how do i do it? what do i need to do? as the film is 120mm default for the diana f+ lomo, what alterations and notes do i need to keep in mind?
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if anyone has the answer, how many clicks/turns are there to get from one shot to the other?
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You can't load 220 film in the Diana. Well, you could, but you would end up with pictures way out of focus and a white streak across each frame.
220 film is the same as 120 film without the paper backing and twice as long.
That means that when you look through the frame counter window, you will not see frame numbers, you will see bare film. DOH!
On top of that, without the paper backing, you need a special pressure plate to compensate for the lack of paper backing, otherwise the film is now at a different distance from the lens than with 120 film. Of course, that makes it even lower lomography :).
If you knew exactly how far to wind the film to advance one frame at a time because now you have no counters printed on the backing paper, you could cover up the hole with layers of black tape and you would be good to go.
Otherwise, stick to 120 film
I suppose it would be possible to do this, but for what purpose?
Unless you have a stash of 220 film that somebody gave you, there is little advantage to shooting 220 film instead of 120 film. There are many disadvantages.
The 220 roll is the same diameter as the 120 roll of film. They are able to get the longer roll by getting rid of the paper backing and attaching a paper leader and trailer to the film.
Advantages:
roll is twice as long, so you theoretically could get twice as many photos out of a single roll.
Disadvantages:
With no paper backing, you need to cover up the counter window.
With no paper backing, you have to come up with a system to advance the film. (turns or clicks of film winder)
With no counter, you won't get twice the number of frames. I would guess you might get 4-6 extra frames.
Without the paper backing, it theoretically changes the film plane so the focus will be off, but I doubt this would be too much of a problem. This is a Diana afterall...
It might be worth experimenting with, just to see if you can do it, but I wouldn't recommend trying it as a standard method of shooting film.
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