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 23mm f/1.4 23mm

TTArtisan AF 23mm f/1.4 23mm

TTArtisan
45 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Canon
97
TTArtisan
43
Portrait
Canon
89
TTArtisan
36
Video Cinema
Canon
89
TTArtisan
35
Street
Canon
80
TTArtisan
36
Travel
Canon
76
TTArtisan
32
Wildlife Sports
Canon
72
TTArtisan
24
Landscape
Canon
72
TTArtisan
30
Professional
Canon
70
TTArtisan
35
Macro
Canon
69
TTArtisan
54

Specifications

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USMTTArtisan AF 23mm f/1.4 23mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min18 mm23 mm
Focal Length Max135 mm23 mm
Elements168
Groups126
Aspherical Elements1★—
ED Elements11
CoatingSuper Spectra Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/3.5f/16
Min Aperture3.5-5.6f/1.4
Constant✗✓★
Diaphragm Blades710★
Build
MountCanon EF-SNikon Z
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed✗✗
Weight0.52 kg0.36 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm43 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 AF 23mm f/1.4 23mm

  • Strong macro (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong build (69th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (65th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (30th 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