Lomography Diana Instrucciones página 9

the film to allow the rear door to lock properly. Turn the rear door switch [1] to
close and wind the advance wheel [4] anticlockwise until it stops. Make sure you
don't force the advance wheel [4] forward after you feel it has stopped naturally to
avoid snapping the film.
Before Taking a Photo
The Diana Mini has four focus settings: 0.6 m, 1–2 m, 2–4 m and infinity. You can
choose your setting by turning the lens [7] clockwise or anticlockwise to match the
marker of your desired focal length. Depending on the weather, set the aperture
switch [8] to either sunny (F/11) or cloudy (F/8). Make sure the shutter switch [9]
is set to the correct position. For daytime shots, position the switch to 'N'. For long
exposures or nighttime shots, position the switch to 'B'. Lastly, it's time to choose
your frame format. Slide the frame switch [10] to either rectangular half-frame
format (72 photos on one roll) or square format (36 photos on one roll).
Shoot Some Blanks Before You Start!
Now that the focus, aperture, shutter speed and frame format are all set, you are
almost ready to go! Just one thing left to do – keep the lens cap on and shoot three
or four blank shots, this way the photo lab will know when the first frame starts.
Now you are good to go! Frame your shot, compose it or just point the camera
without looking through the viewfinder and push down on the shutter release [11].
After each photo, turn the advance wheel [4] anticlockwise until it stops. You will
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