When Lomography sent us the Diana Mini to review we didn’t want to just produce another standard review from one Holgablog writer, we wanted to build on one of the key strengths of the Mini: the portability, and decided to couple that with one of the strengths of Holgablog : the breadth of writers we have from across the globe.
Articles Tagged ‘diana’
Featured Photographer of the Month: C G Moyer
We figured we would finish the week off and set you up for the weekend with some lovely photos…. This month we introduce C Gary Moyer, toy camera photographer extraordinaire, pizza eater, and Light Leaks column writer. Name: C Gary Moyer Location: Maywood, NJ Hometown: Pottstown, PA Current Gear: over 100 cameras- toy and vintage making up the majority. Favortite Film: »
Review: Holga vs. Diana+
The time has come to put these two plastic cameras both side by side and to do the review I was once looking for myself, but never found on the net. I will try to be technical and I will comment on flaws or features that I have noted in my personal experience.
Derek’s rant: How we got here…
1rant Pronunciation: \ˈrant\ Function: verb Etymology: obsolete Dutch ranten, randen Date: 1601 intransitive verb 1 : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner 2 :to scold vehemently transitive verb : to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion — rant·er noun — rant·ing·ly \ˈran-tiŋ-lē\ adverb When I first started shooting a »
Lomographic Society=Pure Marketing Fluff?
A lot of people go on about Diana+ cameras as the definitive of this type of lo-fi photography. The problem is, a lot of of it is hype. The guys that created this lomography resurgence were extremely shrewd marketing students who back in the 90’s saw there was a market for the plastic lensed cameras »







