Peak edge to edge sharpness for the 18-105 is f5.6 at 18mm, and f8 at 105mm. The aperture is going to affect the sharpness more than the focal length; just something to keep in mind when comparing lenses like this.

I have been nothing but impressed with the 18-135, and it's compactness is a huge win for me, as that's one reason I got an APC camera. The 18-135 and the 1.8 35mm as a compact prime, covers all my needs so far.

Thank you so much for the time you take comparing all these lenses. You really made things very easy for me in my lens selections.

Re-watching this video in July 2019. Your comment on the price of the 18-135 will come down and become close to the 18-105 was dead on. Good job! Always enjoy your videos, keep up the the good work.

Thank you for your great reviews, comparisons and knowledge! I used your link for Amazon and just purchased the 18-105 f4. Looking forward to using it! All your videos are very insightful and like how they look. I look forward to posting a channel of my own in the future about guitar making that looks like yours. Thank you again!

Thanks mate, that answered my question! 18-105 it is!

@project-overland

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too

@CarthagoMike

3 жыл бұрын

It is a great lens!

@ricci3950

3 жыл бұрын

@Alfred Simon 😐bro what?

@mytube2013

3 жыл бұрын

You miss 30mm!

@luffywest

2 жыл бұрын

serpentza is here? wow

The f4.0 is enough reason for me to buy the 105

If I had the 18-105 I likely wouldn't change but since I don't I'm going for the 18-135 for my a6000. As a hiker who never gets out without a camera, the weight savings alone makes the decision a no-brainer. And that it's a try 18mm for landscapes is also a deciding factor. I am so glad I waited for this lens.

Thanks for doing this comparison. I couldn't decide between these two and wound up taking a chance with the 18-135. I love it and your review shows me that I'm not really missing anything with the 18-105. Not into making videos so the 18-135 is perfect for me....Your reviews are great.

@brois841

5 жыл бұрын

Ron, even with video's, you're fine. The problem is only for those shooting full manual. Anyone doing that wouldn't be using either of these lenses.

Thanks, got the answer I was looking for. Excellent side-by-side comparison.

Oh! You live in Austin. I’m not sure how I missed that in all of your previous videos. Always great to see the 360 bridge in photos (I now live in Dallas and miss Austin a lot). Great review on the two lenses. I own the 18-105 and noticed a huge jump in quality over the 55-210 I had bought previously. Much bigger difference than the 18-135 which I also considered buying at the time. I opted for the 18-105 for the video capabilities you mentioned. Thanks for the great review as always!

I’ve been waiting for this review! I’ve decided to just go with the 18-105.

Many thanks for your great videos. I recently converted to an A6000 and your videos have been invaluable for choosing lenses. I am looking at possibly getting either the 18-135 or the 18-105 as a walk around lens - especially for when travelling. I have always used primes in the past, and currently have the Sigma 16 and the Sony 35. Never been much of fan of zooms and never used the kit lens that came with the A6000. However, I might get a zoom just for convenience. But I have noticed that when you have shown us the gear you normally carry, there is no zoom in it! Usually two or three primes. Does this mean you are not a fan of zooms? I also wonder if the price of the two Sony zooms is just too much - especially here in Australia, where they are almost double the US price.

Hi Arthur, thanks for your videos, I always watch most of them. Can you please give me an idea of which is the sharpest lens for skyline night videos using the Sony A7C full-frame camera? Thank you

Should i buy 18-135 as a kit lens or buy 18-105 seperately.

@MRphxnet

5 жыл бұрын

18 105

Thank you so much! That was SO helpful in deciding which lens to purchase!

@IRFAN-po5sz

4 жыл бұрын

So what you got . 18-105 OR 18-135

Just what im looking for, for a comparison. I think i would go with the 18-135 as my "go to" lens. Thanks for this video, very helpful

Wow! This result is really amazing, I thought that the quality of the G lens will be better than the 135 lens, but it seems that each has its own advantages. Thank you for taking this video! And your conclusion is also great, it is very useful to me.

I’ve been watching you for a while now and appreciate your experience and opinions - your wife is a saint! All of that micro examination :) she’s def a keeper!

Excellent comparison, great to see both side by side. I've recently purchased the A6300 and want to replace the kit lens so I've considered 2 lens - the 18-135 and 16-70. Would you do a comparison video of those two please? Would be great to see how they compare as replacement kit lens. Thanks again for the great video and lens comparison.

Thank you! I must confess just looking at the first two images I was blown away by the difference in colour and in contrast. Although I must confess the 18-135 mm seems to be a better option just looking at the lens, not the price tag, with a little more reach, smaller format and while the photos show it may be a little sharper at the wide end. The colour and contrast makes me want to go for the 18-105 mm, do doubt about it!

