Spanning a useful wide-angle to medium telephoto range, the Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens for Mirrorless Camerasfrom Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens for Mirrorless Camerasis a versatile 27-202.5mm equivalent zoom for APS-C-format E-mount mirrorless cameras. This well-rounded lens suits working in a variety of situations, making it an ideal zoom for travel applications, and the image stabilization helps to minimize the appearance of camera shake for sharper imagery when shooting handheld.

Open Box Products Have a Limited 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty    E-Mount Lens/APS-C Format    Aperture Range: f/3.5 to f/36    27-202.5mm (35mm Equivalent)    Maximum Aperture Range: f/3.5-5.6    Two ED Elements & One Aspherical Element    Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilization    Linear Autofocus Motor    Minimum Focus Distance: 1.5'    Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm

Spanning a useful wide-angle to medium telephoto range, the E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS from Sony is a versatile 27-202.5mm equivalent zoom for APS-C-format E-mount mirrorless cameras. This well-rounded lens suits working in a variety of situations, making it an ideal zoom for travel applications, and the image stabilization helps to minimize the appearance of camera shake for sharper imagery when shooting handheld.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this lens exhibit any focus breathing?

A: Yes, focus breathing commonly occurs on modern lenses. Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens will exhibit focus breathing when zooming in and out.

Q: 2. Would like to confirm if this is compatible with the FX30, and also the FX30's Clear Image Zoom? Thanks.

A: Yes, Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens would allow both of this cameras to operate the Clear image and digital zoom. This features are control by the camera.

Q: 3. In what country is this lens manufactured?

A: According to our systems, this lens is manufactured in China.

Q: 4. Besides the focal length, what difference is this lens compared with the kit 16-55 lens? Both have the same Aperture length?

A: Much better glass

Q: 5. Does this lens come with a hood?

A: Hi Steven, yes this lens does come with a lens hood (model: ALC-SH153) in the box.

Q: 6. I have a Sony A 6400. Will the image stabilization work with the 6400? I read somewhere that some Sony lenses require a 6500 or greater for the lens IS to work.

A: The E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens would allow for stabilization on the A6400.

Q: 7. is it a power zoom?

A: No, the Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens is not a power zoom lens.

Q: 8. Is there and optical difference with 18-105mm vs 18-135mm or same? With is superior quality?

A: Hello, quality can be subjective, and there is a definate difference in the physical optical design. There are MTF charts that you can compare online.

Q: 9. Is this an auto focus or manual focus?

A: The lens is both auto focus and manual focus. There is a switch on the left side of the lens barrel that allows the user to select either auto or manual. Nice to have this switch for critical focus or low light focus problems.

Q: 10. I am looking for a good travel lense and was considering just a prime, either Sony 35 1.8 or the Sigma 30 1.4. However I am so undecided on which lense to buy if I can only buy 1 lense. Sony 18-135 or the mentioned prime? Thank you

A: I am a weekend warier when it comes to photography. I bought the Sony lens because I did not want to carry two lenses with my A5000. This 18-135 lens does that and produces outstanding photographs. I wish it was a bit smaller and lighter but other than that I can heartily recommend it.