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

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

Canon
85 Overall Score
vs
TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air 17mm

TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air 17mm

TTArtisan
50 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Canon
97
TTArtisan
44
Portrait
Canon
89
TTArtisan
40
Video Cinema
Canon
89
TTArtisan
43
Street
Canon
80
TTArtisan
51
Travel
Canon
76
TTArtisan
36
Wildlife Sports
Canon
72
TTArtisan
46
Landscape
Canon
72
TTArtisan
45
Professional
Canon
70
TTArtisan
46
Macro
Canon
69
TTArtisan
66

Specifications

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USMTTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air 17mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min18 mm17 mm
Focal Length Max135 mm17 mm
Elements1614
Groups1210
Aspherical Elements1★—
ED Elements12★
CoatingSuper Spectra Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/3.5f/16
Min Aperture3.5-5.6f/1.8
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades7★6
Build
MountCanon EF-SSony E
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed✗—
Weight0.52 kg0.31 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm52 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeSTMSTM
Stabilization✓★✗
Stabilization Stops4 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance390 mm180 mm★
Max Magnification0.28x★—

Pros & Cons

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

  • Strong versatility (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong optical (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)

TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air 17mm

  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong macro (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong build (74th percentile)
  • Strong optical (67th percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Verdict

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

Scores 85 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 5 of 22 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports