The Diana
Amateur Photographer|May 20,2017

This instantly recognisable simple camera with its plastic lens and pale-blue colour scheme is wearing well.

The Diana

There is no single definition of what constitutes a toy camera, but most would agree that the Diana falls into this category – it certainly wasn’t intended for serious photography, yet is quite capable of taking pictures.

If you’re under the age of 40, the chances are that mention of the Diana camera will bring to mind the cute plastic camera marketed by the Lomography people. Those of us old enough to remember the 1960s might recall the original Dianas. Lomography makes no secret of the fact that its offering is basically a clone of the original with a few added features, but the cheap feel and plastic lens, together with the pale-blue colour scheme make this an instantly recognisable camera.

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