15-4 Kodacolor II 09ff