Equipped for wide and telephoto subjects, the 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS is a general-purpose zoom that won’t take up much space in your camera bag. With a 27-202.5mm zoom equivalent on APS-C cameras, this lens adds extra reach to the range of typical “everyday” lenses. Optical SteadyShot image stabilization ensures sharp capture when working handheld or at slow shutter speeds, and a series of specialized elements helps to achieve high color accuracy and sharpness throughout the zoom range. Focusing is responsive, accurate, and quiet due to a linear autofocus motor, and a dedicated AF/MF switch on the side of the lens makes fine-tuning focus simple and intuitive.
Applications: A multipurpose zoom with extended reach, this APS-C lens’s 27-202.5mm equivalent range can frame just about any subject, near or far.
Perks
+ Versatile zoom range
+ Optical SteadyShot
+ Compact build for focal length range
Drawbacks
- Limited to APS-C sensors/shooting modes
- Slow variable maximum aperture
Specs
| Focal Length | 18-135mm |
| 35mm Equivalent Focal Length | 27-202.5mm |
| Aperture Range | f/3.5-5.6 to f/22-36 |
| Optical Layout | 16 elements, 12 groups (2 extra-low dispersion elements, 1 aspherical element) |
| Coating | Not specified |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 9.8" / 25 cm |
| Maximum Magnification | 0.29x |
| Diaphragm Blades | 7 |
| Image Stabilization | Yes |
| Filter Size | 55mm |
| Dimensions | 2.7 x 3.5" / 67 x 88mm |
| Weight | 11.5 oz / 326 g |
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