Agfa APX 400 36exp

Embrace the timeless, enduring spirit of traditional European black-and-white photography. AgfaPhoto APX 400 is a legendary, high-speed monochrome film celebrated worldwide for its exceptional reliability, punchy contrast, and magnificent flexibility. Whether you are capturing fast-paced urban street scenes or deep, moody studio portraits, APX 400 delivers an iconic, classic look every single time.

The Highlights

• The Iconic Agfa Contrast: APX 400 is renowned for its snappy, dramatic contrast profile. It effortlessly carves out rich, deep blacks and crisp, brilliant whites while maintaining a beautifully smooth and descriptive mid-tone gray scale.

• Classic, Tactile Grain: Unlike hyper-modern, sterile technical films, APX 400 features a traditional, prominent grain structure that gives images an authentic, gritty, and deeply documentary-style soul.

• Superb Exposure Latitude & Pushability: This stock is an absolute workhorse. It features massive exposure forgiveness, handling overexposure and underexposure beautifully. It is also famous for its ability to be "pushed" to ISO 800 or 1600 in the darkroom for ultra-gritty, low-light night shooting.

• An Absolute Joy to Develop: Highly stable and forgiving, APX 400 yields spectacular results in almost any standard black-and-white developer (such as Rodinal, ID-11, D-76, or X-tol), making it a favorite for home-lab darkroom hobbyists.

Quick Specs

• Format: 35mm / 36 Exposures (DX Coded)

• Type: Classic Black & White Negative

• Speed: ISO 400

• Condition: Fresh

• Best For: Fast-paced street photography, documentary journalism, low-light live events, and high-contrast dramatic portraiture.