Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Rich has been lucky enough to try out the brand new Panasonic Leica DG Vario Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 lens and gives us his first impressions in this video.

Price £1049/$1099 (US)

Not mentioned in the video is the fact that the lens is weather-sealed. It doesn't feature image stabilisation, but the combination of it being a wideangle lens and the built-in stabilisation on contemporary Panasonic (and Olympus) cameras means that this shouldn't be an issue.

See photogearnews.com/panasonic-release-leica-8-18mm-f2-8-4-lens for more details.

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