Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS vs Sony E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS

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E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS compared with E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS

	SonyE 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS	SonyE PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS
Overview
Released
Released	February 2018	November 2016
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	18–135 mm	18–110 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/3.5–5.6	f/4
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–36	f/22
Optical construction
Optical construction	Sixteen elements in twelve groups	Eighteen elements in fifteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	One aspherical element and two ED glass elements	Six aspherical elements and three ED elements
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	76°–12° APS-C	76°–14°30′ 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/Super35 coverage; 27–165 mm equivalent field of view. Full-frame cameras require crop mode
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC	Sony current specification explicitly lists 1.4× and 2× teleconverters as unsupported, superseding original US launch claim
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.45 m	0.4 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.29×	0.122×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Linear autofocus motor; no XD designation published	Autofocus and manual-focus modes; motor type unpublished in read maker pages
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	0.45 m minimum focus	AF/MF minimum0.4 m at wide end and0.95 m telephoto; full MF0.95 m. Sliding focus ring with distance scale and0.8mm-pitch follow-focus gear
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.29× maximum magnification	0.122× 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; no maker stop rating in read pages
Video features
Video features	–	Sony Smooth Motion Optics minimises breathing, focus shift during zoom and axial image shifts; electronically assisted focus maintenance is not an unconditional optical-parfocal claim
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	–	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	55 mm	95 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	67.2 mm	110 mm
Length
Length	88 mm	167.5 mm
Weight
Weight	325 g (better)	1,105 g
Controls
Controls	Separate zoom and manual-focus rings and AF/MF switch	Separate focus, zoom and aperture rings; switchable aperture clicks, servo/manual zoom selection, zoom rocker and reversible mechanical zoom direction
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel; Photography Blog measured approximately 25 mm additional extension at 135 mm	Internal zoom with constant overall length; servo zoom and directly coupled mechanical manual zoom
Filter detail
Filter detail	55 mm front filter thread; filter does not rotate during focusing (Photography Blog)	95 mm front filter thread
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	–	Dust and moisture resistant design; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	67.2 mm maximum diameter × 88 mm length	110 mm maximum diameter × 167.5 mm length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 325 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately1105 g excluding separate tripod mount; hood and caps excluded
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	–	Supplied detachable tripod support with1/4inch and3/8inch threads; additional1/4inch front lens-support attachment
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH153 petal bayonet hood	ALC-SH148 rectangular hood with mechanical closing barrier, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH153 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed	ALC-SH148 hood, front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod support
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 USA9September2016 announcement specifies November NorthAmerica availability; Sony UK same-day announcement specifies DecemberEurope. MainNovember earliest confirmed month, exact first global day unconfirmed.