Glass

Front element

One short, extremely faint coating scuff with absolutely no effect on images.

Rear element

Flawless

Imaging

Sharpness

20/20 line pairs/mm (horizontal/vertical)

Spatial consistency

All quadrants equal sharpness

Aperture consistency

Normal wide-open and stopped down

Chromatic aberration

Normal

Lens flare

Normal

Mechanicals

Manual focus ring

Flawless

Autofocus

Normal speed, sound, and accuracy

Active stabilization

n/a

Aperture blades

Smooth, clean, full range of motion

Zoom ring

n/a

Distance scale

Rotates accurately

Filter ring

n/a (built-in hood prevents hood attachment)

Cosmetic

Barrel

One tiny dent on an edge, a couple of small paint scuffs

Tripod ring

n/a

Caps

Minor scuffs and scratches

Internal dust

Light

Notes

High resolving power. Comes with caps and original Nikon lens bag. Hood is built-in.