INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
FOCUS & SHOOTING
Okay, your film is advanced to number 1 and your shutter & aperture settings are in place.
Take a look at your subject and estimate the distance between you and them. The Focus Ring
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is around the Lens
and has three settings: 1-2 meters (3–6 ft), 2-4 meters (6.5–13
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ft), and 4 meters (13 ft) to infinity. Rotate the Focus Ring
to the proper distance. Here's a
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tip – the Focus Ring
rotates out and moves closer to your subject as the focus setting gets
closer. You can handily compose your shot through the Diana F+'s square Viewfinder [13]. As
you can imagine, the Viewfinder is not super-precise. It's a little more correct for the 16-shot
format. When shooting 12 shots per roll, the actual image area is a bit larger than what the
and composition
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Viewfinder shows. But don't give it too much thought – the Viewfinder
"surprises" are all a part of Diana shooting. Fire your very first Diana F+ photo by pressing down
the Shutter Release [7]. Press it once for daytime "N" shots, and hold it down for long-exposure
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"B" shots. After you shoot, turn the Advance Wheel
to get to the next frame. When using
the "B" setting for really long exposures – like nighttime or pinhole shots – you can use the in-
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cluded Shutter Release Lock
to keep the shutter open. Press down on the Shutter Release
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and then place the Shutter Release Lock
right into the gap above the Release (a hole
will open up when you push the Release down.) When your exposure is done, just remove
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