What is the Diana Mini?

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The Diana Mini, sold by Lomography, is the spiffy addition to the Diana F+ range. As its name suggests the Mini is smaller then the Diana F+. In fact it's quite cute! It offers all the same basic features, such as the tri-pod mount, Flash plug, B(Bulb) mode for long exposures, N (Normal) mode for an automatic shutter release of 1/100th of a second, sunny and cloudy exposure, cable release ability and lastly the ability to change distance (1-2, 2-4, 4-oo metres).

The main differences of the two cameras besides the size, is the type of the film. The Diana F+ uses 120mm film as its default but uses attachments to allow, instant photos and 35mm film. While the Mini uses exclusively 35mm film. This redesign allows affordability in film and gives the camera the ability to be so small. Another unique quality this camera has is being able to switch between half frame (24-17mm) and square frame (24-24mm) modes. The half frame is a brilliant feature as it allows double the exposures on the same roll of film. So for a normal 24 frame 35mm film, the half frame allows up to 48 frames. Roughly double the exposures. The square frame mode is a little bit more tricky as it has a tendency to overlap the frames. The trick is to ensure that one frame is exposed on the 35mm film. Square frame allows the standard amount of exposures. One of the smaller features on this camera is that it allows a closer distance then the Diana F+, the Diana Mini starts at 0.6m. The Diana Mini is my favourite toy camera. It is small, light, affordable and creates the edgy shots Lomo is known for. I highly recommend it.