Great video once again! I've been waiting for this comparison for some time. Like someone already mentioned, Sony said sharpness from edge to edge and it's not the case. I was hoping for one of them to be significantly better than the other to help me to decide as I would like to replace my kit lens (and I do only photo)... Still can't make up my mind! 🤔 Let us know what you think of the new aRIIII. Keep up the great work!!!

- 18-135mm is sharper in the range of 18-50mm while 18-105mm is sharper in in the range of 70-100mm. - 18-105mm is definitely better for video because of constant f/4 aperture and power zoom in/out Though not sure how much close we can get for the extra 30mm. I would also suggest you to compare this in your videos as that is also another factor to decide.

Looking for to add a lens to my a6000 this was very helpful! ☺️

Great video. Love that part of Austin. The cliffs and lakes/rivers are stunning.

At this point I want to thank you so much for all your unboxing, comparisons, tips and so on!!! Love to see it! 🙏🏼 After this comparison I bought the 18-105mm f4. Such a good lense!!!

@RageCage1701

5 жыл бұрын

How is it a good lens? It only achieves an f/4.0. A good lens would be at an f/2.8 like the new Sony GMaster 24-70 f/2.8.

@Thumpr110

4 жыл бұрын

RageCage1701 for its price, it’s a good lens. It’s not exceptional at any one thing, but does everything pretty well.

@pauloadmin5564

3 жыл бұрын

@@RageCage1701 sucker !

Great video as always Technology Mafia. Like others, I am waiting for a good fast mid range zoom; my new 'take everywhere' lens. My current lineup is Samyang 12/2.0, 16-50 kit lens, Sony 35/1.8 (brilliant lens- purchased based on your excellent review), and Sony 55-210 (might have sold this if either 18-105 or 18-135 performed throughout the zoom range, as I could always crop the occasional super wide angle shot). I use these on my A6300. I shoot mostly wide angle - when I leave the house for a day trip, and I only want to take one lens, I almost always reach for (drum role).. kit lens?! I still haven't found an obviuous replacement. I always thought that the kit lens performs as well as any at wide angle (assuming plenty of light), and your recent videos confirm this. Am I missing something?

That bridge was my Windows lock screen today!

Thanks for the video! We are all waiting for a comparison sony and tamron 18-200, sony 18-135, 18-105 !

Am glad that I bought the 18-105.

Thank you for this video, it really helped me choose which I should buy

Hey thanks for this comparison video I'm looking for a polyvalent zoom lens, I was wondering if the "Sony SEL 18 mm - 200 mm - F/3.5-6.3 OSS" is as good as the Sony 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS?

I am glad to see this video and I think I made decision - 18-105 mm f/4. Two main advantages; constant aperture and constant lens length (for video and gimbal use). Aside that, it is good that 18-105 is sharper at the edges, although not an issue for video, especially during panning. Thanks.

Thank you! You definitely made up my mind to get the right one for video.

Brother, THAT was an amazing comparison video, thank you so much!

Excellent video as always! Thank you! I'm look for a travel lens... And I'm between this two lenses or the Sony SEL 18-200. What do you prefer??

Thanks for this video - exactly what i was after, I do think the 18-135 looks sharper and better for travel. I mainly do video so not sure if that would be a problem. I currently have a 24-105 on my canon so tempted by the 18-105 but it is so heavy and me switching to sony is to get a lighter setup. I may wait for this to come down in price and get the smaller kit for now...

Many thanks Arthur. I bought 18-105 for the interview video. Camera a6600.

Thank you for this! I was seriously considering the newer 18-135mm (primarily for size/weight) even though I already have the 18-105mm lens, but thanks to your review, I'll hang onto what I have for a while longer (and maybe upgrade to the A6600 from the A6000 - or even the A6700 if it is ever to be more than a rumor!).

I'm an amauter so thanks for the great videos you post! Really helps me the way you explain things :) Have a question and I use an a6000 today and Sony Cam AX53 and only use that one to shot 4K video. I'm looking for an upgrade because I want really good picture quality and want a camera that works with point and shot mainly on my roadtrips. I want sharp, colorful pictures and great lowlight and mainly shot in landscape mode. When you travel like I do I don't want to stop and adjust every picture and not yet so good at that :( Sometimes it's sunny, then cloudy and then evening comes and searching for the best package without breaking the bank. However my eyes is caught on the new Sony A7III and what do you think for my use? Is that lens in package great or should I buy the 18-135 or 18-105 as allround lens. (Don't want to change depending on picture.) Also saw the great 4K video it does so maybe I can go from two cameras to one for great pictures and videos? Would really appreciate your thoughts in guiding me...thanks in advance!

