Originally posted by Rez Could you develop why you think that the 43 has more character ? Is it related to bokeh ? sharpness ?
I made my decision on the 31 but i'm interested...
Sure, by character I meant its special Image Quality. You almost guessed it, when you pointed out bokeh and sharpness. I think its character relates to both those qualities. FA43 has not so smooth bokeho as FA31, but it is somehow interesting, almost artistic. Combined with extreme centre sharpness you sometimes end up with photos that have this pop character, when object in focus appears to be in front of background, but background is still defined, not smooth and indifferent. It is sort of 3dimensionality, I'll try to find some photo, which may explain it better than words.
I think either decision is good, FA31 performs well in every aspect and stopped down can be very sharp.