Canon Lens Production 1

Making of Canon L Series 500mm F4L IS USM. Part 1 of 3 in the production of expensive camera gear. L series is Canon's Premium lens line featuring fluorite lenses. IS refers to Image Stabilzation build into the lens, and USM refers to Ultrasonic Motor drive that makes focusing faster than older systems.
Currently I'm using a Rebel XT, although I'm thinking of upgrading to an XTi or 5DMk2. This 500 with the New 5D would be a sweet combination.
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[@SauceChef]

Oh sweet thanks Canon! Now I can make a DIY Canon L Series 500mm F4L IS USM at home without spending $9000!

[@nigelrg1]

Absolutely. You need to spend $90 million on machinery and furnaces, though.

[@gangisspawn1]

@@nigelrg1 I watched How It's Made and built my own machinery. I'll have my Canon lense for only $7500 all said and done.

[@that240guysx]

@@nigelrg1 or one lightsaber

[@sumarnoadiwijoyo9441]

N don't forget to add vanila taste inside. 👍

[@Dadaf1]

Looks simple enough

[@claytonkennedy4187]

I hope they play this awesome techno music each time a lens is made.

[@marsrocket]

Ironic that a video about high end lens production would have so few pixels

[@illitero]

I caught myself actually becoming momentarily incensed @2:01

[@nyobunknown6983]

Back in 2009 there was no HD on KZbin.

[@eduwino151]

buddy this video was shot and uploaded in the mid 2000s not yesterday

[@hughjassstudios9688]

@@nyobunknown6983 bs, there was 1440p in 2008, it just wasn't a clickable option at the time. One example is a video titled 'Oshkosh HETS on Las Vegas BLVD.'

[@nyobunknown6983]

@@hughjassstudios9688 Using the term BS was uncalled for. I did not know there was a 1440 option. How could I know if it wasn't a clickable option? I do know there were strict time limits and all the videos looked like crap to me.

[@voongnz]

I gotta say, this is the clearest 240p vid out there.

[@150cameron]

4:56 "lenses are pressed by hand using expert techniques" *puts class in spoon, pushes button

[@degenetron7590]

No the guy manually has to push it, it's basically the same precision you'd get from actually using your hand

[@kjyhh]

You might need a professor to press that button.

[@reelshorts4908]

8 years later

[@dougsteel7414]

@@reelshorts4908 yes. Weird isn't it

[@reelshorts4908]

@@dougsteel7414 um

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

This must be why the lenses required me to sell a kidney and two of my livers.

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

@Gazza Boo Indeed. Protect thy livers. We've only got so many.

[@kevindiaz3459]

Top tip, no one says it has to be your livers!

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

@@kevindiaz3459 well, my virginity isn't for sale!

[@kevindiaz3459]

@@JPerry-jw9ik LOL, I meant like, you could use someone else's liver, but I can see what you mean!

[@Shrek_Has_Covid19]

time to go organ hunting in brazil again

[@IAmNumber4000]

2:26 That’s one funky fresh bassline

[@Jeroen74]

LatelyBass

[@BrentBlueAllen]

0:20 "This powder is the raw material used in EF-500mm-f4L-IS-USM-HDTV-PG13-LMAO-CDC-EU-MCU-TNT lenses."

[@zarmindrow5831]

I always thought they were made from Christmas magic.

[@sikkepossu]

Manufacturing L-glass in 240p. LOL :D

[@RafiKhairullah]

hahahaha lol

[@spudpud-T67]

Not just L glass but Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USMNOP..

[@judz567]

Me : Must pick higher res than this potato vision KZbin: Nope.

[@seanriopel3132]

That's a meta joke.

[@uhohoverflow]

It does. The whole question is: what's the finest detail a device is able to deliver? Everything a photographic lens does is "tie" the incoming rays of light together and put them the correct spot on the sensor or film. While a bad lens would make two black dots with a little bit of white space between them appear as one while a better lens would deliver both dots and the spaces. The better lens RESOLVES the incoming light into a more appropriate "package" that contains more information.

[@spamcannon5917]

Sigma - "We just cut the bottom off of a Coke bottle and polish it up"

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

They don’t do this ? :0

[@LanaaAmor]

Grindset- make a lens 💪😤

[@randallmarsh1187]

That must be what they used to shoot this.............

[@wr6392]

Damn. Always amazed at manufacturing like this.

