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

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1166 reviews of Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and price. The size and usability also get good feedback, but there are some mixed comments about the reliability.

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On average, users rate this product 86/100 and experts rate this product 76/100.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6

alaTest has collected and analyzed 60 user reviews of Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Opinions about the size and design are generally positive. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably.

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92% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6

alaTest has collected and analyzed 134 user reviews of Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the price and usability. The design and reliability get negative views.

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94% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : John Riley (ephotozine.com)

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

John Riley reviews the new Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM and Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E1.

Although lacking in some areas of the performance, this lens is actually a lot of fun to use. The results are bright and crisp at wide to mid apertures, although admittedly falling off quite dramatically at longer lengths and smaller apertures.

Nov, 2016

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Expert review by : ePHOTOzine (ephotozine.com)

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM & Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E1 Hands-On Preview

Canon's introduced a new lens that can be used with a power adapter to enable smooth, fingertip zoom control when shooting movies and ePz got the chance to get hands-on with both new accessories.

Feb, 2016

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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

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

The Canon company, contrary to Nikon, have never exactly been spoiling the owners of reflex cameras with the APS-C sensor. Even now its line-up of EF-S mount devices remains quite modest. The same is true when it comes to the megazooms: there are in...

very good image quality in the frame centre ; decent image quality on the edge of the frame ; negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration ; lack of problems with spherical aberration ; good coma correction ; slight astigmatism ; sensible appearance of...

high distortion on the wide angle which, additionally, is of the moustache variation ; significant vignetting at 18 mm ; work against bright light at the longer focal length could have been better

Sep, 2015

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Expert review by : photodo (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens Review

Jan, 2013

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Expert review by : ePHOTOzine (ephotozine.com)

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

Good sharpness for a superzoom, Lightweight, Fast focusing, Effective stabiliser

High CA levels, Overpriced when not sold as part of a kit

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

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

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 STM IS is a pretty obvious choice for those users seeking for a long universal range while keeping a very decent image quality. The new optical design with a large diameter UD element in the front lens group obviously...

Nov, 2012

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

Sample photos from the new Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens and Canon EOS 650D.

Aug, 2012

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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

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

Canon resisted the megazoom trend for quite a long time; its competitors' strategy has been quite different though. Nikon has offered its customers the 18-105 mm VR, the 18-135 mm models and two version of a 18-200 mm device. Sigma was even more...

useful focal lengths range ; decent build quality ; very good image quality in the frame centre ; acceptable resolution on the edge of the frame for most combinations of apertures and focal lengths ; chromatic aberration medium at most ; well-corrected...

lack of ultrasonic autofocus motor (USM) ; unsatisfactory image quality on the edge of the frame at the maximum relative aperture and longer focal lengths ; vignetting particularly bothersome at the both ends of the focal lengths range ; significant...

Dec, 2010

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

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at this lightweight 7.5x superzoom lens for EF-S compatible Canon cameras with Image Stabilisation.

Good resolution at optimum apertures; Lightweight design; Effective Image Stabiliser

No lens hood supplied

Oct, 2010

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Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

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

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS may be somewhat better than the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS but it's not exactly a good lens either. The resolution makes a rather wild roller coaster ride through the different quality levels. Large aperture...

Oct, 2009

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