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              Behind the scenes of how a Canon 500mm lens is made

              A reader emailed me this video a while back and I finally got around to watching it. If you enjoy watching how things are made you will really appreciate the amount of effort that goes into making pro level lenses. I have never thought of my lenses coming ultimately from a bunch of powder!

              May 29, 2010
              Patrick Hall
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              • http://www.facebook.com/MBaileyPhotography Matt Bailey

                I really enjoyed this video. It was very informative!

              • http://www.patrickhallweddings.com Patrick Hall Admin

                Not just informative Matt, but badass! It makes me feel proud about the product I’m holding in my hand…I have a prejudice towards well crafted products :)

              • http://www.facebook.com/MBaileyPhotography Matt Bailey

                Yeah it was pretty BADASS!

              • http://happyrain.org/ Emily

                Not just informative Matt, but badass! It makes me feel proud about the product I’m holding in my hand…I have a prejudice towards well crafted products :)

              • http://www.markzonder.com/ Amy

                I really enjoyed this video. It was very informative!

              • http://www.postpixel.com.au/ David

                Not just informative Matt, but badass! It makes me feel proud about the product I’m holding in my hand…I have a prejudice towards well crafted products :)

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