Lomography Diana+ Medium Format Camera
January 22nd, 2008
Back in the 1960s, a small firm in Hong Kong, the Great Wall Plastics Factory, created a dirt-cheap 120 camera called the Diana. Crafted entirely of plastic, each camera cost about a dollar. As a mainstream product, the Diana was pretty much a failure, and was discontinued in the 1970s. But like any superstar cut down in their prime, the Dianas posthumous appeal skyrocketed. As a cult artistic tool of avant-garde and lo-fi photographers, it was a rousing success! They loved its soft & dreamy images, super-saturated colors, unpredictable blurring, and random contrast. Diana shots are raw & gritty, with a character all their own. They simply cannot be duplicated by any other camera on Earth! In short order, the Diana rose to prominence as one of the most treasured and sought-after cult analog cameras from the late 70s onward. Dating back to the early 1960’s, the all-plastic Diana camera is a cult legend - famous for its its dreamy, radiant, and lo-fi images. Our brand new Diana+ is a faithful reproduction and a loving homage to the classic Diana - with a few new features tossed in. Its plastic lens, 2 shutter settings (daylight & “B”), 3 aperture settings, and manual focus are all hallmarks of the original Diana. But on top of that, the Diana+ offers a removable lens and super-small aperture for pinhole images, two image formats (12 or 16 square shots on a standard 120 roll), an endless panorama feature that allows for unlimited and nearly seamless panoramic shots, and both a standard tripod thread & shutter lock for easy shake-free long exposures.
View product details at Amazon











