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I also prefer to use AF for portrait but let's remember that some people did take nice portraits in the past with MF lenses:

"Gula's photograph was taken by National Geographic Society photographer Steve McCurry on Kodachrome 64 color slide film, with a Nikon FM2 camera and Nikon 105mm Ai-S F2.5 lens."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Girl

 

Well, McCurry had in his battered FM 2 a better and more accurate matte screen than most of all DSLRs today.

 

There were also some gifted riders at the Pony Express, but they use cars these days... I don't want to make fun out of your post, youpii, but as long as we DSLR users have make detective research to get a proper screen, I see myself a happier snapper by using an EVF in LiveView - which this lens supports as well, it's available for Sony.