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List of Diana toy camera clone names

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Diana cameras (the original Holgas) can be really expensive. The results are awesome (and have personalties quite different from Holgas), but for someone who actually wants to make pictures rather than collect cameras, a hunnert bux or more for a piece of 40 year old plastic is simply bullshit. Fortunately, there are a ton of clones, made by the same company with the same warbly lenses, that cost a much saner $10-20. I don’t know about yours, but I’m pretty sure my film doesn’t care whether the camera says Diana or Windsor on the front.

Great! But how do you find the clones? Photographer and camera collector Allan Detrich has a large list of Diana clone names to watch out for. Dig it.

New "SX-70 Blend" Polaroid film

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Since Polaroid discontinued Time-Zero film, shooting SX-70 cameras hasn’t been possible without some hacking. The folks at Unsaleable.com, purveyors of Polaroid products, have introduced SX-70 Blend film that works in unmodified SX-70s, no exposure compensation required.

Specs

Film Speed: ISO 640 / DIN 29

Format: 3.5 x 4.25 in. (8,9 x 10,8 cm)

Image Area: 3.125 x 3.125 in. (7,9 x 7,9 cm)

Finish: Glossy

Unique SX-70 Blend features:

  • Special blend-chemistry for unique and pro-quality colour management.
  • Integrated ND (neutral density) filter for optimized film speed correction.
  • Original SX-70 film cartridge that perfectly fits inside all SX-70 Cameras, no physical manipulation required.

The Web site has lots of info: this film compared to 600 and Time-Zero, an info PDF, a PDF data sheet, and lots of sample images.

There’s a discount offer available for Polanoid members, details in this post.

"The Daily F’log" fotolog photography blog launched

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Daily F'log screenshot

Photographer Andrew Long (you can see his work on fotolog and Flickr) has lauched The Daily F’log, a blog at and about happenings on photo sharing site fotolog:

Longer features will include Interviews with Fotologgers that provide a more intimate snapshot than we normally get to see, going behind the scenes to get their thoughts and opinions on photography, Fotolog, and anything else on their mind. Special Portfolios accompanying some of these interviews will offer the member a chance to show a selection of his or her work in a new, more concentrated context…

Continue to the blog

(Screenshot hosted at Flickr)

US Polaroid 600 film sale: buy 4, get 1 free + free shipping

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The title says it all: for every four packs of Polaroid 600 film you buy, you get one free. To get free shipping, use promo code ERV2YB during checkout.

The offer ends 28 September, 2006, and is only valid if you buy directly from Polaroid.

I bought a crapload when they had the same offer on Spectra film a few months back and my order was correct and arrived quickly.

(This is not an affiliate thing, I got this in Polaroid’s newsletter.)

Big changes for JPG Magazine

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Big changes for JPG! In short: moving to traditional offset printing for better image quality, memberships, voting on submitted images, more themes, and US $100 and a subscription if your work is published.

Their newsletter explains:

Dearest JPGgers,

Exactly two years ago today, JPG Magazine began with a simple mission to honor the amazing work coming out of the online photographic community. Today, six issues later, the humble project that began with a Gmail account and a dream is growing up. Come see!

There’s a lot that’s new, including memberships, more themes, and voting! And there’s even more new with the magazine, including a larger format, more pages, more frequent publishing, and a much lower price tag! And did we mention that, if you’re chosen for publication, you’ll get $100 and a free subscription?

And this is just the beginning. We’ve got big plans. Very soon we’ll be making subscriptions available for the first time, ever. If you’re interested in subscribing (and we hope you are) be sure to sign up and we’ll let you know when they’re available.

Today also marks the opening of submissions for Issue 7! Unlike past issues, this one’s got three themes: Big, Self-portraiture, and Hometown. As usual you can submit one photo to each, but now there’s three, so that’s 300% more chances to get published!

But enough talk. C’mon in. Check out some photos. Vote in the themes. And submit your excellent work now, because Issue 7 closes in two weeks!

It’s been a helluva two years. Thanks for JPGing with us. Keep shooting, baby!

— Derek and Heather
  JPG Magazine