Lomography Diana F+ SLR Adaptor for Canon and Nikon
File this under holyfuckingshitnofuckingway.
No need to juggle around multiple cameras during photo outings, Lomography just announced the introduction of Diana F+ SLR Adaptor. Now everyone with either a Canon or a Nikon SLR could enjoy the wide range of Lomography Diana Lens. Have the flexibility to experiment with the Fisheye, wide-angle, and more, each offer memorizing optic effects to showcase your creativity. Comes in either Canon SLR or Nikon SLR adapters, function on both traditional analogue or the high-tech digital forms. Available now at Lomography retail locations and its official online store.
And USD$57 isn’t bad for the adaptor and the 38mm ‘super-wide’ lens.
I am a bit suspect about this though:
Compatible with Canon EOS digital SLRs and Nikon F Series SLR cameras.
Why on earth would it be compatible with Canon DSLR’s but only F series Nikon’s? Nikon’s had the same lens mount for, forever. Wait and see I suppose.
Follow up
So I worked out that they weren’t specifically talking about F Series Nikon’s but Nikon’s with the F-Mount which has been around since 1959. This means that the Diana adaptor will work on new Nikon SLR’s.
A Flickr search brought up a few examples of these in use in the wild and so far I’m fairly unimpressed.
Part of the issue is that it seems a lot of people are using the Diana lens on a cropped sensor, meaning only the middle of the lens is used. As a result, most of the trademark vignette is gone. It would be good to see some shots taken on a full frame DSLR.
Regardless of the sensor, when you use a plastic camera with a plastic lens and film, you get this magic combination of randomness. So far the results from the Diana lens on an SLR seem to just look like an out of focus, shit, cheap lens. Exactly what the Diana is, without the charm, light leaks, processing et cetera.
A large part of the ‘Lomo’ look is cross processing. A look which can also be faked, but, of course without the randomness. The point being, if you’re going to fake the cross processing and fake the vignette and get a generally out of focus shots. What’s the point.
Still, will wait and see if any better shots pop up on Flickr. It isn’t that expensive and I’m impatient enough to not want to wait for film to be developed.
