After seeing so many awesome photos taken with Ektar 100 online, I just had to try it out for myself.
The results are amazing! The soft tones and wide dynamic range of Ektar 100 are really something else, not to mention its punchy saturation. It's no wonder why landscape photographers love using it so much!
Yes, you've read it right, I finally acquired my first medium-format camera, the legendary Mamiya RB67. Though it required some minor maintenance, it is now in perfect working condition, and the images it produces are simply stunning! All of the images were taken using the Mamiya 90mm f4.5 lens with Portra 800 film.
The first two pictures are my favorite because of the warm, golden colors.
This roll of film marks a lot of firsts for me. It’s the first time I shot Portra 400 on a professional camera, had it developed by a dedicated film lab, and took care of the scanning and editing myself.
I used my Nikon F3—widely regarded as one of the best film cameras ever made—paired with a set of incredible lenses. Compared to the lenses I had for my Yashica FX-D, these are on a whole other level: a dreamy Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 with beautiful bokeh, a versatile 24mm f/2.8, and the legendary razor-sharp 105mm f/2.5.
For the digital side, I scanned the negatives with a Plustek OpticFilm 8200i and converted them in Lightroom using Negative Lab Pro.
My third roll of film and the first one shot using my Yashica FX-D. I've used a 50mm f2.0, 28mm f2.8 and 135mm f2.8 for these shots. This was also my first roll developed at a professional lab in Brussels (Mori Film Lab). Their scans are just amazing quality!
This is my second roll of film. Also shot on my Praktica MTL3 with an 50mm f1.8.
These are the first pictures I've ever taken with an analog camera. Some of them are out of focus or have weird colors and artifacts.