Do notice that people are saying the FA50 is very sharp when you stop it down a little. Whereas the FA35 imo is sharp from f2.0. So if you end up stopping down the FA50 to f2.8 for sharpness then the FA35 is actually the faster lens
Well I can appreciate the price consideration. I didnt pay that much less for my 50 than my 35 so that wasnt a big concern for me, but in the US you get those extra rebates which changes things.
Well its good that you figured it out none the less, and yes, you should get both
Well there is a new DA 35 SDM coming ...sometime... none knows how fast it is yet but considering there is a Macro DA 35 f2.8 coming, it has to be faster than 2.8. So maybe, hopefully, it ends up beeing even faster than the current FA 35, in that case you will have a killer low-light combo once u are ready to get the 35 as well.
Good luck with the 50