The making of a Canon 500mm F4L IS Lens

This will no doubt have been posted before by someone as the videos are not new - they are however quite interesting if you havent seen them. I have embeeded the videos in my blog - but you can also view them directly on youtube.
http://blog.jholko.com …-telephoto-l-series-lens/

Never seen that before. Thanks for sharing!

Now I REALLY want one... lol

Very cool to watch!

Josh-H wrote in post #10252488
This will no doubt have been posted before by someone as the videos are not new - they are however quite interesting if you havent seen them. I have embeeded the videos in my blog - but you can also view them directly on youtube.
http://blog.jholko.com …-telephoto-l-series-lens/

Very Cool!!

I now have a lot more appreciation for why my 500 cost almost $6k. That doesn't make writing the check any less painful but its nice to at least know that a lot of care went into the product that I paid my hard earned bucks for.

And damn, all that work does show up in the images it produces!!

There was something on How It's Made or one of those similar shows on some Leica binoculars. Their production is even more involved and precise.

Very cool! It doesn't make the lens any cheaper, but it sure does make you appreciate it more.

And this is why you pay for an L lens.

aebrown wrote in post #10252926
And this is why you pay for an L lens.

Yes, and it's worth it. Never ceases to amaze me how tough they are, as well.

Way cool video. Thanks for posting.

Very cool video. i'd love to see something on the gear assembly for the USM, or whatever they use for IS.

Very cool

Awesome videos. That lens is such a beast.

amazing video. this why we pay what we pay.

ninhja wrote in post #10254236
amazing video. this why we pay what we pay.

Indeed!

Wow...
Good portion of the assembly is by hand! It is incredible how good the quality control has to be at each step to ensure the legendary quality of that L beast.
Awesome video. Thanks for posting.