Lomography Diana Instant Square

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

0
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

Unique look with strongly saturated colors and vignetting, more exposure control than most instant cameras, option for pinholestyle images, interchangeable lenses, accepts Diana Fflash units and accessories
Affordable, Supports interchangeable lenses, Pinhole capture, Selfie mirror, Powered by AAA batteries, Uses Fujifilm Instax Square film

Cons:

Exposure controls require turning camera around, selfie mirror partially obscured by text, PRICE: $99, INFO: lomography.com
Doesn't include flash, Extremely heavy vignette, Black-and-white materials currently unavailable, Clunky controls

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Last revision on November 23, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Unique look with strongly saturated colors and vignetting, more exposure control than most instant cameras, option for pinholestyle images, interchangeable lenses, accepts Diana Fflash units and accessories
Affordable, Supports interchangeable lenses, Pinhole capture, Selfie mirror, Powered by AAA batteries, Uses Fujifilm Instax Square film

Reviewers Didn't Like

Exposure controls require turning camera around, selfie mirror partially obscured by text, PRICE: $99, INFO: lomography.com
Doesn't include flash, Extremely heavy vignette, Black-and-white materials currently unavailable, Clunky controls

Expert reviews and ratings

If you're a perfectionist or a control freak, you are better off shooting with a different instant camera. Similarly, for the money, there are far better-built options. But if you can lean into the camera's unpredictability, appreciate its history or...

By Digital Photography Review on March 21, 2019

Lomography has updated its range of instant camera by adding the classic Diana into the mix. But is it more than just a pretty shell? It's one of the cheaper instant cameras around starting at £89 /$99, which has the recognisable 1960s black and blue...

By techadvisor.co.uk on February 13, 2019

The Lomography Diana Instant Square takes the all-plastic build and low-fi aesthetics of the Diana F+ but uses instant film for immediate...

By PC Mag on January 07, 2019

100

The Lomo Diana Instant Square gives you more control than the Polaroid OneStep 2, while the Instax film gives more consistent results compared to Polaroid film. The vintage design is a bona fide design classic, brought up to date with...

By Stuff on December 20, 2018

One of the more affordable ways into instant film, and the Diana Instant Square produces distinctly quirky results – whether you're experimenting with the optional lenses or sticking with the basic camera. Similarly priced alternatives take more...

By Trusted Reviews on December 19, 2018

The Diana is a very versatile instant film camera and fans of the Instax Square format will find plenty to like about the quality of image it produces. We love the amount of control you'll get with this camera and the ability to swap lenses and add...

By pdnonline.com on February 27, 2019