Ive finally gotten around 'trying to' compare the images from my new Pentax DA 100mm macro lens versus my old macro solution (the Raynox M250)...
Image quality is hard to compare with winds outdoors and such preventing controlled shots, but the 100mm macro is MUCH easier to use, thats for sure. The raynox makes auto focusing impossible, and the depth of field is NARROW...like if you breathe you lose focus. The macro lens is a bit more forgiving.
However, the price of the raynox is much better (~$50 vs ~$300), plus the raynox is way lighter, so will still be my macro solution of choice for multiday hiking.
Here's a test shot from the 100mm macro, sharpened and saturated to heck using Picasa's 'feeling lucky' one-touch fix. Its not perfect, but at least I dont have to open lightroom (or worse yet, Photoshop).
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