A while back, I wandered some bluebell woods and cherry trees with a new-to-me Nikkor 24-120mm on the Nikon N90x. As you can see, I have already written about that day out. BUT that was the second film that I loaded into the camera that day. When I first got there, the camera was loaded with a roll of Lomography Turquoise. After a few shots, I decided to switch films as I didn’t want to spend the whole day shooting this experimental film. I wanted some ‘proper’ bluebells. The film can be set between 100- 400 ASA. I set the Nikon to 400asa, as I was in the woods and the light was darker at times, plus the top speed of 1/8000th meant it would not be an issue in the bright sun.

Here are the shots from that set-up.

They are not my favourite shots of bluebells for obvious reasons 🙂 But I love the others.

I then loaded the rest of the film into my Pentax PC35 AF. I wanted a camera that would fit easily in my pocket, and this one certainly did. This time I set the camera to 200 ASA to see if there was a huge difference. These are the results from Lea Gardens.

Next, it came with me on a camping trip to Northumberland. I was on the lookout for ‘red’ flowers to see how the film would render those. Sure enough, it was the perfect time for poppies, and there were loads near Bamburgh Castle. I had two shots left to capture the rocks of the Farne Islands. My friend says the resulting images reminded her of the album cover of Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy. I can see why.

I absolutely love this film. I have one more roll left that I will save for the summer. As for the Pentax, love that too. It is so sharp and easy to use. Here is a review of the Pentax PC35 AF, which is well worth a read. Theo wondered why the camera doesn’t have a cult following, and I agree. It is so much better than most other point-and-shoots from the same or even a later era.

As for Northumberland, I enjoyed my time there, especially the boat trip to the Farne Islands. I took a digital camera too, as I didn’t want to miss capturing the puffins. Here are a few shots from the Nikon D750 with a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 lens.

Oh, and if you can’t get to the Farne Islands, there is a live YouTube feed for the 2026 season. Click here.

So…Love the film, love the cameras, love the lenses, love the Farne Islands, love the Puffins!

If you are a long-time reader of this blog, you will know I love a good puffin. Here is another review where I went to visit some on a different island.