Put your Diana DeLuxe at 5m from you, it looks like (a little) to a Retinette Kodak. At a distance of 1m, you seriously begin to doubt. As soon as you take it in hands, you start laughing and you begin looking where can be hidden the cork of the water tank believing to have a fake camera in hands.

Even if some variants have been labelled "DeLuxe", Diana cameras are of a great asceticism. Poor quality of its plastic, very approximative adjustments inducing multiple leaks of light, appalling optical performances (distorsion of image, lack of contrast, out of focus), no controls, etc...

Today the Diana DeLuxe, and some other similar cameras are very appraised by the students of American schools of photographic art which use it for their practical exercices.

The body of the Diana DeLuxe is different from the one of the regular Diana.
The lower part of the camera body is covered with a non-slipping black plastic skin.
The upper part of the camera body looks like aluminium (this part is blue on the regular Diana).

On the front side, a very visible logo decorates the viewfinder which is in central position.
Just under the viewfinder is a slot for a flash, with synchro !!!
On the right hand side of the viewfinder, a simple button in plastic is used as shutter release. On the left is the film advance wheel.

A ring around the lens allows (theorically) to adjust the focus. But it seems this setting is not operating.

I had the chance to find this camera in a perfect condition. It has its handle, its lens cap labelled Diana and its bulb flash Diana.

Several variant of the Diana have been produced under different designations (Asiana, Mirage, Panax, Zodiac, etc...). It was also proposed as a commercial gift and in such case, it was labelled with the name of the company it was advertising.