Great reviee as always. I think I'm going to keep my 18-105. Was surprised the 18-135 opens up to f5.6 pretty low in the focal range. And the constant F4 works OK in low light if you are in a pinch and don't have time swap lenses or didn't bring any primes to shoot with.

I was so hooked on the comparison and was bashing my head out with the whole photo comparison progress and then you dropped that 105 was superior for video and all my problems went away.

Just wanted to say you convinced me to get the 18105 and I don't regret it. While it does have some strange perspective distortion, the overall image quality is super great. Thanks.

Cieszę się, że trafiłem na ten kanał, teraz mogę podjąć decyzję, który obiektyw kupić, tym razem większe znaczy lepsze 😀

Great review! Enjoying your videos

Please lets us know which one your going to keep once you have decided? Also I agree with a previous comment you made regarding Sony needing to release a faster wide angle zoom (16-55 or something similar)

@RageCage1701

5 жыл бұрын

Get the 24-70 f/2.8 GM Sony lens -- if you have $2,000 to spare ....

Bro are you from Austin Texas?

@JonathanBarrow

6 жыл бұрын

Goody Beats yep

I just bought this lens and it is superb for an ALL IN 1 LENS to go for my travel vlog! Nice video man!

I've just recently came across your channel and subbed. I was hooked on the 135 but after seeing this video i've decided to go with the 105 based on your video comment. Great vid and thanks for the advice

I like how you showed the difference doing video. This really helped me decide on which one I need. Thank you

@IRFAN-po5sz

4 жыл бұрын

So what you got . 18-105 OR 18-135

@Taylor-te3gb

4 жыл бұрын

Lol...neither one but they are options. I just got a sigma 30mm.

as always! great review!

Using 18-135 with A6400! Mostly using it for photos. I love it is so compact!!

@IRFAN-po5sz

4 жыл бұрын

I am also enjoing A6400 with 18-135, Great joy.

@s5hanom979

4 жыл бұрын

How is it for video?

@sigssou

4 жыл бұрын

@@s5hanom979 I only used it on a tripod. The quality is not so bad.

@harishjoshi3033

3 жыл бұрын

@@IRFAN-po5sz could you tell me what seeting you have set for photographs?

I crop heavily because the middle is where I am focusing, therefore, corners don't matter to me and I only share the photos online. The 18-135mm was designed to replace the 16-50mm. Some have said that the 16-50mm is not good, however, as someone who only shoots landscapes, I have been able to get good shots with that lens also. As some have suggested, if you shoot manual, the shots might turn out a bit better. Thanks for giving us a comparison. I do already have the 18-105mm and the pictures turn out as I expected, my processing software does the rest. The 18-105mm stays on my a6400 most of the time.

I finally went for the 18-135mm and am very happy with it. I knew for the start that the different between constant apreture vs variable. But honestly, I don't think any one would shot within one video have to zoom between 18mm-135mm very often. At least to me almost never happen In contrast, the form factor has a ignificant impact. I would much enjoy a small size/weight and it's a benefit that you have all the time. So instead of worrying F/4 vs F3.5-5.6 (it's not a huge different anyway), better to get a 18-135mm. At least I definitely felt it's a right choice for me.

Thanks a lot. Nice review. Really helped me to make a decision. I will buy the 18-105 g.

Nice review. I cant decide between the two. Using mostly for kite boarding, mountain biking and winter sports activities. How much more battery life do you think the power zoom lens consumes? My concern is that battery life might be an issue with the camera being in a pelican case on the back of a snowmobile all day.

I've had the 18-105 on my a6000 for 1.5 years now. It has been a great everyday carry/travel lens. Love it.

Im relief buying the right one (18-105), but I still want to try the 18-135 by the way

I have a decision to make very soon. Buy the 18-105 or the moza air gimbal. Current setup is the a6500 with the 35mm 1.8 Sony lens. What would you suggest to buy first for Video if you had to choose one over the other? You can watch a sample of my current setup here (only had a gorillapod): kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGqM1bmNYdvQoKg.html

Which lens did you ultimately keep? I also preorder a64000 with 18-135 combo. Maybe I will sale 18-135 for Sony 35mm or Sigma 16mm. I’ve been shooting with Nikon and want to use A6400 for video. Thanks for great review.

