Earlier in my photographic journey, I experimented with many vintage manual prime lenses because they were inexpensive, like 5-10x less expensive, and for their distinctive optical characteristics, such as unique bokeh, lens flares, and aberrations. I appreciate these imperfections, as they can add a certain character to the images that differ from modern, clinically sharp lenses.

Sometimes, that distinct optical characteristic pops, and the resulting image seems magical. In this image, a rainbow lens flare is produced by the combined phenomena of the sun glare from One World Trade Center and the vintage Pentax SMC Takumr 55mm/F1.8 lens. This type of lens flare, in my opinion, is magical. 

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