• Wide Zoom Range (29-216mm equiv)
• Optical Image Stabilization
• Light and Compact Design
• EF-S Mount for APS-C Format EOS Cameras

Covering a range from 29mm-216mm in 35mm format, Canon’s new EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS offers a winning combination of size, range and features and is a perfect complement to APS-C cameras. With high-quality optics, dedicated image stabilization and more, this new lens promises to be a favorite for EOS users.

Wide Focal Range
With 74.2° to 11.3° angle-of-view, the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens offers excellent wide angle to telephoto focal lengths with Canon APS-C EOS Digital SLRs.

Lightweight and Compact Design
Measuring just 4″ in length and weighing about a pound, the lens boasts excellent portability without compromising optical quality.

Optical Image Stabilization
Canon’s Image Stabilization system allows you to shoot sharp images with a 4-stop advantage under less-than-optimum lighting conditions.

Optimized for Canon APS-C Sensor Cameras
As with all Canon EF-S optics, the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens is designed to deliver optimum sharpness edge-to-edge when used with Canon APS-C format DSLRs.

Reviews

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS – Review / Lab Test Report by photozone.com

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS may be somewhat better than the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS but it’s not exactly a good lens either. The resolution makes a rather wild roller coaster ride through the different quality levels. Large aperture settings should be generally avoided at 18mm and beyond the middle range – the borders/corners are plain soft here. However, to be fair the lens is actually quite usable at f/8 (18mm) and f/11 (70mm+). It’s also a good idea to stop down a little in order to overcome the rather heavy vignetting problems at max. aperture. Lateral CAs are somewhat more obvious at 18mm, especially in the corners, but this is a general problem in this lens class. The level of barrel distortions is extreme at 18mm, less so at other focal lengths.
There’s little to complain about the build quality which is about average, no more and no less. The AF is pretty fast despite relying on a conventional DC motor rather than USM. This applies to phase-detection AF mode – it’s much worse (slow) in LiveView (contrast AF). All-in-all it’s not one of the more desirable lenses on the market and it’s really surprising to see that this lens is bundled with the EOS 7D which is even more demanding in terms of required lens quality than the EOS 50D used for this test.