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18–135 Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

The Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (APS-C) that covers 18-135 mm at f/3.5-5.6, weighs 325 g and focuses as close as 0.45 m. Next to 10 other APS-C Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light, or you want more reach at the long end.

  • f/3.5-5.6widest aperture
  • 325 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS: length 88 mm, diameter 67.2 mm, filter thread 55 mm.88 mmø67.2
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS: length 88 mm, diameter 67.2 mm, filter thread 55 mm.88 mmø67.2
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

10 lenses

APS-C Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

51 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
18-135 mm1
Widest aperture
f/3.5-5.61
Closest focus
0.45 m2
Maximum magnification
0.29x2
Stabilization
Yes2
Mount
Sony E-mount2
Covers
APS-C
Type
Zoom
Weight
325 g2
Length
88 mm2
Diameter
67.2 mm2
Filter thread
55 mm2
Elements
162
Groups
122
Aperture blades
72
Hood
ALC-SH1532

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. Sony Japan lens specifications (sony.jp), checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Focal length and widest aperture as the lens's own name states them.
  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsSony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS2
Product nameE 18-135 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Model numberSEL18135
Lens mountSony E mount
Compatible sensor sizeAPS-C format only
Focal length18-135 mm
Equivalent focal length27-202.5 mm (APS-C format)
Lens construction12 groups, 16 elements
Angle of view76°-12° (APS-C format)
Maximum apertureF3.5-5.6
Minimum apertureF22-36
Diaphragm blades7
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance0.45 m
Maximum magnification ratio0.29
Filter size55 mm
Image stabilizationIn-lens optical stabilization
Teleconverter compatibilityno (1.4x teleconverter)
Teleconverter compatibilityno (2.0x teleconverter)
Hood typePetals bayonet type
Dimensions67.2 x 88 mm
Weight325 g
Included hoodALC-SH153
Included front capALC-F55S
Included rear capALC-R1EM

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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