its happening, right now. if you came to look at pretty pictures, then leave. no don't, but maybe just skim over this if you don't ever read technical reviews of geeky things like this...
2010 is almost over, i bought this as a christmas gift, i don't have any shoots til friday, and people at work asked how it looked in comparison to my own 24-70mm, etc, etc. so alas, this post was born.
*as a side-note, since my trusty 24-70 is usually the one keeping my camera warm, i had to bust out my old 50mm to shoot this thing. i love my 50mm, and am not sure how i let it become the forgotten lens. adding to the list of new years resolutions: use my 50mm more this year!
enjoy, tech geeks? heehe
xo jenn
i think this is the 3rd generation mug, but don't quote me. upon first glance, this thing is pretty damn close. the only difference i really noticed was the gold band- the one on the mug (which is on the right hand side in all of these photos) is a bit cheesy looking, but no big deal.
the M/A M focus switch actually works, and you can zoom in and out!
the only issue i have is with the silly lid! i wouldn't classify it as a 'travel mug' because you have to take the whole lens cap off to drink from it. and i'm not sure how sturdy of a base that really is...maybe don't fill it up with a hot drink and go flailing your arms around it...not that you do that anyway. if you do, then perhaps using it as a pen holder would be a better option.
anyway, i think its a cool gift (or post-christmas personal present for myself...? hehe).
i bought it off of ebay from here for $9.99 US and it shipped from Hong Kong for another $15...but apparently you can buy it from the photojojo store (almost everyone who saw it at work asked if that's where i had gotten it...and they got a big 'huh?' from me. i am now acquainted with photojojo). however- it seems like it'll end up being a tad more expensive from there and it also has 'photojojo' as a label instead of nikon which i'm not too keen on. but you should def check out their other items- i'll be spending some time today doing that!
