Examples of the Zoom Range of the Sony 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 E-Mount Lens

The Sony E 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 is a popular choice for APS-C mirrorless cameras like the new Sony a6400 or the Sony a6000. And it makes for a versatile zoom lens for everyday travel photography. Here are some practical examples of its zoom range.

Sony E 18-135mm Lens
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This is one of the more popular lenses to put on cameras like the Sony a6000 or the new a6400. It’s one of the options as the kit lens, with significantly more reach than the 16-50mm lens that’s often chosen by default. Or you can pick them up separately.

While it’s physically larger than the 16-50mm, it’s still relatively compact and packable. It has maximum apertures of ƒ/3.5 to ƒ/5.6. It’s an E-mount lens designed for Sony’s APS-C sensor cameras like the a6400 or a6500. If you convert the focal ranges to 35mm equivalent (i.e., to what they would be on a full-frame sensor camera), it comes out to 27mm to 202.5mm, which spans from medium wide-angle through a decent telephoto zoom.

Sony E 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6
  • 7.5x high magnification zoom/ 27-202.5mm (35mm equiv.) focal length. Lens Groups / Elements : 12-16
  • Outstanding sharpness from 1x aspherical and 2x ED glass elements

Overall, the extra zoom range makes the 18-135mm a very versatile choice as an everyday lens for your travels. I’ll be posting some photos taken with it separately, but what I wanted to do here is focus on its zoom range. Hopefully, these examples will be useful to anyone wondering what the zoom range looks like in practical terms. These were all shot on an a6400 body.


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Sony 18-135mm Sample Images

Sony 18-135mm Lens Zoom Range Example
Sony 18-135mm Lens Zoom Range Example

Sony E-mount 18-135mm zoom range examples
Sony E-mount 18-135mm zoom range examples

Sony E-mount 18-135mm zoom range examples
Sony E-mount 18-135mm zoom range examples

Sony E-mount 18-135mm zoom range examples
Sony E-mount 18-135mm zoom range examples

Price & Availability of the Sony E 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens

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Sony E 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6
  • 7.5x high magnification zoom/ 27-202.5mm (35mm equiv.) focal length. Lens Groups / Elements : 12-16
  • Outstanding sharpness from 1x aspherical and 2x ED glass elements

If you’re after a used copy, there are good odds of finding them at KEH or eBay.

Accessories for the Sony E 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6

Filters. It takes regular 55mm screw-in filters: Polarizer | UV/Haze | ND

Lens Hood. It comes with a lens hood. If you need a replacement, the model number is ALCSH153.

Lens Caps. It takes standard Sony front (ALC-F55S) and rear (ALCR1EM) lens caps.

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I'm a professional photographer based in Washington DC. Seven continents, up mountains, underwater, and a bunch of places in between. I've been shooting for 30+ years, and my my photos and time-lapse videos have appeared in a bunch of different publications from major newspapers to magazines and books, billboards, TV shows, professional sports stadiums, museums, and even massive architectural scrims covering world-famous buildings while they're being renovated. You can see some of my travel photography here and here.