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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RocketCowboy" data-source="post: 615435" data-attributes="member: 25095">Howdy Rick,As a former D7100 shooter myself, I think the answer to your question is really going to come down to budget. From my experience, the 70-300 even on a crop sensor is going to come up feeling a little short. It might just hit your budget price point though. My preferred lens as a starting point is the Nikon 200-500mm/f5.6, but it's also probably on the far end of your budget. A good compromise though could be the Tamron 150-600mm G1 lens. It's not as fast as the Nikon, but does have an extra 100mm of focal length on the long end. Used, you can probably find this lens in the $600 range while people with the earlier G1 model are upgrading to the G2 or moving to the Nikon lens.</blockquote>