all in the orginal Sony box / paid new $400 Beautiful Lens / Good Reputation 4 1/2* Highly Recommended / very hard to find for this Price *excellent build quality metal lens body and metal focus ring. *front element doesn't rotate the physical length remains constant regardless of the focus setting. *small but efficient lens hood is supplied 1:1 Magnification Ratio makes it easy to shoot quality macro close-ups of flowers, insects, and small objects. Aspherical / ED Glass offers excellent image quality, high contrast and minimal chromatic aberration ED glass for the G4 element, minimizing chromatic aberration and color bleeding as well as multi-coating Made for Movies performs equally as well shooting video. Internal stepping motor and rear-focusing has optimized video performance for smooth, quiet operation essential for high-quality movie capture. the filter mount does not rotate during focusing for hassle-free polarized filter use. Smooth Manual Focusing An easy-grip focus ring on the lens barrel gives you a solid "hands-on" feel in manual focusing. Direct Manual Focus (DMF) allows you to focus manually after AF lock-on without the need for any switching. Extremely useful in situations where AF can't lock onto the subject accurately, or when AF locks onto a point that does not match your intention.