Lens Robot
which LOMO camera should i buy?
i’m planning to buy a LOMO camera, i like LOMO diana+ and LOMO robot 3 lens. which one should i buy?
what’s the difference between classic holga and lomo diana+ ?
The difference between the Holga and Diana+? Photographically speaking, they produce very similar photos. One isn’t better at making photos than the other. The Diana+ is more expensive, but you get a more flexibility (pinhole aperture, interchangeable lenses)
I usually like to recommend the Holga 120N or 120FN for beginners.
Why? It’s a cheaper and simpler camera to learn with. If you get this camera it keeps the cost of exploring toy camera photography on the cheap side. If it turns out that toy camera photography is your passion, then you can explore getting the Diana+ or vintage Diana.
Let’s look at the cost:
Holga 120N – $28 (no flash, but with a hotshoe)
Holga 120FN – $38 (built-in flash)
Diana+ – $50 (no flash, no hotshoe)
DianaF+ – $100 (comes with electronic flash attachment and hotshoe accessory)
Sample Photos:
Holga
http://www.flickr.com/groups/86881528@N0…
Diana+ DIanaF+
http://www.flickr.com/groups/diana_plus/
120 film is a little more difficult to deal with, since there are fewer labs that can process it. Ask around at your local Walmart, Costco or other 1-hour labs. While they may not be able to process the film on site, many of these labs will send the film out to be processed for you.
The next option is to find a local pro-lab. These are labs that specifically cater to professional photographers and will be able to process your film on site. As you might imagine, it can be a little pricey.
Another film processing option is to send out the film to be processed. Dwaynes photo is a good place to go:
http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/
Then the best of all option, process the film yourself. BW film processing and even color processing are not too difficult to learn and also not very expensive to get into.
If you think that 120 film is too much trouble, you can try a 35mm camera, like the Holga 135BC. While I find that something gets lost in the smaller negative and rectangular format, it might work for you.
Check out these photos:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/holga135bc/
The Holga 120N or 120CFN (120 format) or the 35mm Holga 135BC can be found at Freestyle Photo supply:
http://freestylephoto.biz/
The Diana+ cameras can be found at some stores like Urban Outfitters, or online at http://lomography.com
Whichever camera you choose, remember that the point of lo-fi photography is to have fun and don’t sweat the details!
For Holga tips, check out these websites:
http://www.squarefrog.co.uk/
http://goholga.com/
Then there’s my own website:
http://www.dianacamera.com/
I have lots of tips, tricks and photos taken with plastic cameras.
For how-to videos for Holgas and Diana cameras, check out my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/kaituba
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