Epson v700 v's Epson v750

Epson v700 perfection scanner

Epson v750 perfection scanner

I'm currently in a dilemma.

I've made a decision to move towards digital as a photographer (I know, it's been around for a while now but in my job we use digital images all the time and I like the 'art' involved in traditional photography).  I've gathered quite a few old cameras and toy cameras over the years as I love the effects the poor lenses give. I also love the fact that you never know what you'll get (plus if you drop them it doesn't matter!).

I've decided to stay with film and invest in a scanner rather than a Digital Camera. I've done a bit of research and top of my short list was the Nikon 9000 but at around the £2000 mark it's a bit too steep for my shallow pockets.

I've settled for the Epson v700 over the Epson v750 for the following reasons....

1). Most of the forums a trawled through said there was little or no difference in quality.

2). According the Epsons product comparison site - there is little or no difference in the two machines.

3). You can buy a better film holder from Betterscanning.com which allows for wet mounting.

4). I still think a drum scan is the best type of scan available so I'm using the Epson for creating quality images to print-out at a reasonable portfolio size and then I'll invest in a drum scan for each image as I find a buyer/exhibition for it.

This is my current thought process (but it might change in time).

I'm waiting delivery of the scanner and once I've had time to play around with it I'll post further updates and sample scans. I'm doing this so you don't have to go through the hell of reading hundreds of posts that start off about scanning and end up ranting about something completely different.

You're welcome!!

Elliott Erwitt - Madrid 1995

Madrid 1995 - © Elliott Erwitt

Elliott Erwitt is one of my all time favourite photographers. He has such a playful eye when it comes to this type of photography. I love this image because you need to look twice to see the joke.

I went to see Elliott Erwitt speak a few years ago at the fantastic Bradford Museum of Film and Photography which has recently become the National Media Museum. Not only was he a very interesting speaker but also very humble, the thing that surprised me the most was that he had gathered much of his body of work 'out of office hours' as it were (excluding obviously his Magnum work).

I've always imagined that photographers like Elliott Erwitt were 'full time'. This gave me a huge amount of inspiration to start my own collection when I realised you didn't have to be full-time to be a photographer.

You can visit his site here, or find out more about the man on Wiki. I also totally recommend Snaps as a book to buy as it is jammed with stunning images.

Welcome to Black and White Photography Blog

Bobby's Boat - © Tim Chorlton - 2002

Firstly I want to welcome you to my blog dedicated to Black and White photography. The above picture is named after my Grandma, Roberta (Bobby) Griffiths and was taken on the Scottish island of Mull, a place that was very dear to her.

In this blog I want to share my love for Black and White Photography with like-minded people.

It will contain images that I have taken. Techniques used to capture my images and will also show off work of other photographers that I find inspirational.

Enjoy.