With Fuji making waves with its stream of new mirrorless releases, its lenses are equally renowned. The 18-135mm offers a huge 27-206mm 35mm equivalent, with a widest aperture of f/3.5.

Excellent quality lens, if you could afford only one for your new Fuji - this is the one to get. I bought this and a couple of primes and it's working out perfectly.

Conclusions Recent lenses for the Fuji X system have been consistently excellent, but the Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR is more down to earth. If you're expecting an optically perfect gem, you'll be disappointed.

Strong center sharpness; 7.5x zoom ratio; Image stabilization system; Even illumination from corner to corner; Quick focus; Sturdy, weather-sealed build

Inconsistent edge quality; Some distortion at 18mm; Expensive

Fujifilm's latest zoom is designed to match the much-lauded X-T1 compact system camera. Andy Westlake examines whether it lives up to expectations in our Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR review

Plenty of 18-135mm zooms are available for APS-C DSLRs, and this type of lens doesn't generally have a great reputation for image quality. But the Fujifilm version is a different proposition; rather than being a relatively inexpensive ‘kit' lens with extended zoom range, it's a premium offering with...

This zoom lens can be used for many subjects in various shooting scenes as it covers popular angles of view. These include wide angle, often used for shooting landscapes and architecture with an excellent sense of perspective (27mm*), a normal angle of view that naturally captures the image as is...

Very good lens for streetphotography. Unfortunately only F 3.8 max. Weather Resistance is perfect. Very well built. Slight chromatic aberations (especially on the tele side) in Raw

Range; Price

Size when extended

At the time Fujifilm announced the Fujinon XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR, they made quite a fuzz about it ... but then that's what marketeers do. The truth is in the pudding and the pudding doesn't taste all that great.

kit lens, zoom lenses have been rather ignored until now. 2014 has been the year of the Fujifilm zoom lens between the

When Fujifilm announced its SLR-style X-T1 compact system camera at the start of this year, it received plenty of accolades for its combination of excellent image quality and intuitive handling in a relatively portable package.