Recommended Nikon D7100 Lenses

Recommended Nikon D7100 lenses are categorized below as standard prime lenses, standard zoom lenses, wide-angle prime lenses, wide-angle zoom lenses, telephoto zoom lenses and macro lenses. Here are the best Nikon D7100 lenses to choose for.

The Nikon D7100 is a new 24.1 megapixel APS-C Digital SLR camera. The D7100 promises high resolution by making do without an optical low-pass filter in front of its 24MP CMOS sensor. It gains a 51-point autofocus system and 7 fps continuous shooting.

Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR body only price is $1,196.95 and Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR ED Nikkor Lens price is $1,496.95.

Recommended Nikon D7100 Lenses

Nikon D7100 Lenses – Standard Prime

The 50mm is a very popular focal length as a portrait standard lens. Nikon and Sigma produce affordable price standard prime lenses for Nikon D7100. See below.

Nikon D7100 Lenses – 85mm, 105mm Portrait Prime

The best lenses at 85mm, 105mm are shown below for the Nikon D7100. The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G, the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G are the best choices. Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM lens is also a good choice. This lens is half the price of Nikon’s equivalent and performs closer to the 85mm f/1.4. Samyang 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF is another good one if you prefer cheaper lens. It lacks of autofocus ability but if you manual control the lens then you will have such a low priced lens.

Nikon D7100 Lenses – Standard Zoom

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED is the best choice for a standard zoom lens. It is a very expensive lens. The newly released Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD lens performs better than AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm. Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM lens is another good choice as a third party solution. Good performance with a great price.  Other cheaper standard zoom lens solutions can be found below.

Nikon D7100 Lenses – Wide-angle Prime

According to DxOMark and web reviews, the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A lens is the best for wide-angle prime. And for a cheaper soluiton F-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G fits very well with the DX-format D7100.

Nikon D7100 Lenses – Wide-angle Zoom

AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED is the best wide-angle zoom lens for D7100. For a cheaper lens recommendations will be the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 PRO FX Nikon and Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX. Both lenses are sharp enough to use with D7100.

Nikon D7100 Lenses – Telephoto Zoom

The best telephoto lens is the NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G II. The latest released Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR will be a good choice for Nikon D7100.

Nikon D7100 Lenses – Macro

Below are the recommended macro lenses for Nikon D7100.