Hello David, I suspect one of the big reasons that it is not mentioned is that for an APS sized sensor, 20mm isn't very wide. The DA16-45 has a much better range for the *istD/DS than the FA 20-35.
-- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 9:40:54 AM, you wrote: DO> I haven't used the 16-45, but it does indeed sound like a nice lens. DO> However, I have been surprised that in all this discussion of 20mm DO> lenses, and wide angle zooms, nobody has mentioned the SMC Pentax-FA DO> 20-35mm f/4 AL lens, for better or worse. DO> Dave