The most important thing on a camera without a doubt is the lens, without it, taking photos, unless it’s a pinhole camera, is futile ! So then why not spend $$$’s on a very good lens ? But what’s the definition of a good lens ? Hmmm, for me… it’s a lens that is capable of capturing a moment in any shape or form, and that’s it, for me “quality crisp sharp images” is, well, just not my style ! I prefer to capture a moment rather than worry about taking crisp “proper” photos. Nothing wrong with this I say !
So. You could imagine my excitement and elation when I found a lens for my Minolta capable of capturing soft dreamy and vignetted frames ! It was like finding gold in a sea of silver ! Of course this lens is stuffed and it only cost me $12 on Ebay, but I love it ! 
Camera: Minolta XG-1, Film: Ilford HP5.
I kinda get irked by people who are preoccupied with testing and proving how good their equipment is rather than focusing on capturing moments.
Good luck with tracking down your lens and please do let me know how it all goes, always interested in other people experiences !
Thank you also for stopping by.
Sharp lenses & photos are nice, but it kind of irks me when some people can’t seem to see past sharpness. Hearing someone say “Lets run some sharpness tests on it” after making perfectly acceptable real world prints saddens me.
That said, I want to track down an old Darlot lens to totally mush up some well composed tri-pod shots.
It gives it that “old” look….great job.
Raven
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