Aaron made a great demonstration yesterday while I was off playing with autofocus. One thing we preach here at LensRentals, a lot, is that just because a dropped lens looks fine on the outside doesn’t mean it is fine. The other thing we preach a lot is that a tiny difference in the centering, tilt, or placement of a single element can have a dramatic effect on image quality. So a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II came back in yesterday that had been dropped but appeared to have no damage. When the intake technicians tested it, though, this is what the optical chart looked...
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