Diana Mini
Diana Mini (above) size compared to original Diana clone image by Patrick Ng (Image rights) |
The Diana Mini is a plastic camera from Lomography styled to resemble the Diana, but shrunken in size. As a camera designed for 35mm film, it provides an automatic frame counter (rather than the red window of the original); and it discreetly hides a rewind crank on the bottom of the camera. The Mini has a selector to switch from 24×24mm square format to 17×24mm (half-frame) images.
The Mini has sockets on the top of the camera which can accept the same flash used with the Diana F+ or via an adaptor any hotshoe flash. The camera has been designed so that there is no lock to prevent multiple exposures.
Lomography specifications indicate the camera has a 1/60sec shutter setting on N. Others have suggested it is nearer 1/100sec.
Specifications
- Lens: 24mm plastic
- Focus: 4 zone focus
- Field of view: 70 degrees on full frame, 62 degrees on half frame
- Aperture: f/11 (sunny) f/8 (cloudy)
- Shutter speed: 1/60sec (N), Bulb (B)
- Tripod mount point
- Cable Release threaded
Links
- Diana Mini instructions at the Lomography Diana Mini microsite
- Discussion on Flickr Diana Mini Group regarding film types and shutter speed for Diana Mini