FA35/2AL vs. K35/2


I took some test shots of stairways with FA35/2AL and K35/2.
FA35/2AL at f/2 seems very similar in visual sharpness in center to K35/2 at f/2, and seems slightly better in corners than K35/2.
The background bokeh of FA35/2AL at f/2 seems slightly double-imaged but very decent, while that of K35/2 at f/2 is apparently double-imaged; the focal distance of the sample images is about 1 m. The background bokeh of FA35/2AL seems good at f/2.8, and becomes very good at f/4.


FA35/2AL

Ricoh XR-8 super, smc Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 AL, Kodak GOLD100
f/2, 1/500 sec.
Focal Distance : 1 m

Background Bokeh at f/2


Background Bokeh at f/2.8


Background Bokeh at f/4



K35/2

Ricoh XR-8 super, SMC PENTAX 35mm f/2, Kodak GOLD100
f/2, 1/500 sec.
Focal Distance : 1 m

Background Bokeh at f/2

You will see the double-imaged background bokeh.


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Image at minimum focal distance (0.3m)

Bokeh