E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS APS-C E-Mount Zoom Lens
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$648.00
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Web ID: 1781346313 days ago
Travelling companion lens
Very well built lens that has stood the test of time.
Recommends this product
Customer review from sony.com
3 months ago
Faulty from new
When fitted to my A6700 the image was almost black. After a few minutes went bright but no auto focus or manual focus, and image blurred. I bought the camera as a camera and lens kit so was surprised it came ads an import and had to send the whole kit back to Asia for repair and could not get Sony to cover in the UK, not impressed. Nervous how reliable Sony products are.
Customer review from sony.com
Response from sony.com
Sony support team3 months ago
Hi, Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear about your experience with the SEL18135, and that the quality isn't up to your liking. This is not the norm, as we strive to deliver the best quality possible. Moreover, if you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us using the details here: https://cutt.ly/heoRCkdW Menna @Sony Support UK
5 months ago
Very good lens for APS-C
A small lens which packs a punch. Generally very good pictures and of course the OSS greatly assists. Small amount of distortion but generally pretty good.
Recommends this product
Customer review from sony.com
Response from sony.com
Sony support team5 months ago
Hi, Thank you for your review. We're glad to hear that you're enjoying your SEL18135. We hope you continue to enjoy it for years to come! Regarding the small amount of distortion, it might happen if the camera used is not fully compatible with the lens. You can find here all the compatible Sony Cameras with your SEL-18135: https://cutt.ly/JeBU69zm If you require any assistance in the future, you can contact us using this link: https://cutt.ly/leABWCVc Ahmed @Sony Support UK
5 months ago
Sony 18-135mm lens.
New lens works well in current weather conditions. Look forward to Spring and Summer.
Recommends this product
Customer review from sony.com
8 months ago
Great utility lens
I'm a beginner and this was an option with an a6700. I find the lens is perfect for me, as it has a decent zoom but can use it for the wider angles while I learn more about how to improve the quality of my shots. The lens itself is not heavy at all but feels sturdy.
Recommends this product
Customer review from sony.com
9 months ago
Good quality lens but bad vignetting
You should not buy this lens if you are concerned about applying lens corrections to your photographs. At the wide end of 18mm a RAW file will show significant vignetting, not just at the maximum aperture of f3.5 but also throughout the aperture range to at least f22. The vignetting is visible right up to a focal length of around 22mm. The Adobe lens correction profile removes most but not all of the vignetting at 18mm but restricts the effective field of view to that of a 22mm lens. My other lenses consist of the 16-50mm kit lens supplied with the A6600 and the 70-350mm f4.5-6.3 G OSS super telephoto for wildlife. I had found both lenses to be very satisfactory although the kit lens does have a small amount of vignetting at 16mm, easily dealt with by the lens profile corrections available in Lightroom and automatically applied in camera for JPG's. I bought the 18-135mm to provide greater versatility in use for landscape and architectural photography but also for its capability to replace the weight of the 70-350mm at the shorter end of its range. Initially I attributed the vignetting to the lens hood, particularly as the top right and bottom right black corners of a DNG image were much bigger than those in the other 2 corners. Sadly - that does not seem to be the case as the vignetting is just as severe with the lens hood removed. It appears that this lens does not cover the full width of the sensor of the A6600. Enabling Adobe's lens profile at 18mm is insufficient to remove the vignetting completely and even then results in restriction of the image to approximately 22mm. More extensive but simplistic testing has shown that the vignetting is significant until the focal length reaches at least 23mm and the extent of the vignetting is virtually identical at all apertures. Subjectively the lens definition of the 18-135 does seem to be marginally better than that of the 16-50 at the wide end and significantly so at 50mm. The asymmetry of the vignetting seemed to be consistent with poor assembly of the particular example of the lens but this has been effectively dismissed by Sony Customer Service personnel by their total lack of comment on my experience. I was disappointed that, having documented my experience in detail including sending 9 images with the vignetting clearly visible, I received no comment at all other than the issue of a refund authorisation with instructions for the lens return procedure. This confirms to me that Sony are FULLY AWARE OF THE FAULT in the lens, that it is universal to all specimens and that they have no interest in making improvements. However, somewhat reluctantly I have decided to retain the lens and to rely on Adobe lens corrections to obtain acceptable images as I cannot find an alternative make of E-mount lens as a substitute.
Customer review from sony.com
Response from sony.com
Sony Support9 months ago
Hi RonLG, Thank you for your review. After reading your issue with your Sony SEL18135. Regarding the issue with the lens, we want to confirm that this might be caused because of the compatibility restriction between the ILCE-6600 camera and the SEL18135 lens as lens distortion compensation mode will be locked to [Auto] as you can see in this link: https://cutt.ly/CenwxdkW You can learn more about the distortion compensation settings through this link: https://cutt.ly/denwc4Ns Also, you can try different lens with the camera if possible and check if you get the same result with it. We would like to invite you to contact us using this link so we can check it further for you: https://bit.ly/2NwYLXL Michael @ Sony Support UK
11 months ago
This lens is the best
This lens is so versatile! It’s clear, sharp, fast. It’s usually the only one I take on most vacations. It’s perfect for cities, wide angle to some telephoto
Recommends this product
Customer review from sony.com
1 year ago
Versatile lens
I like this lens a lot, the only problem in the minimum aperture, its not fast enough. But the lens is very good for the price.
Recommends this product
Customer review from sony.com
Response from sony.com
Sony1 year ago
Hi, Thank you for your review. We're glad to hear that you're enjoying your SEL18135, and hope you continue to enjoy it for years to come. Furthermore, we highly appreciate your valued feedback, we are always delighted to hear from our customers, and are always working to develop our products to what suit your needs. We have raised your feedback as voice of customer, to the concerned team for future consideration. If you need further assistance you can contact us using this link: https://bit.ly/2NwYLXL Omnia @Sony Support UK