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Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

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Pros

  • Image stabilization works and is very useful even at 18mm
  • nicely-sized focus ring is very smooth with a very long about-360 rotation
  • The rings are very smooth with a nice amount of dampening

Cons

  • reduces vignetting a noticeable amount
  • slightly higher than from the previous 135 IS lens
  • No coloured fringing was evident in test shots

Key specs

  • Zoom
  • 16
  • Internal
  • yes
  • APS-C (crop)
  • 18, 135 mm
  • yes
  • Telephoto, Normal

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM - Pros & Cons

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

Pros

  • Image stabilization works and is very useful even at 18mm
  • nicely-sized focus ring is very smooth with a very long about-360 rotation
  • The rings are very smooth with a nice amount of dampening
  • Both the zoom and especially the focus ring operate smoothly
  • Both focusing and zoom rings moved smoothly and positively with no slack
  • The zoom action is nice and smooth
  • producing amazingly steady handheld moving pan shots
  • The stabilizer for still works perfectly
  • both fast and accurate
  • The lens is equally impressive in tracking mode
  • the bokeh is fairly decent

Cons

  • reduces vignetting a noticeable amount
  • slightly higher than from the previous 135 IS lens
  • No coloured fringing was evident in test shots
  • No lens hood is provided
  • fabrication costs within Japan are too high for these lower margin lenses
  • veil somewhat and will produce a few ghosting effects
  • Canon s newest lens
  • the lens is not exempt from some chromatic aberrations
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  • is somewhat annoying that the focus ring rotates during AF operations
  • design which is only compatible to APS-C EOS SLRs

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Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM - Full Specifications

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General
Lens type
  • Telephoto
  • Normal
Lens mountCanon EF-S
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Aperture
Aperture max3.5-5.6
Aperture min22-38
Aperture ringno
Number of diaphragm blades7
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Optics
ConstructionZoom
Elements16
Groups12
Special elements / coatingsSuper Spectra coating
Power zoomno
Zoom methodTurn
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Dimensions
Weight16.93 oz
Diameter3.02 in
Length3.78 in
Filter size2.64 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
APS-C
Focal length18 - 135
Focal Length 35mm Equivalent29 - 216
Maximum magnification0.28 x
Image stabilisationyes
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Autofocusyes
Autofocus motor type
STP
Full-time Manual focusingyes
Closest focusing distance0.39
Distance scaleno
Depth of field (DoF) scaleno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Body materials
  • Plastic
  • Metal
Zoom lockyes
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes
Filter threadyes
Sealingno

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Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon - Editorial Reviews (8)

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Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 STM IS - Review / Test Report
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Canon EF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 STM IS Review

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Canon EF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 STM IS Review

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM review
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digitalcameraworld
Published: 28.05.2017
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM review
4.0

Not the longest zoom range but still a good all-rounder

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Review - DustinAbbott.net
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DustinAbbott.net
Published: 04.05.2016
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Review - DustinAbbott.net

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares his thorough review of the new Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens with the new Nano USM - an exciting new focus system!

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 08.06.2012
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Review

Looking for a Canon 18-135mm lens review? Read on to find out what we uncovered in our objective optical lab tests.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 27.05.2016
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is the new kit lens for the EOS 80D camera. Is it just a throw-away lens that you should upgrade as soon as possible, or is it actually worth using? We've tested the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM on the EOS 80D to find out...

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Review
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PCMAG
Published: 30.06.2016
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Review
4.0

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is a sharp lens with a long zoom range and a fast USM motor that pairs well with Canon's Dual Pixel AF technology.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens
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Published: 11.04.2016
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens
4.4

An update to the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens with a new Nano USM AF motor that supports faster autofocusing.

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