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Canon - EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Standard Zoom Lens - Black
Average customer rating
4.7
(21 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 21 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Standard Zoom Lens - Black
Customer Rating
5
Extremely quite
on December 26, 2014
Posted by: Los
from New Jersey
The SPM series of lens are extremely quite and smooth focusing... You can not hear the focusing motor at all!... These are sometimes known as kit lens, 18-135 is matched with the 7D Markll and I'm using it for video filming I think it's a must, it's slightly and I mean slightly slower focusing but still very sharp not the greatest for sports ... It's an overall good lens but a must for video
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Customer Rating
5
Great Lens
on December 19, 2014
Posted by: ProShooter
from Raleigh, NC
I bought the 7Dii as my back up camera and the kit lens was this lens. I normally don't shoot with a kit lens, but my first shoot was in Death Valley and I didn't want to haul a lot of gear, so I decided to shoot 1 full day with only the 7Dii and the 18-135 lens. I was amazed at the performance of this lens...silent, quick to focus and really sharp images. This will be my standard lens on this camera...maybe forever.
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Customer Rating
2
Bad copy?
on October 23, 2014
Posted by: picboy8
from Tampa Fl
After reading the reviews , I was expecting excellent performance. Not so. My copy of this lens failed to perform in every category except noise where it excelled and zoom/focus that was very good. Took it back.
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Customer Rating
5
Quiet, fast, sharp
on October 2, 2014
Posted by: Blank
from Asheville, North Carolina
I've had this about a week and have taken over a thousand shots. Most are outdoors in the mountains but some are in town Quietest lens motor I've ever owned. Fast to focus in good light - manual is better in dark environment. Manual took about 15 minutes to learn. Light weight and an inch shorter than the non-STM model. All shots were in RAW, with Daylight, AV setting on f 8. Most settings were on AUTO. About 95% of shots are usuable. The other 5% were my errors - not the lens. Color is very good. Sharpness is better than 18-55 or 55-250. Wiidest and longest settings do a good job - from 25 - 100 the shots are excellent everywhere. When shooting trees the edge issues don't even show up. Excellent choice for a budget minded photographer. I highly recommend the 18-135 STM lens.
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Customer Rating
5
Full Time Manual Focus WORKS - just differently
on May 4, 2014
Posted by: Grusum
from Dallas
Full time manual focus works and works GREAT. You just need to understand it uses the STM motor to focus NOT a set of focus gears.
Prove it for yourself. Put the 70d into Live View shooting mode, cause the camera to focus, use the +/- key on the top back of the camera to enlarge the image and THEN use the manual focus ring -- WORKS GREAT; very very vernier focusing is possible with this lens!
I have had my 70d and 18-135STM for about a month now and I would NOT part with it. LOVE IT
I started with a T2i, upgraded to a T3i then finally a T4i. After holding a 70d and reading the reviews I sold my other four camera (sold my SX40 HS too) and bought the 70d. Have NOT looked back with any hesitation since it arrive in the brown truck. Yes, I paid extra to have it in 2 days cause I no longer could wait, patiently.
If you're in the market; buy it now - make yourself a happy Canon owner! You will not be disappointed!
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images, quality construction, custom button assignments possible
Cons: none found
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Nice Lens!!
on April 3, 2014
Posted by: bigron452
from Hopewell Junction, NY
I upgraded from the T3i to the 70D and got this lens in the kit. I had the 18-135 IS on the T3i, and enjoyed that lens as it turned out to be my daily walk around lens. Same thing here with a few bonuses! With the focusing system of the 70D, it's much quicker and slient. That makes a huge difference when shooting video! It's light weight, easy to carry and quick! Images are sharp, vibrant and colorful. Now I'm not a pro by any strecth of the imagination, and I don't look for the extreme details of a picture. But if you'd like a good, quiet, solid walk around lens that has a wide angle, some zoom, and takes great pictures .. this one is sure worth taking a look at!
Pros: quiet, fast focusing, light weight, quaility pictures
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best daily use lens for 60D
on April 16, 2013
Posted by: 87004
from Rio Rancho, NM
This lens offers an equivalent 28-200 zoom range on a 60D with low distortion levels and very quick, silent focusing. It lacks sufficient magnification for bird photos, excellent for any other use. Although the manual focusing ring is computer driven, you hardly ever need to use it as autofocus is excellent
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Super-sharp images
Cons: not real manual focusing
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Lens Silent Operation
on March 2, 2013
Posted by: saboken
from Johnstown, Pa
Finaly I can record Video with out the noise of the lens that came with the T4I I purchaced, that lens was a Joke!!!! I would have purchaced the body only if I knew Canon was going to put a cheap plastic lens on a higher end camera! as far as the reviewer that said the manual focus ring is fake it's not fake the camera needs to be on and the lens switch set to MF for it to work it is not a mecanical focus ring it causes the focus motor to move like a volume knob. this lens is worth way more than I paid for it!!!!!! as for the plastic len's I don't know if I am going to sell it, trash it or make art out of it? maybe use it for target practice? if your buy a T4I get the body only and buy this lens or any othe STM lens you wont be sorry.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images, metal mount
I would recommend this to a friend!
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