Lomography Diana Mini with Flash

by Lomography

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 3 x 7.5 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0037A2WSI
• Item model number: Diana Mini with Flash
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,376 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

The sweet and petite Diana Mini uses 35mm film to give you lovely square shots and half-frame photos. It's a lot of fun! Now it's even more exciting with the included Diana F+ Flash and the "Shoot Forever" book. Start tinting your pictures with a burst of color – just slip one of the 12 color gel filters in the Diana F+ Flash, and you're on your way to bursting coloursplashes here and there!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun!!!, June 5, 2010

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Thomas A. Ertman (Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lomography Diana Mini with Flash (Electronics)

Ok a few things here. I've shot a bunch of holga and pinhole over the years and this is probably one of the funnest.

It takes the dreamy diana photos that we all love, except instead of filling up the entire 35mm frame it uses about 2/3 of it and makes a negative that is square..so on the normal film setting you get about 45 shots or so on a 36 exposure film. Since i make prints manually its not a big deal, it might take a little manipulation on your part to make it look normal in a scan.

Tips:
Do not play rough with this camera, if you find the film not advancing when you twist the knob click the shutter, when starting a new roll sometimes its tricky to get the film to feed and advance properly. Listen for the 'click' when the new frame is in place, and do not attempt to force the knob. if you feel the film is a little too tight coming out of the spool, reduce the tension in the spool via the film rewind knob.

The metal prongs that hold the film in place will probably scratch the back of your film, you can solve this either sanding them with some fine grit paper or putting a small strip of cellophane tape on them.

The flash is more than adequate, so much so that i wouldn't recommend using at close distances unless you have low iso film loaded. However do not leave it connected to your camera and then throw it in the bag.

Also this camera has a cable release as well, which is just another bonus on an already great gadget.

100 bucks is a little pricey, but its pretty unique and the pictures it takes are pure win. Overall i am happy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!!, January 14, 2012

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Kelly McCullough Photography - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lomography Diana Mini with Flash (Electronics)

I absolutely love this camera! The lightweight body makes it easy to carry anywhere without being a burden. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the film is relatively hard to load and sometimes skips frames. But I suppose that unknowingness is what makes film photography fun! I would recommend this camera to anyone wanting to try something new.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Camera, November 1, 2011

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Fong - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lomography Diana Mini with Flash (Electronics)

Pros:
-Small
-Artsy
-POWERFUL, simple flash (with manual trigger option) runs off 1 AA
-Hearty plastic

Cons:
-Small (lost easily)
-Film is expensive nowdays
-Flash is HUGE. Camera sometimes tips over when strap is worn.
-Strap is a strip of plastic, but whatever...
-Focusing ring is occasionally hard to adjust, being in the very front of the lens