Evergreen States
Francine Pierre Saget (they/them)
I treated myself to a Minolta Autocord to mark my turning 30 this month. The ebay seller out of Japan advertised it as EX+++ and you can probably guess what the glass actually looked like when I unwrapped it today: The taking lens was full of scratches, dust spots and even fingerprints from the inside. It also reeked of mold, though the glass weirdly appeared to be free of fungus. But I'd never held a TLR before. I was surprised how small it was! It was cute! I'm sending this one back and hoping to find a clean one for a price I can afford.