Should I get a Diana+ camera?

Question

On Urban Outfitters, they are selling a camera called the Diana+ and I love those retro-effects pictures.
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp;jsessionid=034EAACFF98C1E252FBD5B6A3FC4702D.app12-node4?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&id=14078927&parentid=A_ENT_MUSICCAMERAS&sortProperties=&navCount=1&navAction=poppush&color=00
It's $50 but the thing is, I wouldn't know where to get any film. I've already got an excellent Canon Digital Camera and Photoshop to produce the effects that I want so should I get the Diana+?

Answer 1

DON,T. Diana cameras of all models are considered "toy cameras" by most photographers. It's nice to see images coming out of these cameras (sometimes) with those retro effects. Those effects are not doctored but actual images produced by the camera,s light leaks and plastic lens. If you want to try 120 format photography, get a Holga compact or Seagull TLR (Cheap). With this setup, you still have to buy a flash unit for the camera.
To sum it up, for a film based camera (to play around), just buy a decent point and shoot camera without auto focus and you can have all those retro effects with a normal photo editor software.
BTW, you still can buy the films for Diana cameras (120 format) ea silly.

Answer 2

Here is a great site. Investigate it and see if this is what you are really into. The film can be processed and scanned and worked on in Photoshop as well.

http://toycamera.com/

Answer 3

well it looks fun. yes you can do all that in photoshop..but sometimes its fun to actually do it. i see film (120) available at alot of places online. my choice would be b and h photo. its only $50..might be fun!