Few weeks ago I decided to make myself a present (no, it was not my birthday) and I bought a DianaF+ Camera. For those of you who have never heard about it (very few, I reckon) this is a charming light plastic camera that doesn’t feel like a camera and therefore I still find kind of difficult to handle.
I must admit that the fact that you can’t control the output represents quite a challenge for a control freak like me but… I’m getting used to looking at the ambient light and taking my best guess at what aperture (“Sunny”, “Cloudy” “Really Cloudy” or “Pinhole”) is appropriate. Add the two shutter speed settings (“N” for normal daytime shots and “B” for nighttime) and the three focus settings (1-2 meters, 2-4 meters and 4 meters to infinity) and that’s it for all the controls!
As a new Diana+ shooter I was saving my first roll for a bright August weekend and a spectacular location, Donegal. Well, even though as some of you already know the weather turned out to be miserable …
… I’ve been quite happy with the soft focus and dreamy colours of my first DianaF+ photos, not to mention the feeling of the first two shots that are by far my favourite. But what about you? Which one is your favourite?
Camera: DianaF+
Film: Lomography CN 100
Location: Donegal, Ireland
Foto magnifiche. Evocano mistero.
Mi spieghi che significa Pinhole? Ho visto un libro proprio una settimana fa, qui a NY sul Pinhole ma non ho capito di che si tratta nonostante abbia fatto ricerche su internet. Il libro dava indicazioni su come costruire una camera da oggetti di uso comune: un barattolo di caffè, una scatole, ecc. Ma che significa? Abbi pietà della mia ignoranza!! Thanks!!
Grazie Titti. Con una semplice scatola di scarpe potresti costruirti una camera (preistorica ma pur sempre una camera) perche’ la tecnica del pinhole consiste nel rimuovere la lente dalla camera per lasciare la luce esterna entrare e impressionare la pellicola attraverso il piccolo buco (pinhole appunto) che rimane. Se hai tempo segui questo link che (senza dilungarsi tanto) spiega il tutto meglio
http://microsites.lomography.com/pinhole/
GRAZIE!!