https://www.scmp.com/rss/500161/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sixty years ago, in a factory in Kowloon Bay, a product came into being that would revolutionize photography. Not that anyone thought so at the time: the Diana was a cheap plastic toy camera that didn't work very well and was designed to be more or less disposable. Yet it has become a classic precisely because of its deficiencies. The Diana was really basic: made entirely from plastic, including the lens, it had tons of faults. The housing didn't fit properly and usually had to be taped to... https://www.scmp.com/culture/tracing-original-1950s-diana-camera-back-hong-kong/article/2158042?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/tracing-original-1950s-diana-camera-back-hong-kong/article/2158042?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:02:20 +0000