Why Shoot ECN-2 Film Instead of C-41

The correct question is not whether ECN-2 looks better than C-41. The correct question is why a photographer would choose a negative that deliberately withholds contrast and colour decisions, and what that choice enables.

ECN-2 does not reward unstructured use. It rewards intention. Photographers who choose it are not looking for chemistry to compensate for lighting or exposure decisions. They are choosing a system that assumes those decisions have already been made deliberately.