Sigma & Tamron Work with D7100?

[Horoscope Fish]

Definately get the D7100 just think carefully about the lens selection.

Agreed.

The D7100 is awesome. Flat out awesome. I'd buy mine again without a moments hesitation if you told me not one single lens made by Sigma or Tamron would work with it at all. The '7100 is just... That... Good.

Besides, I'd could still have my Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 and that lens flies on my '7100.

You should see this DXO Mark report on the D7100 before you write it off due to compatibility issues with some Sigma and Tamron lenses:

From analyzing the 126 lenses on the D7100 the results are impressive; they’re simply the best we’ve seen from an APS-C camera to date...

The sensor of the Nikon D7100 is capable of extracting hitherto unknown levels of detail from a wide variety of lenses...

Still, just my opinion... Good luck with whatever you decide!

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[cadomniel]

I based my buying decision off that DXO Mark report and some reviews of of the Sigma 17-50/2.8.
It has higher sharpness and better optics than the Nikon 17-55mm/2.8 but if there are compatibility issues that cause the lens to drain the batteries a lot faster than that is not something I can live with.

Also the Sigma 50-150 OS is at the top of their list on and everyone I talked to that had tried this lens on D7100 had to send it back to Sigma for updating the firmware and recalibration because of focusing issues.

I was really prepared to get the Sigma 50-150mm as well but these kind of issues as minor as they are are enough of a nuisance for me to stick with Nikon lenses

 

[Jimbob 2705]

Is it possible that this could be fixed if Nikon released some updated software/hardware for the D7100?

If it is, is there any chance of Nikon doing this?

Many Thanks,

James

 

[jwstl]

but these kind of issues as minor as they are are enough of a nuisance for me to stick with Nikon lenses

That's exactly what Nikon wants you to do and why they continue to make adjustments that cause issues with third party equipment. I love my Nikon cameras but it's the third parties that are making the better lenses right now. Especially in DX. N
Nikon has never liked that Sigma and others reverse engineer in order to produce compatible lenses, batteries etc. so they continue to tweak code on cameras hoping for issues. Nikon makes some nice products but a consumer friendly company they are not.



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[cadomniel]

I 100% agree, Nikon also wants to force everyone up to full frame... they have abandoned developing good lenses for DX.
They 17-55/2.8 could use an update, there are no wide angle primes in DX
Pentax at least has the 15mm limited prime for example.

And yes Sigma has the better lenses especially for the DX format, and Tamron 24-70 and 70-200 VC present a better value proposition than Nikon glass on fullframe.
I know you can put fullframe lenses on DX format camera but I am not planning to move to fullframe for a long time and it would be nice to have a choice of lenses that were APS-C specific for the cost savings, and smaller size.

 

[ShootRaw]

If Nikon wanted to covert everyone to fx.They would not have made the D7100.

 

[cadomniel]

Well they didn't make the D400 yet..

 

[JohnFrench]

Well, I was able to get out this past weekend in between raindrops and drizzle to get a few shots. Using my Sigma 18-250mm and new D7100. As far as I can tell, the lens and camera combination works fine. This was another one of my worries as to lens compatibility with the 7100. So in closing, my Sigma 10-20, 18-250 and Tamron 18-270 all work AFAIK with my new 7100, albeit brief tests. Updates pending if needed on this subject.

 

[cadomniel]

Tamron 18-270mm PZD VC worked 100% ok on mine as well. Its a pretty good lens for the price for what it does but not a good match for the D7100.

I think the problem with Tamron lenses on the D7100 is that if have two Tamron lenses for example, you use a 24-70mm VC and a 70-200m/2.8 VC on the same camera body the body recognizes it as the same lens. This is a problem if you use the autofocus fine adjustment feature and need different settings for each lens.

 

[JohnFrench]

Tamron 18-270mm PZD VC worked 100% ok on mine as well. Its a pretty good lens for the price for what it does but not a good match for the D7100.

I think the problem with Tamron lenses on the D7100 is that if have two Tamron lenses for example, you use a 24-70mm VC and a 70-200m/2.8 VC on the same camera body the body recognizes it as the same lens. This is a problem if you use the autofocus fine adjustment feature and need different settings for each lens.

I have one Tamron 18-270, it seems to work fine, I tried my Sigma 10-20 in the house last week, and my Sigma 18-250 this past weekend out doors, and they both seem to work as they should. The D7100 & Sigma 18-250 take some might-t-fine shots I can tell ya.

 

[Jimbob 2705]

Can anyone tell me on the following lenses please?

Sigma 17-70mm F/2.8-4.5 Macro
Sigma 17-70mm F/2.8-4 DC OS HSM (Both Non Contemporary + Contemporary)
Tamron 24-70mm F/2.8 DI VC USM

Sorry for the long list.

