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Lomography Introduces the Diana Mini: Half-Frame & Square Format on 35mm! It’s a first!
written by kazarareta on August 19th, 2009 , 47 comments (14 votes)

Diana Mini: The Little Camera Destined for Greater Things!

  • More than a miniature Diana F+
  • Half Frame & Square Format, and more!
  • Shoot forever, 72 shots on the roll!

New Experience!

More than just a miniature Diana F+

The Diana Mini has big shoes to fill being the little sister of the classic beauty Diana F+. Luckily the “Mini” was born a star in her own right. Super sweet, the Diana Mini has got plenty of style and features to the nines. With the flick of a little switch you can move from the retro square format to the amazing Half-Frame, giving you the ability to Shoot Forever, packing 72 shots onto one 35mm film! Her handy-dandy size and limitless creative potential is a revolution in analogue photography.

Shop for the Diana Mini
Visit the Diana Mini Microsite

One Switch – Two Formats!

Couldn’t be handier, she is pocket sized and portable.

Half-frame format (72 shots)

Shoot square format (36 shots)

Shoot multiple and long exposures

Package includes ‘Diana Mini Shoot Forever’ book

Shoot Forever

Diana Mini Missions & Half-Frame Stories

Half-Frame photography allows you to take two individual pictures side-by-side and one after another on the same 35mm frame! Our mission to you is to get as creative as possible with this exciting feature and show us what kind of instant stories you can create in Half-Frame! Snap polar opposites like a cowboy and punk, or before and after shots of caterpillar to butterfly. Maybe create a drama with the image of a pair of bare feet next to the image of broken high heels. Who knows, the potential is only limited to your imagination. You can try to plan these but we fully recommend that you kick back and just shoot like crazy. This way you will have instant, unpredictable Half-Frame Stories to entertain you on the way back from the lab and to share with us on www.lomography.com!

Shooting Some Beautiful Strangers

Hanging Out with the Diana Mini

Mini Stalker

Shout and Shoot

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47 comments

  • abcdefuck
    by abcdefuck
    3 months ago

    woaaaa. =D

  • cinzinc
    by cinzinc
    3 months ago

    sexyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

  • lomat
    by lomat
    3 months ago

    yay!!! a must have!!!!!!!!!

  • magdalenagabriela
    by magdalenagabriela
    3 months ago

    you're mine! you're so much mine!!!

  • lomosexual_manboy
    by lomosexual_manboy
    3 months ago

    Awesome camera, just not sure why it costs more than the Diana F+ if you get it with the flash. Good thing for piggies.

  • gvelasco
    by gvelasco
    3 months ago

    Couldn't wait any longer. I have one on order. A bit disappointed that it might not be able to do pinholes, but all the other features make this a must have.

  • iaki
    by iaki
    3 months ago

    i want it!

  • 7samurai
    by 7samurai
    3 months ago

    ;)

  • kazarareta
    by kazarareta
    3 months ago

    mini here I come!

  • cyanwater
    by cyanwater
    3 months ago

    YOU'RE SO GONNA BE MINE!!!

  • grenoouille
    by grenoouille
    3 months ago

    Am I supposing right if I say that there might be some special editions of this little thing coming soon or later? Would be cool to know before rushing on this model... Thanks!

  • style_slicker
    by style_slicker
    3 months ago

    I want!!!!

  • adi_totp
    by adi_totp
    3 months ago

    wooooowww.. my diana mini mission is here "Shooting Some Beautiful Strangers" ... thanks LSI! now i thinking about buying one :)))

  • adi_totp
    by adi_totp
    3 months ago

    *i'm thinking not i thinking

    mistake mistake mistake ;p

  • adi_totp
    by adi_totp
    3 months ago

    is it compatible with the diana lens such as fisheye lens? i'm curious... ;p

  • lomosexual_manboy
    by lomosexual_manboy
    3 months ago

    I gotta say it's a welcome upgrade from the Lomo Meccano. Wish the Diana lenses were compatable, but that would be hard to do. Guess you can just hold them in front and experiment.

  • jeepeng
    by jeepeng
    3 months ago

    SWEET!!!

  • ivoryocean
    by ivoryocean
    3 months ago

    YAY!

  • riki_87
    by riki_87
    3 months ago

    nice very nice!!

  • by willomo
    3 months ago
  • makny
    by makny
    3 months ago

    awesome!!! can't wait to get one on my hands!!!

  • cinzinc
    by cinzinc
    3 months ago

    can u shoot regularly and switch to half frames on the same roll?

  • trash-gordon-from-outer-space
    by trash-gordon-from-outer-space
    3 months ago

    Oh, she's so cute. Sadly the prize isn't mini at all... :-(

  • trash-gordon-from-outer-space
    by trash-gordon-from-outer-space
    3 months ago

    Oh I got it wrong, Actually the prize is ok.

