Canon Virtual Lens Plant – How Lenses are Made
Canon has launched a new section of their site showing how the high grade lenses are manufactured in Japan (In this case it’s the EF 500mm F4L IS USM lens)

It’s a lengthy process.
You can see how the Raw materials are processed, the lenses machined and the final lens assembly process.
You can see the whole show here:
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