Hello from Italy. I think I saw almost all your videos and... you are doing an awesome job, really! I think that I will go for the 18-135 lens considering my traveler purposes. I would like to ask you, which prime lens would you advise to pair with the 18-135? For landscape and some portrait. Consider that for travelling I use the a6000. Thanks in advance for your answer! :)

Hi, what settings should be used when aperture is variable to avoid the picture going dark when zooming in when recording video as is demonstrated from the 11-12:00 minute points in the video? Is that possible or something that can be adjusted but not entirely eliminated? Thanks to TechnologyMafia for the video and anyone who can provide some guidance.

Great real world comparison. I never shoot video and would pick the 18-135 for the size and weight. Would be curious, tho’, to see the 18-135 compared to the 16-70 Zeiss for travel and family shooting.

Hi Arthur. This video was done two years ago. Has any better lenses come out since? I'm looking for a great lens for taking mountain landscapes and it seems every lens I research has it's problems. Thanks.

Great comparison. Very helpful 🙏

I have both. Love the 18-135 but I did my first filming gig (novice non-professional). I could have really used a constant f4 and PZ. If using for video than the 18-105 is a must. Not sure if I'll keep the 135. Lightweight a.d sharp. I really need to test both photos side by side. The difference between 105-135 is not that noticeable so that wasnt taken into consideration for me.

Just order the 18-105.👌

@emilanwander8016

6 жыл бұрын

Jorge Miranda too xd

@ishaansimpsonishaansimpson

5 жыл бұрын

16 70

@ronaldsetiawan1708

5 жыл бұрын

Agree 👌

@anshvloge01

Жыл бұрын

18-135 ya 18-105 best lens

This video is really helpful in choosing my next lens! Thank you so much :)

Thanks for all these great reviews. Personally, I would be interested in an extraordinary test. This is a comparison between the Sigma 30 mm 1.4 fixed focal length and the Sony 18-135 mm zoom lens in the setting of 30 mm. It would be very interesting to see how much better the Sigma is objectively actually in direct comparison. Personally, I am about to decide whether I should buy the Sigma 30 mm fixed focal length in addition to my new Sony 18-135 mm. If the sigma is actually much better, then this makes the decision much easier.

Finally, I get my answer. Thanks for the compact explanation.

I know its a kind of obscure comparison, but could you compare the 18-135 vs the Sony 35mm? Im curious to see how it compares to the prime lens at 35mm

For me, weight and size trumps almost everything so I'm very interested in the 18135. I think it'd be pretty much a perfect travel/kid activity friendly lens. I'm going to see how the prices shake down because $600 does seem like a lot for it but I think i'll end up picking one up.

@brois841

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's a fair price, but have you been able to grab it cheaper? Also agree with you regarding size/weight for travel.

The constant f4 was my driving decision here to get the 105. However I do really like the idea of the weight on the 135.

This review was fantastic! Thank you!

You catched all the important points that I was interested for. • The comparison of the photo quality of both lenses. • And the point about the video. Your video helped me to make a decision. Thank you

@IRFAN-po5sz

4 жыл бұрын

So what you got . 18-105 OR 18-135

@uwepierre

4 жыл бұрын

@@IRFAN-po5sz I decided for 18-105, because the light sensitivy stays always at 4. Means, it doesn´t getting lighter or darker, if you´re zooming. And it´s perfect for videos. If you zoom, it´s always smooth. Zoom is also controlable by remote control. The zoom at 18-135 is not controlable by remote control.

Hi, great video Arthur, I have a 6400, how good is the autofocus on both lenses? The 18/105 is it fast to keep up with the camera being an older model? I would use it for video possible on a gimbal and the constant aperture over focal length paired to the in body zoom attracts me

Great review as always...

Thanks for the videos....are great...for general porpuse....90% photos and 10% videos, what would you buy considering than in Spain they both cost the same...? Thanks for your time

Very good comparison, thank you! It makes me even more wanting to buy the Sigma 16mm 1,4 and Sony 50mm 1.8 OSS primes together with a new A6300 :)

From what Sony promised before launch, i was expecting the 18-135 to perform a little bit better ("sharp edge to edge" that lens is not), especially since it's not really "cheap". Nice size, but the 18-105 still is the better lens.

@CarthagoMike

3 жыл бұрын

I think Sony's main problem is that, for its price, the 18-105 simply is too good of a lens. The 18-135 isn't a bad lens at all relative to its price when you compare it to similar lenses from 5+ years ago, but the 18-105 is simply better in sharpness and contrast.

Awesome comparison

Thank you for the review and comparisson, its helpful to make a decision.

Fantastic review!

How does the 18-135 compare to the 18-200?

Can you make a video showing the advantages or disadvantages of using FE lenses on a6000-a6500?

