Epson V700 Perfection

I came across a shocking discovery last night which proved my Lomokino could be even more impressive, more so than I even knew to be possible. It all started with my recent return from South America and the need to scan 63 rolls of Lomokino footage. Pretty ridiculous amount of film, but I really enjoy this process and love the aesthetic of the finished product, even more lately. Previously, my go-to scan wonder was the Epson V330 Perfection, which I bought as the bottom-of-the-barrel scanner that would perfectly suite the cheaply made (material wise) lomokino and it’s generally low quality image. And I’ve been using it with total satisfaction, aside from dreadfully slow scan speeds, and really enjoyed the work I was creating. Now as I’ve just returned from a large trip with 63 rolls of film, I’m facing 7 days of straight scanning with the V330, so I decided to upgrade to essentially the top-of-the-line flatbed scanner, the Epson V700 Perfection. Quite a contrast in appearance and cost, and even more to my surprise, optical scanning ability.

This image is from my first batch with the V330, a result I thought to be normal from the Lomokino:

After using the V700 on the same batch, I was shocked to see this:

It’s pretty spectacular how much of a difference we’re seeing in the two images, both scanned off of identical film slides. It’s impossible for me to ever justify using a cheap scanner now as I’ve been blown away by the knew found knowledge of how great the lomokino shots can really look! If you’re knew to the Lomokino/Film Scan game, it’s important to do your research and ensure you have the whole production process on lock - check out the production notes from Lomography.