I shoot with old cameras

Photographing landscapes is a big part of my photography. Although I still like to shoot it with slide film, for example Fujifilm Velvia 50 for its deep colors, I also have a favorite among color negative film for this purpose. It's Kodak Ektar 100, launched in its new version in 2008. Created for nature, outdoors, fashion, and product photography. The film offers ultra-fine grains, ultra-vivid colors, and high saturation and is available in ISO 100 only.

Leica M6 Kodak Ektar 100

There are some benefits of negative film over slides that I really appreciate. There are two things, in particular, I think about. Number one is that today fewer and fewer develop slide film in E6 chemicals if you want to avoid doing it yourself. The second is that a negative film is usually easier to shoot than a positive one. You often have significantly larger exposure margins.

I shoot with old cameras, sometimes without light meters, or they are unreliable. Sometimes I just have to guess my settings. With a slide film, the margins of error are minimal. A little overexposed and I risk eradicating the highlights. A little underexposed and my shadows become completely black without details. However, a rule of thumb is to expose for the highlights when it comes to slide film.

With a negative film, you have a much broader exposure range. I can overexpose my images to ensure good shadows without risking destroying highlights as quickly and with a film like Kodak Ektar, I can get pretty close to a slide film in the feeling when I photograph landscapes.

This is an excellent film to have in your camera when you do not really know what will happen and need to quickly snap the image with a guessed exposure. However, keep in mind that it handles extra nicely when there is a lot of light.