If set at 105mm what would be the max aperture of the 18-135? Would it fall already to 5.6?

Lens 18-105mm can use and nice pict if in full frame camera a7?

I have both lenses and came to the same conclusion...the 18-135 is sharper 18 to approximately 60mm, the 18-105 is sharper 70 up to 105. The difference is quite noticeable on multiple tests I ran.

@AliImranMalik

10 ай бұрын

How is the lense 18-200?

@BryanWorkshop

9 ай бұрын

​@@AliImranMalik 18200 non le version is quiet behind 18105 wideopen

Thanks for your sharing review guys. Excellent

Keep the good work! i leave a question. Do you think sony is taking seriously the a6xxx series? why? in the last years sony has not put out besides the 18-135. it's 1 lens. In the same period for the a7 and a9 series, i think 12 our more lenses. So its 1 lens in what 4 years. The 18-135, doesn't fill any gap, so its just another one and doesn't give variety for the aps-c cameras.

I am wondering if the 100mm photo has some focus issue. did you take multiple frames for each focal length?

which one for multi using? travel mostly and portrait i cant afford buying many lenses

whats the best gimble lens? 18-105 or 35mm? or sigma 30mm? i cant afford the 10-18 yet

Thanks for your generally great and objective reviews. As a long term Nikon user, looking to travel light for vacations, I'm a newcomer to Sony aps-c. I have found your channel helpful in guiding my lens choices. It's interesting to see how many commentators want/think their choice to be best. I honestly feel most lenses are OK and it really depends more on how you use a camera-lens as a photographer. I came to Sony 3 months ago buying the a6500 with bundled 16-70 f4. I agonised whether 18-105 or 18-135 would make a better choice. I believe each have their strengths. Zeiss badged lens does seem to have suffered from variable quality, if reports are correct (not unlike 'G' badged 18-105). I'm lucky my Zeiss 'kit' is pretty good, so for me it's a keeper - I can't justify either of the 18-105/135 tested here. I bought both Rokinon 12mm and Sigma 16mm f1.4 encouraged by your testing. Still wanted a bit more top end reach for travel use which was why I had considered one of zoom lenses tested here. Eventually decided that prime 85 f1.8 was a better copramise and compensated for any slight weakness in Zeiss 'kit' at 70mm end. Plus great bokeh, really sharp, good in low light and portable too. As a combo it doesn't quite have reach of 135mm, but I'm biased against Sony 55-210mm. Will continue using my Nikon for 200mm+ sports shots but forgo that weight, save my back, for most casual travel use. It seems to me that Sony don't really support their excellent aps-c format. Full frame is OK (I can do that just fine with my N kit) but surely 'small and light' with great aps-c quality has to be a serious consideration for many. Fortunately Sigma recognise the potential and offer lens support where Sony appear reticent. Keep up great reviews.

While I agree that 18-105 can be soft, the constant f4 is so much better for me to use for videoing. Thus it's my go to lens. I am curious about the new tamron 28-75 f2.8 lens. I hope I can afford it

I'm surprised at the amount of CA that's in the 18-105. Great comparison, you beat me to it! My 18-105 is still lent out..... Soon!

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

I was expecting almost no CA with the 18-135, so I was very surprised!

@ericrollins4607

6 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming these results are w/ lens corrections applied. If so, perhaps Sony will release firmware to better mitigate the C.A. w/ 18-135. I wouldn't hold my breath, though.

Thanks a lot for the video, the comparison is pretty clear now! I just have one question, as I tested both. Why I can zoom in more with the 105, so it seems like the object is closer to me even though the zoom itself is bigger on the 135?

I’m in between both for a good lens for sport shots, particularly wakeboarding. Shooting at people about 75 feet away. Which lens would you buy?

Thank you for a good review. I am happy that I chose the 18-135 You just confirmed that it was the right choice for me.

I received the 18-135 two weeks ago, tried it out, and found it wasn't as good as my 18-105. So sent it back. Gave it another try and ordered another 18-135 lens and this time the stills blew me away. Much sharper than my 18-105. This leads me to believe that there may be varaitions in what copy of the lens you get. And if this is true, it would explain why some reviewers say it's head and shoulders over the 18-105 and other comparable zoom lenses, while others say it isn't. I always take similar shots with similar settings when trying out a new lens and when I put my first copy side by side with my present copy, there was a huge difference. I don't know if it was just a rare experience with me or there is something to it. But there is no question, my current 18-135 blew my 18-105 out of the water when it comes to stills. However, with my first copy, I would have totally agreed with this review. At least in regard to my copy I would have to agree with this reviewer: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lohmwa2bp6i6pco.html