Leica 8-18mm review at ePhotozine: “lives up to its Leica tag”
ePhotozine published the full lens review and the bottom line is:
The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 Asph. is a pleasure to use, but the greatest pleasure is arguably in the outstanding sharpness, giving a real punch to images. The pleasure extends to enjoying fine engineering as well, because there is the high quality of the construction and finish to enjoy for its own sake.
In summary, a lens that lives up to its Leica tag and should serve very well for many years of use.
Leica 8-18mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Panasonic and Amazon.
And this is the first look video from Photogearnews: