Best Lenses for Nikon D7100

Recommended Best Lenses for Nikon D7100
Nikon D7100 is a 24MP mid-range, enthusiast-focused APS-C DSLR. The D7100 promises high resolution by making do without an optical low-pass filter in front of its 24MP CMOS sensor. It gains a more sophisticated 51-point autofocus system and a 7fps 1.3x cropped shooting mode that provides a 2x crop compared to a 35mm system.

Today, we are going to showing you some of recommended lenses for the new Nikon D7100.

50mm Portrait/Standard Prime | 85mm, 90mm, 105mm, 135mm Portrait Prime | 24-70mm, 18-105mm Standard Zoom | Wide-angle Prime | Wide-angle Zoom | 200mm, 300mm, 400mm, 500mm, 600mm Telephoto Prime | 70-200mm, 70-300mm Telephoto Zoom | Macro

Best 50mm Portrait / Standard Prime lenses for D7100

The 50mm portrait standard lenses are very popular. Of course, the best one tested on Nikon D7100 is Zeiss Otus 1.4/55, but the price is still too expensive for most D7100 users, luckly, you may consider the new announced Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens. Beside this lens, the three best lenses for Nikon D7100 are from Nikon and Sigma – the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM, Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D and Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 35 B&H/Adorama
Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G 23 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 G 23 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G 22 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Makro-Planar T 50mm f/2 ZF2 22 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D 20 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Planar T 50mm f/1.4 ZF2 20 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best 85mm, 105mm, 135mm Portrait Prime lenses for D7100

Most lenses in this range are usually called Portrait lenses. The best portrait lens for Nikon D7100 is the Zeiss Otus 1.4/85mm lens, AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G, but very expensive, so you may try AF-S NIKKOR 85m f/1.8G version.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO Planar T* 32 B&H/Adorama/eBay/Rent
AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G 30 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G 30 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Makro-Planar T 100mm f/2 ZF2 27 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM 27 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Samyang 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF 26 Amazon/B&H/ebay
AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 D IF 25 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Planar T 85mm f/1.4 ZF2 25 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G 23 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 22 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro 22 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best Standard Zoom lenses for D7100

If you are choosing a standard zoom lens, the best one according to DxOMark is Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD lens. This lens is one point better than AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lens. If you are looking for a cheap lens, the AF-S DX 16-85mm and AF-S 24-85mm lenses are good ones.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD 21 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 20 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM 18 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED 17 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR 16 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR 16 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best Wide-angle Prime lenses for D7100

Within the wide-angle prime lenses, the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A lens is the best. And the DX model 35mm f/1.8G is cheap, but very good lens. Carl Zeiss wide-angle lenses are manual model with no AF. The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED is another good wide-angle prime lens except the price.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A 32 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF2 27 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G 26 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC 26 Amazon/B&H/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G 25 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZF2 25 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/2 ZF2 25 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Zeiss Distagon T 28mm f/2 ZF2 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASP RF 22 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8G 21 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical 21 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best Wide-angle Zoom lenses for D7100

From the list, the best choice is newly announced Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens. The new released AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens has the same test score with AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G. And both the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 PRO FX Nikon and 11-16mm f/2.8 lenses are sharpness lenses.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM 28 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 20 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED 20 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF 19 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX 18 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX 18 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX II 18 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM 17 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED 16 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR 16 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II 15 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED 13 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM II 12 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best Telephoto Prime lenses for D7100

For the Telephoto Prime lenses, there are several great choice for Nikon D7100, see the list below.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II 29 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR 26 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR 17 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR II 16 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4D ED-IF Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best Telephoto Zoom lenses for D7100

The telephoto lenses are also very popular for Nikon D7100. This focal range covers a lot of requirements and is used regularly by photographers in most genres. The best lens should be the NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G II. And the latest released Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR is a good lense for Nikon D7100.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II 23 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD 23 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM 21 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR 21 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM 20 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD (IF) MACRO 17 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR 16 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED 15 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS 15 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor DX 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR 15 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II 13 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best Macro lenses for D7100

Here are the recommended macro lenses for Nikon D7100.

Lens DxOMark Check Price at
Zeiss Makro-Planar T 100mm f/2 ZF2 27 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD 24 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G 23 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS Macro 22 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED 21 Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
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