Wednesday, 14 February 2007

Birth of A Canon Lens

Here's a virtual tour of the Canon lens plant. The tour takes us through the entire process of producing a Canon EF 500mm f4 IS USM telephoto lens, starting from the raw materials used to make the glass to its final hand assembly. Thanks for the link Ralph!

Canon Virtual Tour

MAY DAY PROTESTS | Washington Square Park

  “May Day” stems from the labor movement that blossomed in the late 1800s, with workers trying to reduce their work hours from up to 20 hou...