Lenses for the nikon D7100

Well, I know about good glass for the nikon d7100, but it's always good to have opinions by everyone!
sooo anyone who has a little personal review about a specific lens that they like on their d7100, tell about it. It can come in handy for many people

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I will begin hehe, I know about the 16-85mm VR that is spectacular for everything in general. The 70-300mm VR is a good telephoto lens for those with low badget. the 50mm f/1.8 works spectacular on this dslr.

I really like my 24-120 3.5-5.6 vr the 7100 really makes it shine.

I don't have the D7100 but do have a D300 and the followings lens that works great with it

16-35mm F4--28-70mm F2.8--80-200mm F2.8--50mm F1.8--300mm AF F4--50-500mm--SB600

I have the 40mm f2.8 and i love it. My next lens purchase will most likely be the 70-200mm f2.8 and then a 12-24mm wide angle lens.

frtorres87 said:

I have the 40mm f2.8 and i love it. My next lens purchase will most likely be the 70-200mm f2.8 and then a 12-24mm wide angle lens.

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If you get a 12-24 check out the Tokina. I lobe mine.

Nikon lenses work really good on nikon dslr, but there is a really great wide angle lens that is amazing too and doesn't cost that much: the tokina 11-16mm. A friend has it and it works really good!
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with the DX sensor you do want to get something in the 10-12 range.. I like the sigma 10-20 lens.

Sigma 8-16 is the widest lens available for DX, wider than any other lens at any price or brand, being sharp as well.

Out of interest, which is the better lens for the D7100 out of the 35mm or 50mm f1.8 ? I know that the 35mm is more like a 50mm equivalent on a full frame, but does it suffer from any curvature at the extremes, or does the crop sensor not use the edges of the lens ? Thanks for any input.

Saudistu said:

Out of interest, which is the better lens for the D7100 out of the 35mm or 50mm f1.8 ? I know that the 35mm is more like a 50mm equivalent on a full frame, but does it suffer from any curvature at the extremes, or does the crop sensor not use the edges of the lens ? Thanks for any input.

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There's really no appreciable difference between the two in my opinion and neither the 35mm or the 50mm display the sort of distortion you refer to.

The 35mm lens is, simply put, 15mm wider than the 50mm. If that 15mm is of crucial importance, one way or the other, let that be your deciding factor.

My favorite lenses for my D7100, so far, are proving to be my Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DX, the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Pro DX and the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G. I have Nikon 35mm f 1.8G DX in my bag and even though I rarely use it any more I still wouldn't let go of it.

I just recently test drove the 50mm 1.4 as I wanted to see if the extra $$ really made a difference other than being faster than my 1.8 -Rather than get into a long review I will just say that after shooting with it I have determined that I will now sell the 1.8 & pick up a 1.4 - The images to m is definitely worth the $$ ... I read all the reviews saying the 1.8 is comparable or more which is why I bought it. Well after shooting a couple of months with it I just wasn't that happy & now I know why IMHO

I'd like to join...For a long time ago I've been trying to acquire the 24-70 2.8.None the less, its steep price makes it so very hard to obtain it...I currently work with the Sigma 17-70 2.8-4, but I think it doesn't use the Nikon D7100 full potential.My question is, whether to buy the 16-85 now, or wait a year or so and then buy the 24-70 2.8?Thanks

richichi said:

I just recently test drove the 50mm 1.4 as I wanted to see if the extra $$ really made a difference other than being faster than my 1.8 -Rather than get into a long review I will just say that after shooting with it I have determined that I will now sell the 1.8 & pick up a 1.4 - The images to m is definitely worth the $$ ... I read all the reviews saying the 1.8 is comparable or more which is why I bought it. Well after shooting a couple of months with it I just wasn't that happy & now I know why IMHO

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Just to add to that, when I did a lot of shooting with my D7000, I'd be using the kit lens 18-55 mm but if I wanted to do serious portrait work with it then I would use the 50 mm 1.4G and the image quality is like night and day. Interesting you saw that much of a difference between the 1.8 and 1.4 as I think they test fairly well against each other apart from the 1.4 having slightly better resolution (but a bit more distortion). But then again with the D7100, which has even higher pixel density than the D800 in DX mode, I suppose you would be able to distinguish the difference more clearly. The 50 makes a terrific portrait lens.

Then of course you could go even further and throw an 85 1.4G on your D7100, LOL. That's like a roughly 120 mm 1.4 which is nuts.

D7000 with the 50 1.4.



D7000 with the 85 1.4.

Apples and oranges, the difference between 16~85, and the 24~70.

16mm DX is equivalent to 24mm, a noticeable and useful wide angle.
24mm DX is equivalent to only a 36mm lens' coverage, not really wide at all.
IF you are using a DX camera, the less expensive 16-24 has a much more useful range, and the 24-70 will be much less useful, besides being much heavier and bulkier. On a DX camera, the 24~70 f2.8 is wasted, the FX coverage not used, and two lens steps less wide than the 16~85.
Note, in traditional 35mm terms, lenses were "stepping" down from standard to wide in this pattern; 50, 35, 28, 24, 20, 18. Or something close to that. In terms of DX, that requires this progression, 35mm (=52) , 24 (=36) , 18 (=27) , 16 (=24) , and 12mm (=18). So, in FX terms the 16mm is two "steps" wider than the 24mm.

Thanks Alx.

Is the 16-85 sharp enough?
That's one of my concerns, because of many reviews suggesting that the 24 mp sensor requires a very shatp lens

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I don't see any absolute way to answer the sharpness question, except to admit that the best prime ( single focal length ) lenses are going to be sharper than any zooms can be. Zooms are for convenience, and entail compromises. If you have to have speed as well, at least consider the DX 17~55 f2.8 equivalent to 26mm~82mm. But with the crazy high ISO capability of new DSLRs, slower zooms are fine for most situations.
I use the 16~85 as my standard lens on my D7100, 'think it is the best all-around lens to keep on the camera, unless something wider, longer, or faster is needed.
For the highest quality, absolute sharpest lens, I believe the AFS 24mm f1.4 is it, but at around $1,600 or more, and a bulky heavy lens too, I haven't felt compelled to go the expense.

if its one of your first lenses start with the nikon 50mm 1.4D i have it ,its just amazing its VERY sharp fary fast and the focus with the 51 points of the d7100 its just amazing!!!

Agreed the 50 mm lenses are great, but on DX, they are equivalent to 75mm. That's a short telephoto length, close to an 80 or 85mm lens. Not a suitable standard lens IMHO.

yes ALX . it is make it 75 so if you want true 50 mm go at 35mm and then it become 52 mm i think