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Missing Polaroids? The Diana Instant Back+ Fills the Gap

GeekSugar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:33:32 -0700

It almost seems like there isn't a day that goes by that I don't mention how I miss Polaroid - and for good reason, because it needs to come back and stay! Until those former Polaroid employees hook us up with the new version of the old instamatic, we have the PoGo Instant Digital Camera, or alternatively, if you already have a Diana Lomo camera, you can now get the Instant Back+, which attaches to the Diana.

Attaching the Instant Back+ allows you to have both the sweet, vintagey Diana effect in your instant photos, which makes it not so far away from the original Instamatic.

What price retro? 95 bones. Pretty pricey, considering a Diana camera alone generally costs less than that but I guess it depends on your Polaroid devotion.

French Kiss: Colette Does Lomography For the Dianalogues

GeekSugar — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:03:54 -0700

French design house Colette is getting in on the Lomography trend with a special edition camera adorned with blue dots, as well as a dreamy book based on the inherent romance of the Diana Dreamer titled the Dianalogues: Through a Woman's Lens.

This all makes perfect sense to me: Colette, Paris, the Diana: the romance of it all dovetails perfectly together.

Le sigh.

Diana Gets a Case in Leatha

GeekSugar — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:03:42 -0700

I know the Diana Dreamer Camera had a lot of fans when I posted it, both for its romantic results and its vintage styling, and now Urban Outfitters has introduced a custom-fit case for it, the Diana Case ($38). It's totally hot (built-in tripod hole!) and totally leather.

I've been looking for cases that conform to camera lenses since I saw Sienna Miller rocking one a few months ago, and the Diana Leather Case is my hippie-chic answer!

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Diana+ Dreamer Camera Puts a Hold on The Digital

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:30:46 -0700

Even though I look forward to the megapixel number for digital cameras and cell phone cameras increasing, don't think I'm not a wistful, sometimes very old-fashioned person. I miss the look of film sometimes - its richness and romance that digital, with its sharp edges and modern beauty, lacks. That's why I've been thinking about getting a film camera lately.

Urban Outfitters has a lot of vintagey cameras, but none of them have really tempted me until I saw the Diana+ Dreamer camera. An all-plastic reproduction from a '60s model, the Diana's simplicity ensures beautiful, dreamy images - think Virgin Suicides. Add to that the fact that its mint green color means it can be displayed without being an eyesore and that it comes with a Diana book filled with images and history, and you've got a sale, my friend.

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Diana+ Dreamer Camera

GeekSugar — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:08:24 -0700

Diana+ Dreamer Camera

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Vintage Geek: Flash For Diana+

GeekSugar — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:00:23 -0700

I'm always skeptical about the quality of novelty gadget accessories, but I can't argue the aesthetic appeal of the Flash For Diana+, $60.

The flash was inspired by the original '60s design of the all plastic and vintagey Diana Dreamer and Diana F+ cameras, which are famous for bright and lo-fi images. Of course, this modern flash comes with an adapter for any standard hotshoe camera.

The "Diana Plug" attaches directly to the camera and fully syncs the flash. An integrated color flash feature allows you to splash a burst of colored light at your subject and the flash ships with a set of plastic color gels.

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