"They do mechanically. The inner structure of FA is less prone to focus
shift due to mechanical failure. However, the inner elements of FA also
wrobble a little more and should explain the lower MTF on photodo."
Although they are supposed to be the same optically, if you look closely
at the Photodo rating, a big reason why the F scores better is that it
tested noticeably sharper wide open. Why, if the optics are the same? Or
maybe they aren't?