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Making of a 500mm lens

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  • Started 3 years ago by gelu88
  • Latest reply from adamz
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  1. gelu88

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    Popphoto just posted this great video of how a Canon 500mm f/4 lens is made. Really cool

    http://flash.popphoto.com/blog/2010/04/video-the-making-of-a-500mm-f4l-is-canon-lens.html

    Posted 3 years ago #
  2. NikoDoby

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    Those are some pretty old videos. I remember them from 2005 or around there I think. Still cool to see how complex and expensive building a lens is.

    Posted 3 years ago #
  3. adamz

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    so now You know why it costs so much

    Posted 3 years ago #

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