Having said that, using a camera with focus peaking is very important, and image stabilisation is also good when you’re shooting videos with vintage lenses. I like to shoot portraits ...

It is possible that with its modest sharpness, low contrast and pleasant bokeh we could have here a lens for misty, dreamy portraits and flower studies, or even landscapes. Focusing is tricky ...

Being aware of this does open the possibility of experimentation and in the past, there have been portrait photographers who have made careers with poor lenses that show flare of this degree.