al_dobs

<p>I'm going to be buying a couple lenses from Adorama.</p>

<p>60mm 2.8G Nikkor AF-S $549.00<br>

100mm Zeiss Makro-Planar ZF.2 $1,843.00<br>

24-70mm 2.8G Nikkor AF-S $1,886.95</p>

<p>My credit card will cover the lens for 1 year after the factory warranty ends.</p>

<p>These are the warranties offered, by a company called New Leaf. The guy on the phone said if I dropped and broke the lens they would replace it with another new lens. I couldn't find that anywhere in the Terms And Conditions though.</p>

<h1 >New Leaf PLUS - 5 Year Camera Lens Service Plan with Accidental Damage Coverage (for Drops & Spills)</h1>

<p><a href="http://www.adorama.com/col/AdminPageFragments/pdf/New_Leaf_Terms%20_Conditions.pdf">http://www.adorama.com/col/AdminPageFragments/pdf/New_Leaf_Terms%20_Conditions.pdf</a></p>

<p>There's a line that says that they wont honor the warranty if it broke due to neglect. Neglect & an accident are all in the eye of the beholder so that doesn't inspire confidence.<br>

It also states that they won't replace it if it breaks due to improper usage. I'm not sure how a lens could be improperly used.</p>

<p>Here are the extended warranties I'm looking at.<br>

http://www.adorama.com/NLLEA5U1K.html<br>

http://www.adorama.com/NLLEA5U2K.html</p>

<p>They're certainly cheaper than buying a replacement if something happens to them. However if they will try to weasel out of it, I don't want to spend money on something it.</p>

<p>Opinions?</p>

<p>Equipment:<br /><br />Camera: Nikon D800<br /><br />Copystand: still deciding between<br />Bencher Copymate II <br />or Beseler CS-14 Copystand Kit<br />or Kaiser RS 1 / RS 2<br /><br />Lighting: a lighting kit made for the copy stand?<br />or a flash setup (e.g. 2x AlienBees B400 in soft boxes or maybe speedlights?)<br /><br />Lens: ?<br /><br />So far all I have bought is the camera and two primes (50mm 1.8G & 85mm 1.8G). <br /><br />My objective is to digitize, in the best possible quality, hundreds of old photographs.<br /><br /><br /><br />I had bought the 85mm 1.8G because it scored very high on DXOMark for sharpness as well as having almost no distortion & very little chromatic aberration. However it can't fill the frame with a 3x5" photo, the smallest area it can focus on is about 11.5" x 8".<br /><br />What lens should I buy for this project? I would prefer not to spend a fortune, but quality is very important to me.<br /><br />Would using an extension tube or bellows decrease image quality? Would using just the center of the lens cause a decrease in sharpness or introduce distortion / CA?<br /><br />Is a macro lens my only option? What would give me the best results?<br /><br /></p>