Over the three day weekend, my boyfriend and I also explored Sutro Baths and the surrounding area. I’ve never been around Cliff House before but have always wanted to see the Giant Camera. It was SUCH a beautiful day out and was nice to climb around and explore the burnt down Sutro Baths. I brought both my normal lens and my Diana Lens. The Diana produced much more interesting photos–enjoy!
Taken with Diana lens on Nikon D90
I’m falling more and more in love with San Francisco each day!
I’ve always enjoyed experimenting with different types of cameras. From disposable to polaroid to smart phones, I find it fun to try out new types of photography. For Christmas, my boyfriend gave me a Diana lens for my Nikon DSLR. I’ve been eying the Diana film camera for a while, but kept having second thoughts because of the lack of my Holga camera usage. Even though there is a completely different experience when using film cameras, I still like having my photos easily available and having no limits when using a digital camera. The Diana lens is a perfect fit for me to still experiment with the toy camera effect without having to go through the process of developing film.
Here are a few photos from my first test run. The lens creates very soft and dream-like photos. For these, I inserted a piece of construction paper with a small hole between the lens and the camera to create the vignetting. It’s challenging to get the lighting and focus correct, but I love the effect! I can’t wait to take these lens out again!
Taken with Diana lens on Nikon D90