more from roll 1

After first just posting my favorites from my first Lomo roll, I decided to post the rest. Did the mistake of choosing the "best" ones at first, but I realized that with lomography, they all have their own charm. So here they are.

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35mm it is!

Ok, so I did it. Went to a fotostudio in Kinkerstraat in Amsterdam called Foto Solleveld. After a nice chat about prices for developing 120mm and 35mm, I decided to go get the 35mm back for my Diana. I biked over to a place on Singel, and bought the backpiece + a 3pack of FujiFilm 36 exposure ISO 400 color films. It all set me back 57 Euro in total, but from now, I will only have to pay about 3.5 for developing film into negatives, and from there I can either scan them myself (if I had a scanner), or I can pay 5 Euro and get them all on CD.

Here's what's in the box:




If you want to save som $ and rather do it yourself, here's how:

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35mm or 120mm??

35mm or not 35mm, that’s the question. After experiencing the pretty stiff prices of 120mm film and its development, I am considering the 35mm back. I know it is possible to mod the Diana yourself to make it shoot 35mm, but the problem is rewinding the film (which has to be done in a changing bag or a darkroom, neither of which I have).

The 35mm back costs about 45 Euro (60 USD), and allows you to use 35mm in the Diana with different available image formats. I must say my favourite format is the square with exposed sprocket holes, it looks amazing (check the pictures below). With the 35mm back, I am thinking to just get the film developed into negatives, then use a scanner that can scan negatives. I’ll go to a lab today to check the prices for just developing into negatives.

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lock and load!

Thanks to youtube and google, I have now been able to load the 120mm film in my Diana. I almost dropped the film, though, so I might have ruined the first pictures on the roll. Anyway, I went out in the sun and took some snaps. Can’t wait to see the results.

Here's good instructional on loading the film:

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Lomo Diana F+ in hand

First day with Diana in my hand. I got it from my friends at my bday-dinner in a restaurant in Amsterdam. Diana is light, very light, and feels even more plastic than she looks like. It takes us ages to figure out the flash, since the instruction manual has no illustrations in it. After a while, we have to give up trying to get the film in, being scared of ruining the camera with all the dessert left on our table. I’ll do it tomorrow morning.

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