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.

[@voongnz]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@IAmNumber4000]

2:26 That’s one funky fresh bassline

[@Jeroen74]

LatelyBass

[@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

[@zarmindrow5831]

I always thought they were made from Christmas magic.

[@wr6392]

Damn. Always amazed at manufacturing like this.

[@BrentBlueAllen]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@all4golf]

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

[@MrCLADRE]

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

[@johnblecker4206]

Canon L Series the best of the best.

[@radugavimpel]

Stunning three videos.

[@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.............

[@torontomapleleafer]

The Chemistry MUST be respected.

[@scottpitner4298]

🧐 mmmyess

[@Thoar003]

Mmm yes superfluously

[@progshark]

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

[@KeithDevaughnII]

Amazed by what people are capable of.

[@johnbaldwin22]

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

[@michaelbauers8800]

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

[@PwnforceFrank]

I like relieving stress too.

[@LurkerPatrol]

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.

[@oscaroreilly001]

Japanese engineering and manufacturing at its best

[@shaheeakrammondal1993]

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

[@SuperRanaabrar]

KZbin recomend this after 12 years😍

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

what a cliffhanger.. what about the polishing?

[@benoni3665]

This is some technical jargon overload

[@Skks007]

Good to know that such a intense craft it is

[@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.

[@forrest225]

absolutely amazing

[@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.

[@pixuma]

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

[@navalfashiondesigning2392]

Love to see products making

[@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.

[@VenturiLife]

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

[@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.

[@SMGJohn]

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

[@sl41_dev]

1:45 heisenberg approves

[@yusuke0703]

INCOMPLETE VIDEO!

[@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.

[@jyotirani8232]

wow, so nice to see.

[@urgentarya]

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

[@mb26]

Production must be made on a fire planet!

[@squishy949]

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

[@Canoneosmiami]

That's amazing !

[@armat.7181]

Maro Vok ชจ

[@moritzio4.034]

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

[@DoubleMonoLR]

See the description.

[@alexandercamillo3771]

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

[@studio4598]

🌟 thank you good 👍

[@jravell]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@brendanbutler4031]

This music is a bop

[@Cheejyg]

finally.... an english version

[@MOVIMKR7]

i would love to see how nikkor glass is ground.

[@AndersEngerJensen]

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

[@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

[@tjhom2704]

Anyone know the lens this is for?

[@iquit2421]

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

[@marjanaking404notfound3]

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

[@GreggRoberts]

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

[@KidsWithGuns1992]

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

[@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

[@cesarlanderos184]

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

[@deluxeautos7320]

White balance

[@caddyguy5369]

lol

[@AquarianNomadic]

Still a great joke!

[@Canbechangedtwiceevery14days]

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

[@ratnaraoperuri7685]

Translated letters hodeing the picture.so not visible.

[@franciscoluisnanclareslond4612]

Gracias a canon por compartir esta informacion

[@donhonk]

It determines image quality sure, but NOT resolution.

[@joslinnick]

Now I understand why they cost minimum $3k

[@Pinoysoundmachine74]

The birthplace of all "L" lens...

[@zdenek7220]

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

[@logitech4873]

It's a 12 year old KZbin video.

[@SocratesAlexander]

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

[@11266118]

fantastic..

[@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 🤨

[@naturcom83]

Fun work

[@MitchellCamps]

You should watch how a Zeiss or Leica lens is made then...

[@hernandaafrizal9678]

12 years ago

[@PresidentEvil]

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

[@redoxhilk1055]

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

[@baramundi93]

lol HD videos came in before you were born.

[@am5a03]

got recommended by youtube 12 years later..

[@xRepoUKx]

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

[@chaileeportraits]

But the recorded the video with a sony camera

[@Lostsage01]

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

[@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.

[@putrid.p]

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?".

[@Wishmaster2000]

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

[@capmidnite]

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

[@Guoenyi]

when is f4 called large aperture lenses...... I thought at least f2.8 is called large

[@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.

[@journalistbimal6297]

Amazing

[@drod0886]

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

[@NathanVdV]

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

[@MadhurPulekarPictures]

Very cool VDO. you should have get more subscribers.

[@Thundermand]

Canon L-series?

[@stavafilm]

Well, the lens does a lot of it also.

[@jadestone032]

you should check out zeiss or leica glass......