Opteka 420-800mm 420-1600mm

Opteka 420-800mm 420-1600mm

Opteka
28 Overall Score
vs
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Canon
91 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Opteka
41
Canon
97
Portrait
Opteka
26
Canon
95
Video Cinema
Opteka
19
Canon
90
Street
Opteka
23
Canon
82
Travel
Opteka
34
Canon
81
Wildlife Sports
Opteka
23
Canon
77
Landscape
Opteka
24
Canon
76
Professional
Opteka
17
Canon
75
Macro
Opteka
17
Canon
68

Specifications

Opteka 420-800mm 420-1600mmCanon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Optics
Typesuper-telephotozoom
Focal Length Min420 mm18 mm
Focal Length Max1600 mm135 mm
Elements416
Groups212
Aspherical Elements1
ED Elements1
CoatingHD Coated GlassSuper Spectra Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/16f/3.5
Min Aperturef/8.33.5-5.6
Constant
Diaphragm Blades7
Build
MountCanon EFCanon EF-S
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed
Weight0.52 kg0.52 kg
Filter Thread62 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlySTM
Stabilization
Stabilization Stops4 stops
Focus
Min Focus Distance1.60 m390 mm
Max Magnification0.28x

Pros & Cons

Opteka 420-800mm 420-1600mm

  • Strong versatility (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Below average optical (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (30th percentile)

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

  • Strong versatility (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong optical (82nd percentile)82nd %ile

Pricing

Opteka 420-800mm 420-1600mm is $240 cheaper (3.4x less).

Opteka 420-800mm 420-1600mm

Verdict

Winner: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Scores 91 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 9 of 22 specs.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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