{"Limit":1,"Offset":0,"TotalResults":2,"Locale":"en_US","Results":[{"Id":"1169643652","CID":"d693057d-17f7-5cd8-8aa1-01d2e0851cf0","SourceClient":"sony-global","LastModeratedTime":"2024-08-19T22:30:51.000+00:00","LastModificationTime":"2025-10-16T15:33:10.000+00:00","ProductId":"sel18135","OriginalProductName":"E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS","CampaignId":"BV_PIE_EN_GB","ContextDataValuesOrder":["DomainExpertise_8"],"ClientResponses":[{"Department":"Sony Support","Response":"Hi RonLG,\n\nThank you for your review.\nAfter reading your issue with your Sony SEL18135. Regarding the issue with the lens, we want to confirm that this might be caused because of the compatibility restriction between the ILCE-6600 camera and the SEL18135 lens as lens distortion compensation mode will be locked to [Auto] as you can see in this link: https://cutt.ly/CenwxdkW\n\nYou can learn more about the distortion compensation settings through this link: https://cutt.ly/denwc4Ns\n\nAlso, you can try different lens with the camera if possible and check if you get the same result with it.\n\nWe would like to invite you to contact us using this link so we can check it further for you: https://bit.ly/2NwYLXL\n\nMichael @ Sony Support UK","ResponseSource":"mc-api","Name":"","Date":"2024-08-21T17:21:13.000+00:00","SourceClientName":"Sony"}],"AuthorId":"apvtn5im5t36w84m1uc0k5jq0","ContentLocale":"en_GB","IsFeatured":false,"TotalInappropriateFeedbackCount":0,"TotalClientResponseCount":1,"TotalCommentCount":0,"Photos":[{"Sizes":{"normal":{"Id":"normal","Url":"https://photos-eu.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c29ueS1nbG9iYWw/736f51c8-5c68-5fb8-97e1-7439ea911969"},"thumbnail":{"Id":"thumbnail","Url":"https://photos-eu.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c29ueS1nbG9iYWw/dce3335e-03e0-5ccf-83bc-67f9bc078c9d"},"large":{"Id":"large","Url":"https://photos-eu.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c29ueS1nbG9iYWw/7706e8b8-be9b-5ece-9a68-2be2a3086a03"}},"Id":"1012012865","SizesOrder":["normal","thumbnail","large"],"Caption":"18mm, f5.6 no correction"},{"Sizes":{"normal":{"Id":"normal","Url":"https://photos-eu.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c29ueS1nbG9iYWw/cb1ffb5f-a475-51cc-ba8e-d8c230b59004"},"thumbnail":{"Id":"thumbnail","Url":"https://photos-eu.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c29ueS1nbG9iYWw/ef5e06e8-e548-5b22-b2ef-65855f0cede2"},"large":{"Id":"large","Url":"https://photos-eu.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c29ueS1nbG9iYWw/4035a871-3ddc-56a7-bbfe-63697691de38"}},"Id":"1012012866","SizesOrder":["normal","thumbnail","large"],"Caption":"Corrected 18mm f5.6"}],"Rating":2,"SecondaryRatingsOrder":["Design","EaseOfUse","PictureQuality"],"IsRatingsOnly":false,"IsRecommended":false,"Helpfulness":1.0,"TotalFeedbackCount":3,"TotalNegativeFeedbackCount":0,"TotalPositiveFeedbackCount":3,"ModerationStatus":"APPROVED","SubmissionId":"r212872-en_17240870mKaEdUNLFf","SubmissionTime":"2024-08-19T17:04:50.000+00:00","ReviewText":"You should not buy this lens if you are concerned about applying lens corrections to your photographs. At the wide end of 18mm a RAW file will show significant vignetting, not just at the maximum aperture of f3.5 but also throughout the aperture range to at least f22. The vignetting is visible right up to a focal length of around 22mm. The Adobe lens correction profile removes most but not all of the vignetting at 18mm but restricts the effective field of view to that of a 22mm lens. My other lenses consist of the 16-50mm kit lens supplied with the A6600 and the 70-350mm f4.5-6.3 G OSS super telephoto for wildlife. I had found both lenses to be very satisfactory although the kit lens does have a small amount of vignetting at 16mm, easily dealt with by the lens profile corrections available in Lightroom and automatically applied in camera for JPG's. I bought the 18-135mm to provide greater versatility in use for landscape and architectural photography but also for its capability to replace the weight of the 70-350mm at the shorter end of its range. Initially I attributed the vignetting to the lens hood, particularly as the top right and bottom right black corners of a DNG image were much bigger than those in the other 2 corners. Sadly - that does not seem to be the case as the vignetting is just as severe with the lens hood removed. It appears that this lens does not cover the full width of the sensor of the A6600. Enabling Adobe's lens profile at 18mm is insufficient to remove the vignetting completely and even then results in restriction of the image to approximately 22mm. More extensive but simplistic testing has shown that the vignetting is significant until the focal length reaches at least 23mm and the extent of the vignetting is virtually identical at all apertures. Subjectively the lens definition of the 18-135 does seem to be marginally better than that of the 16-50 at the wide end and significantly so at 50mm. The asymmetry of the vignetting seemed to be consistent with poor assembly of the particular example of the lens but this has been effectively dismissed by Sony Customer Service personnel by their total lack of comment on my experience. I was disappointed that, having documented my experience in detail including sending 9 images with the vignetting clearly visible, I received no comment at all other than the issue of a refund authorisation with instructions for the lens return procedure. This confirms to me that Sony are FULLY AWARE OF THE FAULT in the lens, that it is universal to all specimens and that they have no interest in making improvements. However, somewhat reluctantly I have decided to retain the lens and to rely on Adobe lens corrections to obtain acceptable images as I cannot find an alternative make of E-mount lens as a substitute.","Title":"Good quality lens but bad vignetting","UserNickname":"RonLG","ContextDataValues":{"DomainExpertise_8":{"Value":"Advanced","Id":"DomainExpertise_8"}},"SecondaryRatings":{"EaseOfUse":{"Value":4,"Id":"EaseOfUse","MinLabel":null,"Label":null,"DisplayType":"NORMAL","ValueLabel":null,"MaxLabel":null,"ValueRange":5},"Design":{"Value":2,"Id":"Design","MinLabel":null,"Label":null,"DisplayType":"NORMAL","ValueLabel":null,"MaxLabel":null,"ValueRange":5},"PictureQuality":{"Value":2,"Id":"PictureQuality","MinLabel":null,"Label":null,"DisplayType":"NORMAL","ValueLabel":null,"MaxLabel":null,"ValueRange":5}},"AdditionalFields":{},"TagDimensions":{},"Badges":{},"ProductRecommendationIds":[],"IsSyndicated":false,"RatingRange":5,"BadgesOrder":[],"Cons":null,"AdditionalFieldsOrder":[],"TagDimensionsOrder":[],"Videos":[],"Pros":null,"CommentIds":[],"UserLocation":null,"InappropriateFeedbackList":[]}],"Includes":{},"HasErrors":false,"Errors":[]}
