Lomo Diana 35mm Back

I originally got the medium format back for the camera and thought nothing of it, that is until I tried to get the film developed; it took the best part of a month for my local photo shop to develop a black and white set of prints.The 35mm back allowed me to take my film to be processed in around an hour. The result of this for me was being able to quickly see the results (I was new to photography when I purchased my Diana), getting the prints developed quickly has allowed me to see where I've gone wrong and also where I've excelled, If you're new to photography I'd recommend this back as it will allow you to see results fairly quickly.This item comes with frame windows which allow you to have a range of effects such as panoramic view and sprocket holes (although my local shop doesn't seem to know how to deal with sprocket holes on my prints and basically cut the edges away so I'd advise you check your local shop knows what it's doing before you use the sprocket hole window).In all, I'd say the 35mm back will provide you with an easy adaption to an otherwise hard to enjoy camera. If you want any toy camera you could certainly do worse than a Diana.

As many of us Lomographers don't have access to the facilities required to process the delightful 120 format used by the Diana, the 35mm back offers a very handy way of taking tons of shots without spending tons of cash to get them processed. I've learnt so much more from using 35mm film and have been a lot more carefree with my photography (without that 12/16 shot limit looming over me). The item itself is a solid, well made piece of kit that replaces the entire back of the Diana. You will then find some easy to use spools, a normal or panoramic setting, a manually set shot counter and slots for a variety of included frame masks. You can do panoramics, regular shots and sprocket photography with this bad boy, so it is also very diverse. Just remember that you are using a MUCH smaller field of view for your snaps, so avoid using the viewfinder completely and bare it in mind when switching lenses (the fisheye will have no effect whatsoever).The bottom line is that if you have a Diana F+ and don't have another dedicated 35mm camera for Lomography, then this needs to be added to your collection.

This plasticky add on simply does not work.Only 11 frames were exposed out of 36.Waste of time and money.