[@rbnPRSS]

So apparently KZbin needs 12 years until it decides to show me this video? Why? How? What? I'm digging the soundtrack though.

[@adamsryan414]

Same dude. Same

[@user-yr7m2]

Why not?

[@rbnPRSS]

@@DoubleMonoLR Did you just mansplain something to a man because of a joke? Nice one! :D

[@zeniktorres4320]

Me too.

[@johnbaldwin22]

I always thought they were made by sorcery and witchcraft. This confirms it.

[@all4golf]

Much respect, now I realize why they are so expensive.

[@megatryn]

It's pretty large, considering the 500mm focal length (F). Remember, it's a function: The diameter (Ø) of the aperture in a F/4 lens when the focal length is F=500mm, is: Ø=500mm/4=125mm. In comparison, the diameter (Ø) of the 85mm F/1,2 is a measly: Ø=85mm/1,2=70,83mm. For a 85mm lens to have the same diameter aperture as the 500mm F/4 (Ø=125mm), it would have to be a 85mm F/0,68 (!) Ø=85mm/0,68=125mm In other words: F/4 on a 500mm lens is huge!

[@MrCLADRE]

makes me choose a canon L over every other lense!!

[@cameraman655]

And this is why we hit you up for $10k for one of our spankin new 500mm EF IS

[@jameswilliamjohnson]

That's due to the fluorite lens element and the ultra-low dispersion element - both are very expensive due to the high cost and difficulty 8n creating the fluorite lens. It's laboratory grown crystals.

[@progshark]

The first half of this video could be labeled "Breaking Bad deleted scene" and no one would be the wiser.

[@torontomapleleafer]

The Chemistry MUST be respected.

[@scottpitner4298]

🧐 mmmyess

[@Thoar003]

Mmm yes superfluously

[@michaelbauers8800]

The 500mm f/4 IS II USM has 16 lens elements according to Canon's website.

[@radugavimpel]

Stunning three videos.

[@KeithDevaughnII]

Amazed by what people are capable of.

[@LurkerPatrol5]

This model is no longer manufactured, and the second incarnation is the one currently being produced and sold. It has an MSRP of $10,500. Mother of God.

[@shaheeakrammondal1993]

4:50 12 years ago still this video edited useing musking😌😌really proud of it

[@8058659321]

Good to know that such a intense craft it is

[@johnblecker4206]

Canon L Series the best of the best.

[@MachenLand]

just think.. it took someone sitting in a room.. thinkin over and over "how am i going to do this.. with cheap materials at hand?" and now we have this SCIENCE!

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

what a cliffhanger.. what about the polishing?

[@PwnforceFrank]

I like relieving stress too.

[@splendidx01]

The looney music adds so much to the quality of the information

[@haraldschurr1035]

not only much but all! To say it clearly: without it it would be nothing.

[@SuperRanaabrar]

KZbin recomend this after 12 years😍

[@SMGJohn]

Manufacturing like this only comes with experience of decades like Canon has.

[@benoni3665]

This is some technical jargon overload

[@oscaroreilly6763]

Japanese engineering and manufacturing at its best

[@Arman2Dito]

We are talking about digital HD not Film and HD in KZbin didn't pick up up until the the end of 2009 and back then not everyone had a fast internet speed to see HD videos so not everyone would bother to upload in HD.

[@lazandrosapinoso3947]

I think he meant the front element size, which divides the focal length with the maximum aperture. So the lens in this video actually has a larger front element (and therefore aperture [hole]) than my Canon 100mm f2.8. But yes, my 100mm is quicker than the 500mm mentioned in this video.

[@VenturiLife]

Innappropriate music kicks in at 0:50 ... When the beat drops....

[@squishy949]

if it's possible, this made me want to own a 500 f/4 L even more

[@cesarlanderos184]

I use the Heisenberg lens, but all my pictures have a blue tint on them..

[@deluxeautos7320]

White balance

[@caddyguy5369]

lol

[@MoreTubContentOnMyChannel]

Still a great joke!

[@sl41_dev]

1:45 heisenberg approves

[@urgentarya]

never knew making lenses would be very complicated... GO CANON !

[@alexandercamillo3771]

wow the video is as sharp and high-def as a canonlens.

[@pixuma]

thinking of upgrading to an XTi or 5Dmk2?! there is a MASSIVE difference between those cameras... and it's not just the price.

