I was looking to upgrade my current kit lens (18-55) for my Sony A6500.� After reviewing similar lenses, including third party lens (the Sony 18-105PZ, the Tamron 18-270 and others) I selected the Sony E 18-135 OSS.� The Sony 18-135 is small, light, compact, excellent quality and is an excellent fit for the A6500, especially for traveling. � After using it for a couple of weeks now, I definitely made the correct choice for a primary all around lens for my travel purposes.

This lens is so versatile! It’s clear, sharp, fast. It’s usually the only one I take on most vacations. It’s perfect for cities, wide angle to some telephoto

Very sharp lens!!

Great focal range and very sharp. Great walk around lens for theme parks, zoos, beaches, etc!

Build & image quality are excellent. Handling on A6000 series (I use it on my A6700) is perfect. Image stabilization works great to allow low speed hand-held shots. Focus is fast and accurate. This is a perfect everyday, travel & street photography lens.

I owned the 18-105 before this as my primary travel lens. I liked the images and videos it took, but was always a bit annoyed at how heavy and bulky it felt and, as a result, brought it out and about with me less and less.

With half a trip under my belt, I can say confidently that the 18-135 is much preferred. Although the physical appearance of the 18-135 didn’t feel wildly different from the 18-105 when I first compared the two lens’ sizes, in practice the 18-135 is much easier to carry around. The length is just the right size for it to go into my Tenba BYOB 7 (mounted on my 6300, facing down, and with a 4/10-18 tucked next to it) and I don’t feel the weight of it the same way I did with the 18-105. (As a side note, my first travel kit was with the kit 16-50 and 55-210, mostly because they fit into the BYOB 7, but this newer combo is much better for the urban travel / photography I tend towards.)

Oh, and the images are quite nice as well - sharp in center, more than good enough for my purposes elsewhere. (At the very least, I won’t be blaming any quality issues on anything other than my skills:)

The only annoying thing is that I have an older non-subscription version of Adobe Lightroom, and it isn’t updated with a profile for this lens. That’s an issue with Adobe, though, and not the lens. Guess I’ll have to change the software I use, as this lens isn’t going back!

I bought this lens yesterday and couldn't wait to try it out. The lens performs as advertised. Clear, crisp photos even when zoomed all the way in. Low light is another story but I knew that going in. The ability to manually switch between Auto and Manual focus was a big selling point for me (the 18-105mm E Mount didn't have this feature). The lens is extremely light and focusing is smooth. Highly recommend.

Great quality lens. Very pleased. Looking forward to using during upcoming travel!

I wanted a lens that is small and easy to carry around in day to day life. It’s small and compact with a wide focal length range. It isn’t a professional lens by any means but it’s great for taking photos of friends, vacations and everyday life.

This is the lens I have been waiting for.� Had the Sony 28-70 lens and that was my go to lens but had to change it out for large group photos and had to change for longer distance shots.� This is a great utility lens that will stay on my camera.