Diana
“I’m so young and you’re so old”-Paul Anka
No not that Diana, the made in Hong Kong plastic nearly everything camera of the early 1960’s. I spotted this camera in an antique store. It was absolutely the worst camera I have ever seen, so I bought it. It really can be distilled down to this, it is a semi light tight box with a single element plastic lens that produces an assortment of distortion and yields images with less contrast than Banff in a blizzard. So what is the appeal? Some people claim it allows the freedom to just create images. I claim it allows you to blame the camera when you don’t. Yes a distinctive look can be achieved with this camera but at what cost. For me I believe using it was a one time deal. I would rather use a Zeiss Ikon or a Voigtlander Bessa, if I want to shoot 120 on an old camera, I at least might have a chance of predicting the results and I’m sure I’ll still retain artistic freedom.