[@mb26]

Production must be made on a fire planet!

[@forrest225]

absolutely amazing

[@EvertvanIngen]

"IF 500mm F4L IS USM" Well that's a mouth full

[@MrSyNRG]

+Evert van Ingen EF 500mm F4L IS USM... EF ;)

[@EvertvanIngen]

***** haha Thank you :D

[@EvertvanIngen]

EF 500mm F4L IS USM Optical Lenses

[@LouisEmery]

2:16 I guess I'll never find out how these four most critical steps to improve the glass. I just have to take their word for it that it works. The rest I understood.

[@kaloan999]

It just works.

[@moritzio4.034]

I wonder which lenses they make this for… guess they didn’t mention in the video

[@DoubleMonoLR]

See the description.

[@navalfashiondesigning2392]

Love to see products making

[@jyotirani8232]

wow, so nice to see.

[@marjanaking404notfound3]

Now it's make sense, why is the lens more expensive than the camera.

[@PrathameshPonkshe]

It is so creepy. I was explaining someone couple of days back that how these lenses are made.. Now now it's in my recommendation 🤨

[@AndersEngerJensen]

What if this video could be reshot in 4K and uploaded so we could see clarity beyond 240p... ;)

[@joslinnick]

Now I understand why they cost minimum $3k

[@baramundi93]

lol HD videos came in before you were born.

[@MOVIMKR7]

i would love to see how nikkor glass is ground.

[@GreggRoberts]

If you think Canon has insane tolerances you should watch the Zeiss video.

[@ehjones]

After about 2m30s nothing of any interest was presented, "Here we made the lens glass ever so precisely and carefully, we did this and that, and there we are, aren't we clever?".

[@jravell]

When was this video made? And no, I'm not asking about when it was uploaded to KZbin.

[@telecastersRthebest]

didn't know cocaine was used to make canon lenses.

[@pcmasterwraith7676]

you inspect glass, that you going to grind up to powder and press anyway, why would you check for defects in glass your just going to grind up?

[@yusuke0703]

INCOMPLETE VIDEO!

[@Lostsage01]

For what they charge for new lenses, they should at least give you a free download of this soundtrack with every purchase 🕺

[@Canoneosmiami]

That's amazing !

[@armat.7181]

Maro Vok ชจ

[@Cheejyg]

finally.... an english version

[@DoctorTimelord]

4:51 Pressed by hand using expert techniques?? strange, to me it looked like he slapped it into position and used a press that was pre dialed in to do the job for him

[@Ram7photo]

If glass is glass try to make a lense with your windows.... and make a video with that please !!

[@iquit2421]

Did u gays think what i’m thinking right now ?

[@marlamaier1660]

This is surprisingly a low tec process. Know I understand why they are expensive and from medium quality. :)

[@rowanaustin8745]

What lenses do you think are better?

[@marlamaier1660]

@@rowanaustin8745 I think Canon lenses are fine, as they are from Sony, Nikon, Fuji and other Brands. At least if you are comparing lenses on equivalent price levels. I was just joking which is indicated by the smily. ;) The perfect lens and perfect sharpness is not so important to a good picture in my opinion.

[@rowanaustin8745]

@@marlamaier1660 so tell me what lenses are better. Could you name the brands you are talking about.

[@drod0886]

I giggle every time I hear the word "process" now. Thanks Canon

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

Even with such scales of exact optical precision most of the Apollo images looked like they were shot with a $2 Brownie Box

[@gasun1274]

those were due to transmission bandwidth limitations and the fact that they ran all that using a potato computer

[@logitech4873]

The Apollo photos were taken with Zeiss optics and cameras, and they're remarkably sharp. Have you looked at high quality scans of them?

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

@@logitech4873 High quality what? Not even close to current HD levels of today lol

[@logitech4873]

@@yabbadabbadoo8225 They were shot on medium format. They're way past "HD" resolution. (1920x1080) Have you ever shot medium format before? Did you even look up high resolution scans? NASA has them uploaded in ~4000x4000 resolution on Flickr. I have some old Zeiss Jena optics from the 50's, and they sure as hell can produce razor sharp high res photos today.

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

@@logitech4873 Hi champ, I got my first camera at 5, a Kodak 55. At 7 stepped up to a Yashica , a 100% manual shooter. At 15 bought my first Pro Camera the Nikon F1 and over several years $15,000 worth of kit by 1978. Do I know what??? lol Have a fine day.

