&sq=&lang=&file=File:Diana_camera.jpg) Diana camera. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Great Wall Plastic Factory, Lomographische AG |
| Type | toy camera |
| Lens | |
| F-numbers | f/11, f/13, f/19 |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor type | Film |
| Sensor size | originally 42 mm × 42 mm |
| Recording medium | 120 film, 35mm, Fuji Instax Square |
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The Diana camera is a plastic-bodied toy camera that uses 120 roll film and 35 mm film. The camera has a simple plastic meniscus lens. Originally marketed as an inexpensive novelty gift item, the Diana has been used to specifically take soft focus, impressionistic photographs somewhat reminiscent of the Pictorialist Period of artistic photography, branded in contemporary times as Lomography.[1]
The Diana frequently suffers from light leaks, film advance issues, and other problems. However, its low-quality plastic lens has been celebrated for its artistic effects in photographs, normally resulting in a slightly blurred composition that can provide a 'dreamlike' quality to the print.[2]
- ^ Featherstone, David, The Diana Show: Pictures Through A Plastic Lens, Vol. 21, Carmel, CA: The Friends Of Photography (1980), ISBN 0-933286-17-1, p. 9
- ^ Diana + Lomography, Interview with Allan Detrich Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 13 April 2010