A recent addition to my camera set-up is the 28mm and 50mm Canon FD lenses, produced in the 1950/60s. I was drawn to them because of their low-contrast processing of light and natural and old-fashioned softness, as opposed to the higher-contrast and overly sharp artificiality of contemporary sterile-looking lenses. I wanted to see how they captured light, specifically a source as harsh and sharp as sunlight, and to see their reaction to that light in terms of flaring.
I was hoping for the flaring not to be too overpowering in the frame and it was not. The flares are very present, but never completely obscure the frame, the subject is still visible, just disguised. It is stylistically beautiful, abstracting a magenta tint in parts and allowing a glow-like flare that is not sharpened into obviousness; it feels natural. I also admire the motion of the flare when recorded handheld. However, I would like to test it once more but stabilised instead.
The lens delicately lets the highlights roll off into the mid-tones of the image while keeping the shadows away from plunging into unrecognition.