[@DigitalBhangari]

I'm surprised that there is manual labor involved in the making of something that expensive

[@brendanbutler4031]

This music is a bop

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

Ironically, at only 240 dpi vid resolution, it wasn't very clear... 🤔 I would have liked to see even more details re. the homoginisation & clarification processes as well as the final polishing... 🤓👍

[@fartamplifer]

Ironic that a video about making camera lenses is shown in 240p.

[@logitech4873]

There's no irony in that.

[@xRepoUKx]

Oh the irony of a video on high quality lenses but released in 240p...

[@redoxhilk1055]

that noise made by the furnace is weird!! and it can be heard long aftr too

[@MadhurPulekarPictures]

Very cool VDO. you should have get more subscribers.

[@Wishmaster2000]

define irony: the production of one of the most advanced lenses is shown in a 240p video. o_O

[@ratnaraoperuri7685]

Translated letters hodeing the picture.so not visible.

[@capmidnite]

1:34 Is that part of the production room open to the outside?

[@KidsWithGuns1992]

Thought f4 was considered pretty small, or at least medium. Certainly not large

[@BryanConover]

I honestly thought this lens dropped down from the heavens....not shot out of the rear end of a blast furnace.

[@Randolph_]

5:21 mmm... delicious! sugar coated doughnuts!!

[@am5a03]

got recommended by youtube 12 years later..

[@PresidentEvil]

the lens doesn't decide the resolution, the camera/recording equipment does

[@alexabadi7458]

240p ? Are we not in 2017 ?

[@tosh4461]

Alex Abadi look at the date of weihen this was made it's older tha. You child

[@AliJoohy]

Alex Abadi and I Love

[@mariushagelskjr5452]

no were in 2018

[@gfrizzleshizzlemanizzle]

No we are.

[@DarkTowerPictures1]

Heisenberg makes lens now?

[@SocratesAlexander]

Somebody make a new version of this video please (I send this message to the cosmos).

[@Pinoysoundmachine74]

The birthplace of all "L" lens...

[@NathanVdV]

production costs, wearing and tearing of machines, manual labor hours, design etc etc......

[@zdenek7220]

This video surely is about optics, what else at 240p

[@logitech4873]

It's a 12 year old KZbin video.

[@Canbechangedtwiceevery14days]

crop factor. 500mm on a cropped sensor is equivalent to 800mm.

[@hernandaafrizal9678]

12 years ago

[@mangojassal]

Such an Old video pixelated like hell too.

[@tjhom2704]

Anyone know the lens this is for?

[@KidsWithGuns1992]

Well holy shit I am glad I was told about that. You learn something knew every day. So f/4 can be wide or small depending on the diameter of a lens? So really, it's all comparative? Thanks for telling me that! Very informative and I won't make a dick of myself in the future.

[@kevindiaz3459]

Ok, so the F-stop is simply a ratio. It doesn't matter how big a lens is, the ratio will be the same. So F4 on a lens with an 82mm front element diameter is the same as F4 on a lens with a 52mm. Its calculated by dividing the focal length by the diameter of the aperture. Its generally used as a measure of light transfer, but this is actually not 100% correct, as each lens can have various levels of that (this is actually the T-stop of the lens) even when using the same F-stop. In general though, F4 on say a 200mm lens will allow for roughly the same exposure settings as F4 on a 35mm lens. Its just the focal length relative the size of the opening of the iris; the longer a lens gets, the wider the aperture has to be to allow the same ratio. On some lenses that zoom from one FL to another, you might have what is a variable aperture, expressed like F4-5.6. This means that as you zoom the ratio can change, and your exposure will be effected. Some zooms have a constant, usually your more expensive F2.8 or even F4 lenses (70-200mm comes in both flavors). This means the ratio does not change as you zoom, as the lens is engineered to work this way, which is part of why they cost so much more than the variable lenses and usually have more limited range (a 70-300mm will almost always be variable, while most 70-200mm are constant). Sorry it took 7 years to find your comment and reply, LOL. You probably already found all this info in that time. But maybe someone else is just now finding it and still needs it. So imma leave it here.

[@engjds]

Wow, least I know re-mortgaging my house for a 600mm was justified in this video.

[@haraldschurr1035]

well done

[@engjds]

@@haraldschurr1035 Thanks, living on the street now, but it's opened up so many more photographic opportunities.