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Walked to the same place yesterday afternoon to try to test the FA 31ltd
in similar situations. Here's my synopsis:
The FA 31ltd holds it's own when entering the DA 35ltd's territory - close focus -
just as the DA 35 holds it's own in the 31ltd's territory - portrait and infinity, or
'walkabout'.
The 31ltd has a special rendering that is extremely pleasing under the right
conditions - something that the technically-perfect DA 35ltd doesn't quite
match. The 31ltd gives a visceral thrill, and it brings a certain...
film feeling
to the images. In other words, not perfect, but in the imperfections lie some
of the beauty.
Here's an attempt to re-create the sky/plane shot I took with the DA 35
the day before - as you can see, pretty nice:
Here's the tree shot re-created - I think I stepped a little closer to fill the
frame more to match the 35ltd FOV, which is another little advantage of the
31ltd - wider:
When cropped, the 31ltd can approach the 35 macro's capability, due to
it's incredible resolution:
I prefer (slightly) the bokeh of the FA 31:
The following shots might show what I mean when I say 'film feel' - the 31ltd
can be less consistent than the 35ltd, but occasionally gives you a work of art: