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

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

Canon
76 Overall Score
vs
TTArtisan 50mm f/2 50mm

TTArtisan 50mm f/2 50mm

TTArtisan
41 Overall Score

Scores

Macro
Canon
86
TTArtisan
46
Travel
Canon
78
TTArtisan
30
Street
Canon
76
TTArtisan
37
Budget
Canon
73
TTArtisan
38
Landscape
Canon
68
TTArtisan
31
Video Cinema
Canon
64
TTArtisan
30
Professional
Canon
62
TTArtisan
31
Wildlife Sports
Canon
61
TTArtisan
25
Portrait
Canon
59
TTArtisan
37

Specifications

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ISTTArtisan 50mm f/2 50mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min18 mm50 mm
Focal Length Max135 mm50 mm
Elements166
Groups125
Aspherical Elements11
ED Elements11
CoatingSuper Spectra Coatingmulti-layer coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/5.6f/16
Min Aperturef/3.5f/16
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades610★
Build
MountCanon EF-SFujifilm X
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed—✗
Weight0.10 kg★0.33 kg
Filter Thread67 mm43 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeMicro MotorManual Focus
Stabilization✓★✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance135 mm★500 mm

Pros & Cons

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

  • Strong build (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong versatility (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong macro (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong stabilization (82nd percentile)82nd %ile

TTArtisan 50mm f/2 50mm

  • Strong build (72nd percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Verdict

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

Scores 76 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 3 of 20 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports