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 APS-C 14mm f/2.8 14mm

TTArtisan APS-C 14mm f/2.8 14mm

TTArtisan
39 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Canon
97
TTArtisan
31
Portrait
Canon
89
TTArtisan
35
Video Cinema
Canon
89
TTArtisan
29
Street
Canon
80
TTArtisan
35
Travel
Canon
76
TTArtisan
27
Wildlife Sports
Canon
72
TTArtisan
23
Landscape
Canon
72
TTArtisan
37
Professional
Canon
70
TTArtisan
32
Macro
Canon
69
TTArtisan
57

Specifications

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USMTTArtisan APS-C 14mm f/2.8 14mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min18 mm14 mm
Focal Length Max135 mm14 mm
Elements1613
Groups1210
Aspherical Elements12★
ED Elements1★—
CoatingSuper Spectra Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/3.5f/16
Min Aperture3.5-5.6f/2.8
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades78★
Build
MountCanon EF-SSony E
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✗—
Weight0.52 kg0.45 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm77 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeSTM★manual focus only
Stabilization✓★✗
Stabilization Stops4 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance390 mm200 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 APS-C 14mm f/2.8 14mm

  • Strong macro (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong optical (67th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average social proof (25th percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (33rd 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 5 of 22 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports