Re: Nikon Busted For Industrial Espionage!

On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:29:14 -0400, "Rita Berkowitz"
<ritaberk2008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Ali wrote:
>
>> Bit OT, but for anyone that's interested, how a Canon lens is made
>> (video is in three parts due to youtube restrictions):
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkWsk9rXpcU
>
>Now that was a cool video.  The only thing that troubled me about it is
the
>lack of QA in the manufacturing steps and the careless attitude of Canon
>letting workers assemble these lenses what appears to *NOT* be a clean
room
>and the worker lacking a hair net and gloves.  Might as well assemble the
>old 500 out in a dust storm.

I also noticed that in at least one scene, the worker is not using
"Finger Tips" to handle the lens.  Nice way to get body oils on the
lens.

I suspect that this might be from some sort of training film done
outside a clean room.  Strange as it seems, they might not want video
cameras taping inside a clean room.  I have worked in a clean room
before, and the regulations were quite strict on what could be brought
in.

Gary