Diana camera.

Iwas looking uo a site which i came acroos quite by accident..

It was "staged photography" by Anne Aden McDonald currently in NYC...

She is also a purveyor of FINE (I MEAN REALLY FINE) Czech +Slovak Photography/photographers.

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She has done a series of photographs using this "DIANA" Camera which gives a very soft/defocused image like anti newton/tissue paper feel.

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Where and how can i procure such a camera (if still made).

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Sean McDonald Stewart

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Aberdeen Scotland.

You can get a Holga at Freestyle Sales:

http://www.freestylesalesco.com/holga.html

http://www.obscurasite.com/toy_home/toy_home.htm

http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=toycamring&list

By accident I discovered this website after reading your posting. It

may answer some of your questions (for instance, it says the Diana

camera is no longer being made). And it has links to other

alternative process websites. Good luck!

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http://members.aol.com/Smieglitz/Dianarama.html

Here, also, is the site of the "Toy Camera Web Ring," which has 81

sites including several one-artist galleries of Diana camera photos.

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http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=toycamring&page=1&list

OR: Pick up an old box camera from the 1920's. You'll need one that

uses 120 film (many were made for now discontinued 620 film) but they

are relatively cheap (~$10 - 20) and can give the same sort of feel.

Just remember, shooting with a Diana is kind of "like a box of

chocolates... you never know what you're going to get". I have one

I bought on e-bay for $50 US. Read as much as you can about

them, because they're a "quirky bugger". For instance, be sure to

use photo-tape to tape ALL SEAMS on this camera, including the

red dot where you read the frame number. They leak light like a

sieve. You have to commit to buying a lot of film, taking a lot of

shots and recording the info on each, so as to learn how to get

what you want. They are far from magic, but every now and then

you get a really great shot.

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Have fun!