Flamborough Head and Bridlington with Agfapan 25

Featured image above: Sea stack at Flamborough Head

I was given some vintage (25+ years ago expiry dates) black and white films which had been fridge-stored. Amongst these was a single roll of Agfapan 25. It wasn’t one of the first I tried, because the low ISO put me off a bit, thinking it might be difficult to get sharp images handheld. However during the summer months, the light is generally bright even on dull-ish days, and it’s only 2 stops slower than an ISO 100 film, so I thought I’d give it a try.

I used my Pentax ME Super, with a recently acquired Pentax SMC 35mm f/3.5 lens. I had read positive reviews about this lens on Pentax Forums (.com) so I was pleased to have found one for sale at £100.

Often I will go visit the Yorkshire Coast on my days off work, and Flamborough Head and Bridlington are favourites; not least because Bridlington has an extensive selection of excellent Fish `N’ Chip emporia.

Here are the pictures. With this roll, I wasn’t tempted to boost the contrast or push and pull it will Levels to make them pop. I like the smooth delicate tonality of the images and the amount of detail rendered I find really impressive. In short, they are lovely just as they are.

I would love to use this film again, but I only had one roll. As I keep trying to tell myself after recently experiencing a lost love: don’t be sad that it ended, just be glad it happened.

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