How to Install Diana+ 35mm Back

I show how to install the 35mm film back in a Diana+ camera.

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Education

Tags:

• Movie
• Diana+
• 35mm film back
• how-to

[MrBigNit]

hey i have a Diana + and was planning on converting it to 35mm. is it true that i will have to buy a wide angle lens in order to shoot on 35mm film, or will i be able to use the standard lens?

[kaituba]

@MrBigNit You don't have to, but just remember that you are using only the about 30% of the center portion of the lens, so don't frame your subject using the whole viewfinder frame, or you might be cutting off people's heads in the image. You will get a fuller image with the wide angle lens.

[stefarrrnie]

I want to buy a Diana F+ but I acutally don't really get it yet. Do I really need this 35mm back in order to use 35mm films? Or is it possible to use 35mm films without the back?

[kaituba]

@stefarrrnie You can do 35mm films without the back, but it is VERY inconvenient, since there is no film counter. You need to count the number of turns as you advance the film and the number of turns varies as you advance thru the film roll. With the 35mm back, you are only using 30% of the negative area and so you lose the vignette and out of focus edges. I would recommend getting a 35mm lo-fi camera, if your intent is to shoot 35mm film. (Holga 135, Lomography La Sardina or the Diana Mini)

[masehealy]

Hi I noticed you said that if you were just scanning your negatives that you can use the panoramic with sprockets format, Would you be able to take a roll shot with that mask to walgreens and have them put it onto a CD instead of printing?

[kaituba]

@masehealy The panoramic with sprockets negatives are too wide for a 1-hour lab like Walgreens to work with. They are set up for standard format negatives, which is 24x36, no sprockets. When their equipment was designed, sprocket holes were considered non-image area. It's only recently that photographers became interested in using the entire negative. Check out thedarkroomDOTcom - replace the DOT with a . I haven't tried them yet, but they can process and scan your panorama negs .

[palacefires1]

You have the most helpful videos on youtube for this sort of thing. Massively cuts down on time and helps save me breaking my camera! Thanks a million!

[aznninjapenguin]

thank you so much!

[beatnikdig]

@kaituba would the 55mm-wide-angle-and-close-up-l­enses work well with the 35mm back? thank you :)

[stefarrrnie]

@kaituba thank you!

[kaituba]

@annmeow86 The back has a visual film counter. You watch a dot in a window, and wait for it to reappear. Check out my video, How to load film in a Diana+ 35mm film back. Another solution would be to buy a 35mm film camera, like the Holga 135, which has an somewhat automated film advance. As you wind, it will stop when it's at the next frame.