Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Specs & DoF

18–135 mm

Focal length

f/3.5–5.6

Maximum aperture

76°–12°

Diagonal angle of view (APS-C)

APS-C

Designed for

7.5×

Zoom ratio

Specifications#

Brand: Sony
Model: E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
Lens type: Superzoom
Focal length: 18–135 mm
Maximum aperture: f/3.5–5.6
Image circle: APS-C (23.5×15.6 mm)
Mount(s): Sony E-mount
Projection: Rectilinear
Stabilisation: Yes (optical)
Lensfun correction profile: Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera format	At 18 mm	At 49 mm	At 135 mm	Equiv. aperture (DoF)
APS-C	27 mm · 76°	74 mm · 32°	202 mm · 12°	f/5.2
APS-C (Canon)	29 mm · 73°	78 mm · 31°	216 mm · 11°	f/5.6
Micro Four Thirds	36 mm · 62°	98 mm · 25°	270 mm · 9°	f/7.0

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native APS-C format (CoC 20 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index. Full table: 20 mm f/4 on aps-c.

Focal	Aperture	at 1 m	at 2 m	at 5 m	at 10 m	Hyperfocal	Blur @2 m
18 mm	f/3.5	43.4 cm	2.03 m	∞	∞	4.75 m	0.2%
18 mm	f/4	50.2 cm	2.48 m	∞	∞	4.16 m	0.2%
18 mm	f/8	1.22 m	45.6 m	∞	∞	2.09 m	0.1%
49 mm	f/3.5	5.4 cm	22.3 cm	1.44 m	6.17 m	35.1 m	1.5%
49 mm	f/4	6.2 cm	25.5 cm	1.66 m	7.25 m	30.7 m	1.3%
49 mm	f/8	12.4 cm	51.7 cm	3.60 m	22.4 m	15.4 m	0.7%
135 mm	f/3.5	0.6 cm	2.8 cm	18.3 cm	74.2 cm	266 m	11.9%
135 mm	f/4	0.7 cm	3.2 cm	20.9 cm	84.8 cm	233 m	10.4%
135 mm	f/8	1.5 cm	6.4 cm	41.8 cm	1.71 m	117 m	5.2%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

Body	Min. handheld shutter (longest focal)	500 rule at 18 mm	NPF at 18 mm, f/3.5
APS-C	1/200 s	19 s	13 s
APS-C (Canon)	1/200 s	17 s	13 s
Micro Four Thirds	1/250 s	14 s	12 s

Compatible cameras#

Bodies in our database with a native Sony E-mount mount. Full-frame bodies switch to an APS-C crop with this lens.

Sony α7R VI crop mode
Sony α7 V crop mode
Sony ZV-E10 II 2024
Sony α1 II crop mode
Sony α9 III crop mode
Sony α6700 2023
Sony ZV-E1 crop mode
Sony α7C II crop mode
Sony α7CR crop mode
Sony α7R V crop mode
Sony FX30 2022
Sony FX3 crop mode
Sony ZV-E10 2021
Sony α1 crop mode
Sony α7 IV crop mode
Sony α7S III crop mode
Sony FX6 crop mode
Sony α7R IV crop mode
Sony α6400 2019
Sony α6600 2019
Sony α6100 2019
Sony α7 III crop mode
Sony α6300 2016
Sony α6500 2016
Sony α7R II crop mode
Sony α7S II crop mode
Sony α5000 2014
Sony α5100 2014
Sony α6000 2014
Sony NEX-3N 2013
Sony NEX-5T 2013
Sony α3000 2013
Sony α7 crop mode
Sony NEX-F3 2012
Sony NEX-7 2011
Sony NEX-C3 2011
Sony Alpha NEX-5N 2011
Sony NEX-5 2010
Sony Alpha NEX-3 2010
Sony α7R III crop mode

Adapt it to other systems#

Nikon Z Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q

Similar lenses#

Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS f/3.5–6.3
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE f/3.5–6.3
Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC f/3.5–6.3
Tamron E 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 f/3.5–6.3
Sigma 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG | Contemporary f/3.5–6.3
Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | C f/3.5–6.7
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS f/3.5–6.3
Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071 f/2.8–5.6
Tamron 50-400 mm F4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (A067) f/4.5–6.3

Frequently asked questions#

Is the Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS full frame?

No — it is designed for APS-C sensors. On a full-frame body it vignettes or triggers crop mode.

What is the Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS equivalent to on APS-C?

Its focal length is already the real value for APS-C: 18–135 mm frames like 28–207 mm on full frame.

What is the Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS good for?

As a superzoom it suits travel photography with one lens from wide to telephoto.

Sources & licences#

Lensfun lens database — CC BY-SA 3.0

Last updated October 03, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS