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What is a Diana?
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So continuing on with the Toy camera theme, the next question is what is a Diana?
Well, the Diana camera is another toy camera that originated in the 1960s produced the Great Wall Plastic Co. in China. The camera was produced under many names for different markets. Clones include ones with the names Windsor, Banner, Harrow and a host of others. Some were sold as promotional items (there is a Readers Digest version, for example). Not all Dianas use 120 film and you can sometimes find cameras that take 127 or 620 film.
Diana-F 162B
HarrowLike the Holga, the lens is plastic, there is vignetting and light leaks are a possibility. Each frame is 4cm x 4cm so a roll of 120 film will give you 16 frames. My 162-B model has 3 aperture settings (sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy) and a single shutter speed which changes over time depending on how much tension is on the spring after a lifetime of use. Focusing is done by twisting the lens barrel to 3 zones, 4-6ft, 6-12ft, or 12ft to infinity.
Here are a few of my Diana/Harrow shots
That last one happened when the shutter started to stick. It was easily fixed by a spray of oil but I like the effect.Have one that i got last summer, its in the original box with flash and some bulbs. Its so beautiful i did not want to tape it up, It looks as if was never used. Ah ! grow up Eddie it conly cost 20 yoyo’s.
One of my favourite photographs ever was one that I spotted on Flickr and was taken on a Diana.
Have bid on a few but never won one yet. HmmmIve been looking into getting one for a while now. Might finally bite the bullet soon!
Some cool shots there Dave!
If buying look on ebay Europe. They are way overpriced in the UK and in the States.
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