I have the HD DA 16-85 and it has proven to be a very good performer .
However I have noticed looking at images online , and reviews that the older DA 16-45 doesn't appear to be a slouch at all !
I often notice the colors seem significantly richer and the sharpness appears to be excellent in a lot of online images I look at.
I'm only talking landscapes at the wider end of 16-20 or so.
I have a beater KS2 that I'm entertaing putting a 2 lens kit together and the 16-45 is high right now on the list , but I don't want to waste any money if this lens can't hold it's weight on the wide end.
I'm hoping Northcoastgreg weighs in on this as he has used both extensively.
What say my Pentax brethren ?
Nice used copies are going for about $125 so it's very tempting !
Last edited by Ronald Oakes; 08-28-2021 at 10:30 AM.