The best lenses for Nikon D7100 in the UK 2023

With its aperture of 2.8, you will succeed in your portraits thanks to a good bokeh. This focal length of 70-200 mm is also an undeniable criterion for sports or wildlife photos. It offers a very pleasant sharpness. Being known as the quietest zoom lens, it has a fast USD autofocus and a focusing distance of 1.3m.

Its optical stabilization is very attractive to photographers who are used to shooting handheld. Its brightness compensates for lack of light. Moreover, it is equipped with a tripod attachment that makes the use much more comfortable. Even more so when you take advantage of the performance of its zoom ring.

At first sight, one cannot remain indifferent to the very well made finish of this lens. It is a detail that should push to buy in addition to its optical quality. First of all, you won't miss background blur with this maximum F/2.8 aperture. Manual retouching is allowed thanks to the disengageable focus.

However, it is important to know that the aperture is adjusted from the body, via the body's dial. Although more appreciated for macro photography, the camera is also a good portrait lens to reproduce facial expressions or details of food products and others. And unlike the first model of this comparison: it is a compact lens.

This lens has three ED glass lenses, i.e. with extra-wide dispersion, in addition to the aspherical lenses. It easily overcomes lighting problems both indoors and outdoors. And even if it does not have optical stabilization, these elements reduce chromatic aberration. The quality of the contrast obtained is top notch.

It also incorporates IF technology to focus internally. This keeps the lens compact and easy to hold, while reaching a closer distance and an optimally lit subject. Its extra wide zoom range allows for great landscape, group or travel shots. The resulting wide angle is ideal for portraits. When you buy this gear, you get a HB-31 lens hood, a case and two caps for the front and back.

With a maximum aperture of F/1.4, low light is not a big problem once in the field. It doesn't have the option of optical stabilization, but its focus ring is handy for easy manual adjustment. In addition to its very appreciable precision, the focus distance display is very practical. There is a fluorite lens and 4 SLD glass lenses on this Sigma animal.

Chromatic aberrations are quite pronounced when the lens is used at full aperture and even up to F/2.8. But all the undesirable elements are well treatable during retouching. Also, they disappear from F/4. Note also that the colors may be less warm in this case. Anyway, this little flaw is compensated by its impressive sharpness. On the accessory side, you get a case, a lens hood and caps. This makes it a well-equipped lens, ready to use.