Hbuk66 Loc: Oswego, NY

I also bought that lens, Nikon mount and I love it. I have not noticed any af problems , but I like to shoot manual focus. Come s from owning old Nikon and Canon FD glass, that I adapt to my a7.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

You can't use autofocus when shooting macro. If you bought this lens new, the pamphlet that was enclosed would have said that it's recommended to use manual focus & disable VR when closer in than 1/2 life size. This is why many people give up trying to shoot macro...

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I have the same lens on my D7000 and live with its limitations. The price and picture quality were my decision points, it's a good value. All the reviews said it was noisy and clunky to focus and it is. Neither one of those is a problem for me. Macro work is all about manual focus and moving back and forth. The lens is better than having to work with extension tubes.

You mentioned getting a wide angle. I got a Sigma 10-20 F3.5 and really like it.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

One of the reasons the Tokina is one of the least expensive macro lenses in Canon mount is because it uses a slower "micro motor". And one of the reasons it's one of the least expensive in Nikon mount is because there's no focusing motor in it at all... it relies upon the focusing motor built into the camera body... which your D7100 has, but Nikon D3000-series and D5000-series and some others don't... in which case it's a "manual focus only" lens.

Actually a lot of macro work is more easily done using manual focus anyway... presetting the lens to the approx. level of magnification you want and then moving the entire rig closer and farther from the subject until you achieve focus (at highest magnifications a 'focusing rail' on a tripod might be a useful accessory). You may need to fine tune the level of magnification, in which case the focus ring is acting almost like a zoom ring.

And even the "best" macro lenses are slower auto focusing. For one thing, they have to move their focus group a long, long way to go all the way from infinity to 1:1 magnification. It's also common for macro lenses to be 'long throw' focus designs, which emphasize precision over speed because depth of field can be so incredibly shallow at higher magnifications. When focused manually, you might need to turn the ring 360 degrees or more... unlike non-macro lenses designed for sports action that have short throw to snap into focus very quickly with only short movement of the focus ring. It's the same with AF, but there long throw shows up as 'slow but sure' focusing.

They limiter can help. As can roughly prefocusing the lens so less adjustment by AF is needed. But also try the manual macro focus technique described. When shooting macro I often just turn off AF and focus manually.

Gifted One Loc: S. E. Idaho

It is also going to be entertaining to see you with a Ultra Wide Angle lens.

J. R.

SierraP Loc: Eastern Sierras

Don't give up on your lens. Hand holding, up close with a macro lens almost invites it to hunt. Go MANUAL and a tripod.

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

When I shoot Macro, I always shoot in manual focus, never Auto.

ToBoldlyGo Loc: London U.K.

I have that lens. When in low light it will hunt, and often when you are close to things. In good light though it has pretty good af. Still not so good as non macro lens, but it gets the job done for me when I use it. Ignore anyone who says they're manual focus only. Try manually focusing on a bee flying around a flower.

ToBoldlyGo Loc: London U.K.

I have better photos than this, but one is a competition entry.

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sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

Keep the lens and go to manual focus. Happy days.

sxrich

I have the lens and shot in on a d7100 and d750. Awesome lens, microcontrast. I don't do a lot of macro but did it a few times and it performed very well. I went with live view and manually focused on a tripod. Otherwise, did some portraiture with it and like it. Very quick focus acquisition.

Hbuk66 Loc: Oswego, NY

I have used this lens in af mode in both FIT(aps-c) and FULL(ff) and it will af in a snap in either mode at any length down to 1 foot.

droaden

I went with the Nikon 105. No regets. Works great. Quick focus.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

The Angry Photographer said there were no other macro lenses to compete with the Tokina in its price range. He said he would choose it over the Nikon macro 105mm f2.8. And he is a Nikon fan.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Ditto.

AF on that lens allows you to have an AF portrait or short tele.

MF is pretty much the only way to fly on macro as the depth of focus is often ... literally ... about the size of a gnat’s arse.