Canons EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is the company's new kit lens for up-market bodies, or those wanting to upgrade from the basic EF-S 18-55mm IS to something longer without breaking the bank.

Flexible 7.5x range zooms 2.5x closer than basic kit lens; Effective Stabilisation with 3 stops in our tests; Metal lens mount and non-rotating filter mount; Affordable step-up from basic kit lens

Soft in extreme corners; especially at larger apertures; Noticeable vignetting and geometric distortion; Loud AF motor; and MF ring rotates during AF; Some creep between 20 and 85mm (actual)

Very happy with this lens. For the price it would be hard to find a better lens that does as much

Consistent Output; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus

Slightly heavy for a lens

The Canon EF-S 18-135 mm lens is an all-purpose telezoom for Canon SLRs. It has an EF-S mount, and the field of view is equivalent to 29-216 on a 35 mm film camera. It has an image sstabilizer that can allow you up to 4 stops slower shutter speeds than without it.

If you are going to buy your first Canon DSLR like the 1100D, 550D or even the 60D then do opt for the better kit lens, that is the Canon 18-135. Why? Well you will outgrow the 18-55 soon. Optically this one is far better than the 18-55 kit and you will have this on your camera for a longer time.

It?s a simple prime lens and takes pictures with astonishing clarity. It?s one of those lenses that almost all professional photographers have in their kit. This lens is worth the price. Pics are coming out with very good image quality compared to the standard kit lenses.

This lens has a good focal range but with a constant vignetting problem. The auto focus works well in daylight, however searches too much in less adequate outdoor and indoor lighting situations. The lens is built well despite the other issues and would make a good starter lens.

Good focal range; quick image stabilization; Sharp images

Slow Auto-Focus; Vignetting

Bought the latest Canon 18-135 Nano USM lens to replace the original 18-55 on my 550D. Also wanted to be able to use the lens for video work with a power zoom. This lens fits the bill perfectly.

Amazing price through Pixmania and came with an unexpected lens hood

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The new Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM offers an appealing combination of a versatile 7.5x zoom range, fast and silent auto-focusing, good enough image quality and construction, and decent value for money. Image quality is pretty good rather than outstanding.

This lens is so fast and silent nice photos across the range and excellent for Video when traveling just take this and my 50mm prime. So much better than the Kit lense that came with my 200d...

Announced at the beginning of September, this new Canon standard zoom lens was designed to complement the EOS 7D body on which we tested it. Providing a focal length range equivalent to 29-216mm in 35mm format, the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS covers both wide enough angles for landscape photography...