Comments on: Review: Holga vs. Diana+

By: Duke Shin

Duke Shin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:07:23 +0000

Holgas give you trippier pictures and they’re cheaper to replace if something goes wrong. They’re a lot easier to modify and decorate!

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:11:42 +0000

My Diana almost doesn’t create vignettes when shooting 6×6 (no vignettes at all when using the 4.2 x 4.2 mask). That disappoints me a bit. Also, I’ve modified a button to disable the clicking from the film advance + a rewind knob, so I can rewind 35mm film without opening the camera

By: Hunny

Hunny — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:34:52 +0000

Dear Arneee,
I’m just wondering whether you’ve tried attaching a Colorsplash flash onto your Diana F+ Edelweiss? Do you reckon it’ll work?

By: jackie

jackie — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:24:20 +0000

hi im a bit confused can i use that sticker on the dial of the diana F too?! or just for the holga?..
and do you have to cover the red part in the camera? thanks
jackie

By: Mathias

Mathias — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:04:05 +0000

Very interesting comparison!

What actually happens if you use no film mask on the Holga at all? I don’t develope film by myself, so will the borders of the film be exposured like on your sample picture?

Another question: Is there any Holga model on the market that has its viewfinder on top of the lense? Since I don’t really like the image quality of the Diana+ but hate the displaced viewfinder of the Holga, this would be perfect.
(Yeah, I know there’s the Holga TLR, but the viewfinder’s quality is not very pleasuring.)

By: Ginger Dom

Ginger Dom — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:02:45 +0000

Just buy both… they are cheap as chips! I did a while ago and i have no complaints about either!

By: James K

James K — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:27:09 +0000

great write up, thanks.

i’ve recently been playing around with an olympus xa2 & lomo lca and am keen to get either a holga or diana. still not sure which one ot go for though!

By: lisa

lisa — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:04:55 +0000

cool comparison!