Canon captures your coffee in a 70-200mm telephoto lens

OK, not really, but Canon was indeed giving out these novelty coffee mugs -- in the shape of an EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens -- at the Winter Olympic's press center, and here's Microsoft's Josh Weisberg (Director of Rich Media Group) showing off his swag to the whole world. Yes, we're just a bit envious. So anyone got a spare Canon L-Series lens that we can tamper with? Or maybe that big-daddy Sigma lens if you're game with sharing coffee?

[appleofglasgow Posted Mar 4th 2010 7:56PM]

DO WANT!

[manifest3r Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:13PM]

@appleofglasgow tottallly agree :)

[emopoops Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:15PM]

@appleofglasgow i was like wtf at first. are they trying to get people to inspect their coffee? LOL but no i dont want one

[sweet greggo Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:37PM]

@appleofglasgow

That would look awesome sitting next to my 20D.

[JKooL Posted Mar 4th 2010 11:15PM]

@sweet greggo

... Until you accidentally tried to throw your real 70-200 into the dishwasher. No amount of weather sealing is going to save you from that rain storm ;)

[Thomas Houston Posted Mar 4th 2010 7:57PM]

Canon should really sell these.

[Colin S Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:34PM]

@Thomas Houston

I would absolutely buy this.

[UnixSystemsEngineer Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:01PM]

@Thomas Houston
AWESOME. I'd buy one. And I'm a Nikon guy. And by "Nikon guy" I mean, guy who bought Nikon but cannot tell the subjective differences between Nikon and Canon lenses.

[Goaliegeek Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:31PM]

@Thomas Houston I'd pay $15-20 for one. Defiantly turn heads at school lol

[TPJ Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:00PM]

I sold my 70-200 f/4 long ago for the 2.8 version, but I still have Canon coffee tumbler envy for this. Pure win.

[Punch Rockgroin Posted Mar 5th 2010 3:54AM]

@TPJ What sad fool bought that? What's the point of the 4.0? Other than hawking crap to people.

[fischju Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:03PM]

That looks great, but is it just me or does that box look straight out of the 80s? I thought it was a "found on ebay" kind of thing before I read the article.

[Silverph Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:03PM]

I'm dumping Nikon over Canon! Anybody wants two D300s and a bunch of lenses? :)

[SolidSnake Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:10PM]

@Silverph
Yes yes yes yes! (you get the point)
Poor student here...

[EM1 Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:11PM]

@Silverph

I do.

[Silverph Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:14PM]

@EM1 @SolidSnak. Oh um, I didn't mean for free. Hehe!

[EM1 Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:25PM]

@Silverph

Then no.

[einhanderkiller Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:29PM]

I'll trade you for a Canon Rebel XS.

[Wolfticket Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:11PM]

@Silverph
Why not hollow out the lenses and fill them with coffee?

[Schmitty Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:36PM]

@Silverph

Sorry, Engadget. I don't want to spam your article but Silverph...how much are you asking for a D300?

BTW I really wish Canon would sell these. It is definitely very stylin and will turn some photographer heads. Its damn sick if you ask me! :)

[Silverph Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:13PM]

@Wolfticket I would if only money grows on trees! :D

[Silverph Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:14PM]

@Schmitty Still convincing my wife to make the switch. Follow me on Twitter (Silverph) for this conversation.

[SolidSnake Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:07PM]

Dear Canon,

Sell this.

Signed,
The camera nerds (You know who you are)

[somenoise Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:09PM]

want

[Baconbits Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:09PM]

I didn't even read the article but I WANT!

[Orangecat Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:11PM]

Canon definitely needs to sell these. I would SO buy one!

[Wes Steele Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:11PM]

I'm so fucking high right now and this looks like the coolest thing on the planet.

[appleofglasgow Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:15PM]

@Wes Steele Genuine lol there for being high.

[comptr Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:20PM]

I so want one it can match my real 70-200 lens

[bohoy2k Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:49PM]

THAT IS IS AMAZING. I will buy one in a heartbeat.

[Jeff Wheeler Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:51PM]

I'd definitely buy one of these.

Sell them!

[afriedma Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:05PM]

They would/could sell more mugs than actual lenses... and that is the definition of 'WIN'.

[Smurf Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:09PM]

I'd pay $30.

[Agent007 Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:13PM]

love the creativity

[kevout Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:19PM]

It's all fun and games until you pour two cups of hot coffee into your $650 lens while remembering too late that the mug is still in the dishwasher.

[brotato Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:21PM]

Does it come with IS? My hands shake a lot and I don't want to be spilling my coffee.

[brett Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:03PM]

@brotato

...imbibing stabilization?

[Shadyman Posted Mar 4th 2010 11:56PM]

@brett:

In-the-morning Stabilization, Duh :D

[bailey12345 Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:38PM]

i so want one, that amazing.

[ajatra Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:43PM]

I want one!!! please post this on ebay or something!

[newdna Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:50PM]

Rich people getting free stuff... I always LOVE hearing about that

[eminus Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:11PM]

@newdna
well it comes with the perk :)

by the way I would love to have that

[JKooL Posted Mar 4th 2010 11:18PM]

@newdna

Pretty sure the people who received them were photogs...

[cdf74dc9 Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:07PM]

Why haven't anyone thought of this b4? Imagine the 800mm cup :D

[kevout Posted Mar 5th 2010 8:23AM]

@cdf74dc9

The Big Gulp is bad enough.

Of course, if you really want to go all-out, why stop at the 800? Let's commemorate the 1200 f/5.6. It'd be the Canon equivalent of a 5 litre German stein.

[Tsu Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:08PM]

nikon!!! please make one like this!!!

[kaitou Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:38PM]

Come on Canon! At least let us CPS members buy this thing, I would love one of these

[DJL329 Posted Mar 4th 2010 11:04PM]

Looks great, but then you'd need the Tripod Ring -- sold separately, because it's the f/4 version! Then just attach it to your gimbal head, place the tripod next to your chair and you're all set! :)

[sweffymo Posted Mar 4th 2010 11:18PM]

I would definitely buy one of these.

[iName Posted Mar 5th 2010 12:19AM]

not into photography but damn that is AWESOME.