Yoshihisa Maitani
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Yoshihisa Maitani was a designer of cameras for Olympus
after joining Olympus in 1956 he went on to work for them for a further 40 years. He was involved with the design of many of their most well known cameras including the Pen
and Pen F
half frame cameras, the OM System
, the XA
and later the Stylus
.
Olympus Corporation
is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
after joining Olympus in 1956 he went on to work for them for a further 40 years. He was involved with the design of many of their most well known cameras including the Pen
Olympus Pen
The Pen series is a family of half-frame cameras made by Olympus from 1959 to the beginning of the 1980s, and from 2009. Aside from the Pen F series of half-frame SLRs, they are fixed-lens viewfinder cameras....
and Pen F
Olympus Pen F
The Olympus Pen F, Pen FT and Pen FV were very similar half-frame 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras with interchangeable lenses produced by Olympus of Japan between 1963-1966 , 1966-1972 and 1967-1970...
half frame cameras, the OM System
Olympus OM system
The Olympus OM System was a line of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras, lenses and accessories sold by Olympus between 1972 and 2002 ....
, the XA
Olympus XA
The Olympus XA was a 35 mm rangefinder camera built by Olympus of Japan. It was one of the smallest rangefinder cameras ever made, together with the Contax T.It was designed by Yoshihisa Maitani who had joined Olympus Optical Co Ltd in 1956...
and later the Stylus
Olympus Stylus
The Olympus mju is a series of compact film and digital cameras manufactured by Olympus.-Digital The Olympus mju (Greek letter µ[mju:], Olympus Stylus in North America) is a series of compact film and digital cameras manufactured by Olympus.-Digital The Olympus mju (Greek letter µ[mju:], Olympus...
.