Thanks everyone for the nice comments on the posted pics.
Originally posted by Pål Jensen How does it compare to the 16-50 in terms of flare?
Having never shot with the DA 16-50, I can't say how it compares. But the DA 16-85 seems pretty resistant to veiling flare, especially considering the amount of glass in it. It will flare if you point it directly at the sun: not necessarily the colored rings that you often get with zoom lenses, but an orange spot near the bottom of the frame. I've also run into veiling flare when using a non-multi-coated polarizer filter with the lens (shooting a waterfall under cloudy skies, no less). If you're going to use filters with this lens, you may need to get multi-coated ones. For the carnival image I posted above, I used a multi-coated ND filter without issues.