Important: this film is hand-rolled. Agfa Aviphot Pan 80 is spooled by hand onto a standard 220 spool — no factory box and no individual packaging. Expiry date: 01/2028. The 220 format needs a camera or back that takes 220 film.
Agfa Aviphot Pan 80 is Agfa-Gevaert's black and white negative aerial emulsion — the same one sold as Rollei Retro 80S. Here it comes hand-rolled by me in 220 format: 24 frames 6×6, ISO 80, standard black and white processing. The emulsion is coated on a PET base; super-panchromatic sensitisation lets you shoot in daylight and under tungsten alike, and opens up infrared work.
Clear base and B&W slides
The film base is clear, with no grey tint, so negatives come out clean — and the film develops beautifully as a black and white slide: reversal processing gives a positive you can view on a light box or project.
The look
Its defining trait is a very pronounced S-shaped characteristic curve. At the nominal ISO 80 it gives a markedly contrasty image: deep shadows, clearly separated midtones, a graphic feel. That contrast is what the aerial emulsion was designed for — seeing through haze from altitude.
Exposure
If you want less punch, the manufacturer recommends giving 2 stops more light (EI 20) and shortening development: the extra light pulls detail into the shadows, the shorter development keeps the highlights in check.
Infrared
The infrared effect appears only with a filter that blocks visible light up to about 715 nm, such as a Heliopan RG 715; an ordinary red filter will not do it. The filter costs several stops, so bring a tripod.
Developing
Ordinary black and white developers, using the times for Rollei Retro 80S. Shot at box speed — develop as listed; gave it more light — shorten the time, or the highlights will block up.
