EKTACOLOR PRO 160 Farge negativfilm, 4x5

I've shot a few boxes of this 4x5 sheet film and the color separation on skin tones is just gorgeous, even in mixed lighting. The latitude meant I could push a couple stops under and still pull usable, clean shadows without much fuss in the scan. It's become my go-to for portraits where I don't want

Even with intentionally sloppy metering on a few sheets, the exposure latitude saved every single frame—this stuff really does forgive your mistakes. The 4x5 sheets came out of development with clean, neutral colors and no surprises, which is exactly what I needed for a paid shoot.

Latitude is the whole game when you're just starting out with large format, and this stuff forgives a sloppy first meter reading better than I expected. My test shots came back with clean shadows and workable highlights even when I underexposed by a stop. It's pricey per sheet, but the confidence it