Product Description

Lightweight, Compact, High-magnification zoom lens

With broad zoom range extending from 18mm wide-angle to 135mm telephoto, the versatile lens covers a wide range of subjects and situations. It features compact, lightweight portability that maximises the APS-C format E-mount advantage, as well as fast, precise, quiet AF operation that make it an excellent one-lens solution for day-to-day shooting.

APS-C

E-mount

Coupled with α E-mount cameras from Sony, APS-C E-mount lenses deliver big camera performance.

E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

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7.5x zoom in a compact, lightweight lens

18mm

35mm

70mm

100mm

135mm

This lens weighs in at a mere 325g (11.5oz.), and is no larger than 67.2mm in diameter and 88mm in length. At the telephoto end of the zoom range the focal length is 202.5mm (35mm format equivalent), providing ample reach for general shooting as well as landscapes, wildlife, portraits, and more.

High corner-to-corner resolution

A new optical design that includes one aspherical element contributes to consistently high resolution from the image center right out to the edges throughout the zoom range, while two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements effectively suppress chromatic aberration. Built-in optical image stabilization makes it easier to shoot blur-free images handheld.

Close-ups with beautiful background bokeh

Minimum focusing distance is just 0.45 m (1.48 ft) (0.29x max. magnification), making it easy to shoot close-ups of sweets, flowers, and wildlife that combine sharp in-focus subjects with beautiful background bokeh. Bokeh quality is enhanced by a circular aperture design.

Fast, precise, quiet AF is ideal for stills and movies

A precision linear motor powers the lens’s AF system, for fast, precise, quiet operation that is ideally suited for movies as well as stills.

Lens Configuration

Impressive optical performance for Sony cameras, precision engineered for versatility and reliability in a wide range of applications.

[1] ED glass [2] Aspherical lens

MTF Chart

MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) describes how well a lens can reproduce fine details, measured as the degree of contrast achieved between finely spaced lines.

[1] Contrast (%) [2] Distance from optical center of lens (mm) [3] At 18mm [4] At 135mm [5] Spatial frequency [6] 10 line pairs / mm [7] 30 line pairs / mm [8] Max. aperture [9] F8 aperture [10] R: Radial values T: Tangential values

Lens Controls

1. Zooming ring / 2. Focus mode switch / 3. Focusing ring

Features

• APS-C high-magnification standard zoom lens
• Advanced optical design incorporating an aspherical element for high corner-to-corner resolution
• Advanced linear motor technology for fast, precise, and quiet focus control

Lightweight and compact design

Compact (E-mount APS-C format) and lightweight (325 grams (11.5 oz.)), this lens features an optical design optimized for short flange focal distances that makes it small and manageable on its own while also contributing to notable reductions in overall system size, weight, and portability.

7.5x high-magnification APS-C zoom lens

A high zoom ratio provides a versatile 27mm to 202.5mm range (35mm format equivalent, 7.5x optical zoom) that covers a broad spectrum of subjects and situations: scenery, nature, portraits, and general day-to-day photography.

Optical design achieves high resolution

A new optical design that includes one aspherical element contributes to consistently high resolution from the image center right out to the edges, while two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements effectively suppress chromatic aberration.

Built-in optical image stabilization

When shooting hand-held, particularly night scenes or dimly lit interiors, built-in optical image stabilization makes it easier to shoot blur-free images handheld.

Close-ups with background bokeh

An impressive minimum focusing distance of just 0.45m (1.45ft) (0.29x max. magnification) makes it easy to shoot close-ups that take advantage of the lens’s beautiful background bokeh.

Beautiful bokeh

Bokeh quality is enhanced by a circular aperture design.

Fast, precise, quiet focus

Advanced linear motor technology quietly drives the focus group with outstanding speed and precision, making the most of the high AF performance provided by the α6000 series. Accurate focus is more easily achieved for stills and movies, even with moving subjects.

What's In The Box

• Hood (model): ALC-SH153
• Lens front cap: ALC-F55S
• Lens rear cap: ALC-R1EM

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