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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM vs Canon EF-S 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

Product Comparison: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM vs Canon EF-S 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Zoom Lens

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General Specifications

Brand

Canon

Model

EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

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

Origin

Japan

About the Product

Designed for high-quality still image and video capture while being compact and lightweight, the new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens features the optics, AF and image stabilization necessary for shooting in any number of situations.

An all-purpose 18-135 mm zoom lens with STM technology. STM provides smooth quiet auto focusing for movies and Dynamic Image Stabiliser reduces vibrations in video footage.

Key Specs

Mount Type

Canon EF-S

Maximum Aperture

3.5 /f

Minimum Focal Length

18 millimeters

Maximum Focal Length

55 millimeters

135 millimeters

Lens Type

Zoom

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Zoom Lens

The zoom range is perfect for most of what I do.
The focal lengths are decent for a general walkaround lens.
It has image stabilization and has a nice general purpose focal length range.
The zoom range is very versatile for walking around.
It has extremely useful focal range.

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

I love this lens because it is flexible, has a wide range of focal length and adapts well.
Excellent focal length range, lightweight, quick focusing.
This lens provides excellent image quality/sharpness and is comparable to more expensive Canon lenses.
I like this focal range on a crop camera.
The range of focal lengths makes this a very useful walk around lens for taking photos.

Size & Weight

Height

2.7 in.

3.1 in.

Width

2.7 in.

3.1 in.

Depth

3 in.

3.8 in.

Weight

7.2 oz.

16.9 oz.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Zoom Lens

Very light and compact for travel or small camera bags.
It's so small and light it's easy to carry around all day on my Canon 60D.
This lens is super light, thanks to the all plastic design.
Nice light lens for carrying around with SL1 camera.
It is cheap, small and extremely light.

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

Good size and weight, and superb quality.
The lens has a good weight to it as medium to larger lenses tend to have.
It's lightweight and the STM focuses really fast.
Great size and weight. Well balanced.
Pretty heavy for regular use.

Imaging

Minimum Focus Distance

9.84 in.

15.6 in.

Field Of View

74°20' - 27°50'

74°20' -11°30'

Zoom Type

Rotating

Focus

Auto Focus, Manual Focus

Optical Stabilization

Yes

What customers say about "Imaging"

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Zoom Lens

It's super light, fast and smooth focus.
The IS is really good. Great focus.
Beautiful photo quality. Fast autofocus. Great for portraits.
Beautiful photos and I love the stabilization and autofocus features!
Smooth manual focus ring.

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

Very sharp. Absolutely Silent focusing, and very smooth when focusing in video.
Super quiet, very fast focus, very accurate focus.
Focus is fast and very quiet.
Excellent lens - focus is fast, quiet and sharp and the focal range is great as an all-around lens.
It really is an awesome lens - super quiet AF, great focal length range.

Features

Brand Compatibility

Canon

Sensor Type Compatibility

DX-format

Lens Groups and Elements

13 Elements in 11 Groups

16 elements in 12 groups

Number of Aperture Blades

Filter Diameter

58 millimeters

67 millimeters