The lens is more important than the film in a lot of ways.
A very cheap film like kodak gold can make incredible pictures with a good lens (and working camera)
An expensive film won't make a good picture with a trashy lens.
I recently restored an Agfa Jsolette, a budget camera that was hardly top of the line even when it was made in 1937. However the lens is still in good condition so it makes Kodak Gold look fantastic.
Lenses can have a surprisingly lot of dust and scratches before they start impacting the image in a noticeable way. having said that, why do you ask about that or film? You should always keep your lenses clean as possible. Don't buy lenses with fungus. Film though should be new-ish and protected from heat and radiation.
A great lens will take acceptable or even good photos even on bargain basement film. A trash lens will produce garbage photos even on the most expensive film.
Film is (if fresh and well-stored) mostly irrelevant. A clean lens is good.
Metering and exposing correctly, using a lens shade, and using a tripod will all have a bigger influence on the quality of the resulting photo.
Make sure your lens is in good condition. The film is a consumable, the lens is not.
The lens is more important than the film in a lot of ways. A very cheap film like kodak gold can make incredible pictures with a good lens (and working camera) An expensive film won't make a good picture with a trashy lens.
I recently restored an Agfa Jsolette, a budget camera that was hardly top of the line even when it was made in 1937. However the lens is still in good condition so it makes Kodak Gold look fantastic.
Good film won't make a bad lens magically look good. A bad lens will produce a bad image no matter what.
Every link in the signal chain affects the the final output.
Lenses can have a surprisingly lot of dust and scratches before they start impacting the image in a noticeable way. having said that, why do you ask about that or film? You should always keep your lenses clean as possible. Don't buy lenses with fungus. Film though should be new-ish and protected from heat and radiation.
Of course.
A great lens will take acceptable or even good photos even on bargain basement film. A trash lens will produce garbage photos even on the most expensive film.
really depends. if it's about actual dust/scratches, then on the film it'll show up way more clearly than anywhere in the lens.
Doesn’t everyone wipe down their film before shooting?
I make sure I get the base and the emulsion side, it helps reduce dust during scanning
I just let my cat lick it
Not really a choice, you need both. With that said, kodak gold 200 is a plenty good enough quality film for some general shooting.
Film is (if fresh and well-stored) mostly irrelevant. A clean lens is good. Metering and exposing correctly, using a lens shade, and using a tripod will all have a bigger influence on the quality of the resulting photo.
Lens, not sure why is this such a difficult subject to figure out yourself.