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
7Artisans Photoelectric 50mm f/0.95 50mm

7Artisans Photoelectric 50mm f/0.95 50mm

7Artisans
34 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Canon
97
7Artisans
34
Portrait
Canon
89
7Artisans
37
Video Cinema
Canon
89
7Artisans
29
Street
Canon
80
7Artisans
35
Travel
Canon
76
7Artisans
27
Wildlife Sports
Canon
72
7Artisans
23
Landscape
Canon
72
7Artisans
28
Professional
Canon
70
7Artisans
30
Macro
Canon
69
7Artisans
44

Specifications

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM7Artisans Photoelectric 50mm f/0.95 50mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min18 mm50 mm
Focal Length Max135 mm50 mm
Elements167
Groups125
Aspherical Elements1★—
ED Elements12★
CoatingSuper Spectra Coatingmulti-layer coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/3.5f/16
Min Aperture3.5-5.6f/0.95
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades713★
Build
MountCanon EF-SFujifilm X
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed✗—
Weight0.52 kg0.42 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm62 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeSTM★manual focus only
Stabilization✓★✗
Stabilization Stops4 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance390 mm★450 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)

7Artisans Photoelectric 50mm f/0.95 50mm

  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (22nd percentile)
  • 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 6 of 22 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports