Originally posted by switters I'd be happy enough with a redesigned 35/2.
That would be too slow for my favourite use of this lens, low light carnaval at night shooting. The f1.8 of the 31 is better so I hope for a 30/1.8 or 1.4.
I dont think it will compete too much with the 31.
I mean, the FA35/2.0 is almost as good as the 31 yet it managed to hold its own.
If they manage a 30/1.4 or 1.8 with the IQ of the 35/2.0 it will sell like hotcakes as the IQ is very good but they can still sell the 31. They might evantually even decide to keep have a DA35/2.0 so we may get a DA*30/1.4 wr, a DA35/2.0 (maybe wr) and a FA31/1.8 LE.
I don't think these models, while at about the same fl, will "bite" each other too much.