The box itself has only minor scuff marks. not signs of impact, tears, or even dimples. Undented corners, no obvious evidence of rough handling.
Inside, the lens was safely nested in its formed plastic packing shell, and in a still taped plastic wrapper. The cardboard covering it was in perfect condition.
The zoom section of the lens still has the factory blue tape that prevents it from zoom creep. The distance window still has protective plastic on it as does the lens cap. The storage bag is still wrapped, never has been removed from the box. All the paperwork including warranty is here. I'm 100% confident this is a brand new never used or even unboxed lens.
Operation-wise: Perfect and fast and quiet. Out of the box focus is spot on with my K3III. I could not be happier!
For now I'll wait on ordering the new DFA21 2.4 and see where this one takes me.
EDIT: BTW, it does have the "Amazon Warehouse" sticker on the box, so they didn't accidentally pull one from new stock. I've no idea how they ever arrived at a "good" rating on this one. Nobody apparently looked at it.
Last edited by gatorguy; 02-16-2022 at 03:33 PM.