Hi, all! I’m new here and relatively new to photography, as well, but toy cameras have completely captured my heart and also made photography feel very accessible to me as a beginner.

I bought a couple of cheap Diana clones recently, an Arrow and a Windsor. The Windsor has focus zones like the Diana, but I can’t get the Arrow’s lens to move. I’ve read that some Diana clones have less robust features than others, and this one doesn’t have any print in the area where the focus zones should be, which leads me to suspect it’s probably just for show. Can anyone confirm that the Arrow is definitely a fixed focus version?

As an aside, do folks have strong feelings about the performance of different Diana clones? Which is your favorite, or are they all about the same, give or take?

Hi there!

I have the Lomo red scale XR 100 iso and a Diana F+. From what I understand, the camera should be used with a 400 iso, OR 100iso on a sunny day using the cloudy setting.

However!!! I understand that Redscale film is best underexposed - would using it as if it’s 400 iso film (I.e cloudy for cloudy/sunny for sunny) be too underexposed, or would it still give those intense reds and blacks and oranges I’ve seen?

Basically, should I use Cloudy setting on a sunny day, or match the weather when using redscale? I’m not wanting clarity - I want dark and foreboding

I’m about to head out on a trip and I hear that airport x-ray machines can ruin film. Is that true? How can I avoid this? Is this only an issue if there are images on the film or will unused film be ruined? on a sidenote, I realized I left my film on my microwave for a few days, will this ruin the film? Maybe stupid questions but googling isn’t really giving me much.

Hello everybody, I am new to this sub, and gotta say I am glad to see so many people into these creative cameras. I am looking for a new fun camera to toy about with, and i would love to hear your recommendations. These are the toy cameras I own: -Lomo action sampler (just bought it and haven't tested it yet) -Lomo apparat -Lomo instant -Agfa 3008

What are your thoughts on a 110 fisheye camera?

Thanks

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