I've been eying this camera for a while. A long while. And I finally broke down and bought it when I was at the Getty Center a couple of weeks ago with my neighbor (btw: the new outdoor sculpture garden is totally awesome). The Diana+ has been on The List and I'm thrilled to be able to check it off. Now comes the real fun part: what to shoot.

I have a few project ideas in mind but nothing that really rocks my world right now. Plus, I want to play with the camera a bit and see what it can do. It takes 120 film (should I get B&W, color negative, slide??) that shoots either 12 or 16 pictures (depending on the size you set). It's got a variable shutter (I can hold it open for as long as I want...night shots, here I come!) AND it's got a pinhole setting. How cool is that? So I plan on practicing with it first, then diving into a super cool project (preferably a writing/photo one)...if anyone has any suggestions, let me know. Like I said, I have a few ideas in mind but nothing that's making me tingle at the moment. You can check out this cool Diana+ photo gallery for inspiration and to get an idea of what she can do. I'll be thumbing through the book below, which came with my Diana+ (and weighs about 10 times more than the Diana+ herself).



I plan on posting my practice shots so check back in a week or so and see what I've done.