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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3381543" data-attributes="member: 109211">VBThe way the SF has been balanced means that to most people, when they pick it up it feels extra light: I have seen this so often, folks break into a smile and say wow its so light its amazing. But not everybody does. A few folks say it feels 'toy' like because it lacks heft and they then draw conclusions about its build quality. In fact SF is only c55 grams or c2 ozs lighter than EL, its the balance that is really different.Perceived contrast is another subject and I think that the EL might just be ahead there.For me the comparison of SF and EL is easy: they are so close on sharpness (see the review for confirmation) and contrast etc that you might as well argue about which brand of champagne has more bubbles in a bottle. For me the balance is tipped in favour of SF by FOV and handling.Lee</blockquote>