Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS vs Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE

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E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS compared with E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE

	SonyE 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS	SonyE 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE
Overview
Released
Released	February 2018	June 2012
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	18–135 mm	18–200 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/3.5–5.6	f/3.5–6.3
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–36	f/22–40
Optical construction
Optical construction	Sixteen elements in twelve groups	Seventeen elements in thirteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	One aspherical element and two ED glass elements	–
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	76°–12° APS-C	76°–8° APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Sony E	Sony E
Image circle
Image circle	APS-C	APS-C
Image circle detail
Image circle detail	APS-C coverage; 27–202.5 mm equivalent field of view	APS-C coverage; 27–300 mm equivalent field of view
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.45 m	0.5 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.29×	0.27×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Linear autofocus motor; no XD designation published	Quiet autofocus and Direct Manual Focus; maker pages read do not specify exact motor type
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	0.45 m minimum focus	0.5 m minimum focus distance
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.29× maximum magnification	0.27× maximum magnification
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical SteadyShot; no maker lens-only stop rating published. Digital Camera World found approximately 2.5 stops in its test, not a maker guarantee	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; Sony Japan specification states approximately four stops without test conditions on that page
Video features
Video features	–	Maker notes small changes in field of view during focusing, particularly visible in continuous AF; does not affect recorded still image
Design
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	55 mm	62 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	67.2 mm	68 mm
Length
Length	88 mm	97.1 mm
Weight
Weight	325 g (better)	460 g
Controls
Controls	Separate zoom and manual-focus rings and AF/MF switch	Focus and zoom rings and 18 mm zoom lock (Radojuva)
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel; Photography Blog measured approximately 25 mm additional extension at 135 mm	Extending zoom barrel (Radojuva); separate from original SEL18200 and powered SELP18200
Filter detail
Filter detail	55 mm front filter thread; filter does not rotate during focusing (Photography Blog)	62 mm front filter thread
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	–	No maker dust or moisture resistance claim in read exact pages
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	67.2 mm maximum diameter × 88 mm length	68 mm maximum diameter × 97.1 mm maker length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 325 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately 460 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH153 petal bayonet hood	ALC-SH124 petal bayonet hood, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH153 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed	ALC-SH124 hood and front and rear caps; no case listed
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Europe announced 5 January 2018 and specified February 2018 availability. Full independent reviews: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein on Alpha 6500 and Digital Camera World Matthew Richards. Their long-end edge sharpness and distortion/fringing results differ; raw and corrected-image impressions are distinguished. Sony’s 325 g weight supersedes Digital Camera World326 g, and no listed case supersedes Photography Blog’s supplied-case claim. Sony’s 27 mm equivalent wide end supersedes Photography Blog28 mm. No unconfirmed coatings or weather resistance imported	Sony US announcement dated 16 May 2012 specifies July availability; Sony Asia Pacific announcement dated 17 May specifies June and Sony Japan confirms local sale on 15 June. Main release uses earliest maker month, exact first global sale day unconfirmed. One accessible full exact review read: Radojuva Arkady Shapoval, Alpha 3500, 2024 used loan sample. Imaging Resource exact review and archive return 403, so no eligible accessible review pair and summary omitted. Radojuva motor and special-element statements disagree internally; no unsupported motor/coating/special-element counts used. Its measured sample weight is not substituted for maker460g. No inferred predecessor link