Many Thanks,

James

 

[Dennis Kussener]

Can't say for the sigma 17-50mm f2.8. ( I used it like 2times on my D7100 without paying attention on details )

But I have a sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 and it works just fine, no issues at all so far

 

[JohnFrench]

Update 12-28-13: My Sigma 18-250mm works fine with my new 7100, with one quirk I found today when getting ready to download the photos from the Sandisk 4G SD card to my laptop. The camera created not only a JPEG file for each shot but a Nikon NEF file for each shot. I just deleted the NEF files, but it is a pain. All the photos came out nice for this cloudy winter day in Maine. I will add more info as I stumble upon it.

 

[pictaker64]

Check your image settings,Nef is Nikons Raw file,looks like you are set on Raw+Jpeg.Personally I like raw files for processing,more info means more you can do with it...

Update 12-28-13: My Sigma 18-250mm works fine with my new 7100, with one quirk I found today when getting ready to download the photos from the Sandisk 4G SD card to my laptop. The camera created not only a JPEG file for each shot but a Nikon NEF file for each shot. I just deleted the NEF files, but it is a pain. All the photos came out nice for this cloudy winter day in Maine. I will add more info as I stumble upon it.

 

[jwstl]

Update 12-28-13: My Sigma 18-250mm works fine with my new 7100, with one quirk I found today when getting ready to download the photos from the Sandisk 4G SD card to my laptop. The camera created not only a JPEG file for each shot but a Nikon NEF file for each shot. I just deleted the NEF files, but it is a pain. All the photos came out nice for this cloudy winter day in Maine. I will add more info as I stumble upon it.

That has nothing to do with the lens.


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[JohnFrench]

That has nothing to do with the lens.

Thank you for that, and you are correct. However, being new the 7100, I would have liked you to have told me how to set it back to default. I did obviously change from the the default without knowing, but it took me about an hour to find instructions in the lovely user's guide, on how to set the camera back to default (jpeg). For what I do, I do not need the NEF/RAW photo format saved to the SD card.
One other issue, following the instructions on page 66 to set/change the format to the SD card, I used the "Qual" button and rotate the main command dial, but all that did was change the scene mode from landscape, portrait etc. I know I must being doing that wrong, but I'll be danged if I can find the right way using the back button(s) and command dial, instead of having to drill down in the main screen to change the selection.

 

[jwstl]

I must have missed the part where you asked for help in changing the quality setting. All I saw was a post suggesting the lens made the change atuomatically. I assumed you knew how to put it back since you didn't ask for help. Anyway...hold the Quality button and turn the rear dial to change the Quality/Format settings. If that isn't working you may need to reset the camera back to its default settings.


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[JohnFrench]

I must have missed the part where you asked for help in changing the quality setting. All I saw was a post suggesting the lens made the change atuomatically. I assumed you knew how to put it back since you didn't ask for help. Anyway...hold the Quality button and turn the rear dial to change the Quality/Format settings. If that isn't working you may need to reset the camera back to its default settings.


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Using the Qual button and command dial does not work alone, all it does is change the "Scene Mode" from whatever you have it set at to the next scene mode with each click of the command dial. I stumbled upon how to change the SD card settings by using the "Info" button THEN "Qual", then the Command Dial. Even the book leaves out the "Info" button push. I have found the way to change settings to the way the photo is saved to the SD card. Page 66 of the manual has left out an important step. You must press the "Info" button prior to pushing the "Qual" button. Then the selection between jpeg fine, normal or basic can be made along with the selection of where the photos are saved to and how, i.e., Card Slot 1, Card Slot 2, jpeg, NEF and so one. Nobody here was apparently aware of this. Quite simple.

 

[Marcel]

Update 12-28-13: My Sigma 18-250mm works fine with my new 7100, with one quirk I found today when getting ready to download the photos from the Sandisk 4G SD card to my laptop. The camera created not only a JPEG file for each shot but a Nikon NEF file for each shot. I just deleted the NEF files, but it is a pain. All the photos came out nice for this cloudy winter day in Maine. I will add more info as I stumble upon it.

I don't know how you transfer your images from your card to your computer, but if you use a card reader, you can view the whole folder and can sort the files by " application" (at least with the Mac) this separates the jpeg from the Nef files making deleting or viewing of batches of jpegs easier. This is my usual workflow. I'll look at the jpegs, note which ones I want to work on and then open the Nef files in CS6.

 

[JohnFrench]

I don't know how you transfer your images from your card to your computer, but if you use a card reader, you can view the whole folder and can sort the files by " application" (at least with the Mac) this separates the jpeg from the Nef files making deleting or viewing of batches of jpegs easier. This is my usual workflow. I'll look at the jpegs, note which ones I want to work on and then open the Nef files in CS6.

I remove the SD card from the camera, insert it into the SD card slot of my PC and open the SD card from the desktop. I have been using this method since owning a PC with a card slot, before I used an ScanDisk card reader. When using the slot on my PC, I transfer all the photos from the card from that session to the desktop into its' own dated folder to work on them. Thank you for your help. The NEF files are ginormous so I don't want or need them for what I do.