  • ouroborosx
    by ouroborosx
    3 months ago

    @cinzinc indeed you can... greatest half-frame camera ever.

  • vicuna
    by vicuna
    3 months ago

    yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! :))))))))))))))))

  • mandashitley
    by mandashitley
    3 months ago

    Naturally it doesn't come with a flash.. arggg at you LOMO. Is the regular Diana flash compatible or do I have to start this flash bs all over again?

  • mandashitley
    by mandashitley
    3 months ago

    ok ok it's compatible but still a huge pain in the ass

  • saviorjosh
    by saviorjosh
    3 months ago

    little cutie! :)
    it is just a little bigger than the Diana F+ flash.
    looks more like a toy than a real camera.

  • graefin
    by graefin
    3 months ago

    @ouroborosx: you can use the switch on the back while there's a film inside? mhh didn't work so far :) but maybe it's just because I haven't used the switch often by now.

  • kvboyle
    by kvboyle
    3 months ago

    Wow - half frame and full frame on the same roll. Now I don't have to spend hours on ebay drooling over the old Konica Auto-Reflexes that come up and always cost a bundle (and weigh a ton). I'd love to know how well it works - and what the neg looks like when you're switching between formats......

  • alexandrak
    by alexandrak
    3 months ago

    @graefin you can! you just have to make sure that the shutter isn't cocked! take photo, switch format, then wind.

  • golfpunkgirl
    by golfpunkgirl
    3 months ago

    finally :) hurrah!

  • takezzo
    by takezzo
    3 months ago

    lovely : )

  • mephisto19
    by mephisto19
    3 months ago

    i need one! now!

  • sugiyamasatomi
    by sugiyamasatomi
    3 months ago

    that's me in black and white~!:D

  • blancarleal
    by blancarleal
    3 months ago

    I want to prove it!!!!
    SHOT, SHOT, SHOOOOOOT!!!!!

  • boredbone
    by boredbone
    3 months ago

    coolness! i want one too.

  • northwardnimbus
    by northwardnimbus
    3 months ago

    yay. nice.

  • scootiepye
    by scootiepye
    3 months ago

    gotta hand it ! gotta just love this to bits :)

  • lomollete
    by lomollete
    3 months ago

    This might be a stupid question but can you double expose?

  • chaweemek
    by chaweemek
    3 months ago

    36 shots for sqare format? the same amount as 24*36mm.?
    something doesn't right here.

    normally a 35mm. sqare format camera (for example, tenax or taxona) can shoot up 50 shots per roll because each shot take area on film lesser than a full-frame camera, therefore less film advance for each shot.

    If this info is correct. Is this the camera will produce a large unexpose space between each shot?

  • ouroborosx
    by ouroborosx
    3 months ago

    the camera has stops for square format and stops for half frame format... each square shot's stop is a full 36mm frame advance, leaving blank space on the roll between shots... this is necessary for film labs to be able to process the film in their machines... BUT, if you are someone who scans their own negatives, you can advance the film as much or as little as you want from frame to frame... you won't be following the stops, but if you get good at it, you won't need them... then you can get more shots on your frame and scan your own negative... so you have the option! :)

  • by inter-galactic
    3 months ago

    Ah this is a must!

  • chaweemek
    by chaweemek
    3 months ago

    Oh, I see. Thank you for the info ouroborosx :)

  • gvelasco
    by gvelasco
    2 months ago

    @adi_totp: It is not compatible with Diana+ lenses.

    @mandashitely: You can also buy the Diana F+ Flash adapter which is much less expensive than a Diana F+ Flash and allows you to use any standard hot shoe flash.

    @graefin: You can switch at any time, but if you switch after you have wound, you could end up with overlapping pictures - not necessarily a bad thing. Also, as soon as you switch in the middle of a roll you're pretty much committing to scan the negatives yourself or take it to a pro shop that knows what they're doing.

    @kvboyle: The format switch does two things. It moves some shutters that make the opening the right size for either half frame or square format. Just think of those shutters in the phony panoramic cameras that chop off the top and the bottom of the picture, but these are upright. The switch also changes how much the film advance wheel will move the film before it stops on the next frame. Using the switch in the middle of the roll will mess with the spacing between frames.

    @alexandrak: Turning the film advance doesn't cock the shutter. The shutter is always ready to fire.

    @lomollete: You can easily multiple-expose. The shutter release button cocks and releases the shutter in one motion and you can use it at any time. Just press the shutter release and the shutter will fire.

  • outshined_me
    by outshined_me
    about 1 month ago

    @ gvelasco..i can't log on my yaho... hi gabriel...from what site did u get the flash adapter for diana?, i decided to buy the colorsplash flash plus the adapter for my diana mini. yet having a hard time to find a adapter. i wonder if they deliver here, in the Philippines.

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