Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with Optical Image stabilization and APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF-S mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Excellent |
| Street | Good |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Very Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Average |
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Reasons to Buy Canon EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Canon EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| Autofocus |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Versatile Lens with a Zoom Ratio of 7x |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF-S lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF-S lenses are Canon T8i, Canon 90D and Canon SL3.
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS is also available in Canon EF-S mount.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS has a maximum diameter of 77mm and total length of 96mm when not extended . It weighs 515g / 18.2 oz.
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS has a filter thread of 67mm.
Focal Range
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS has a focal range of 18-135mm and 7.5X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28.8-216mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.28x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.39m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.28x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 18mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f38 at 135mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
18mm
|
F3.5 |
F22 |
|
135mm
|
F5.6 |
F38 |
Optical Formula
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS's optical formula consists of 16 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- One UD
- one aspherical elements
Lens Hood
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is EW-73D.
Body Colour
Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS is available in Black color.
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