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| − | '''Yoshihisa Maitani''' (谷村吉久, ''Maitani Yoshihisa'') | + | The late '''Yoshihisa Maitani''' (谷村吉久, ''Maitani Yoshihisa'') was a famous designer working for [[Olympus]] from the 1950s. He was born in 1933 and passed away July 30th 2009. |
He designed the original half frame [[Olympus Pen|Pen]] model, the [[Olympus Pen F|Pen F]] half frame SLR, the [[Olympus OM system|OM]] 35mm SLR system and the [[Olympus XA|XA]] ultra compact 35mm camera. | He designed the original half frame [[Olympus Pen|Pen]] model, the [[Olympus Pen F|Pen F]] half frame SLR, the [[Olympus OM system|OM]] 35mm SLR system and the [[Olympus XA|XA]] ultra compact 35mm camera. | ||
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The late Yoshihisa Maitani (谷村吉久, Maitani Yoshihisa) was a famous designer working for Olympus from the 1950s. He was born in 1933 and passed away July 30th 2009. He designed the original half frame Pen model, the Pen F half frame SLR, the OM 35mm SLR system and the XA ultra compact 35mm camera.
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Links
- Maitani's fan page
- Olympus' official Pen history, XA history and OM history at Olympus Global [1]
