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I stumbled per chance on this video of Olympus' acclaimed star designer Yoshihisa Maitani, probably filmed during the last months of his life. It's in japanese, and Youtube auto translation is... funny. Although I couldn't really undersdand what was said, I thought it might interest some viewers. Without him, there would be no Pen, no OM, and certainly no OM-D. He passed a mere two weeks after Olympus introduced their first 
camera. This interview is rare, because once he quit in '96, he gave very few interviews, although he remained a consultant for Olympus to the very end.
I only wonder what kind of input he had in the design, if at all. But I bet he had a hand in it, although the culture of secrecy in the Japanese industry being what it is, there's little hope to know exactly the extent of his collaboration.
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camera. This interview is rare, because once he quit in '96, he gave very few interviews, although he remained a consultant for Olympus to the very end.I only wonder what kind of input he had in the
design, if at all. But I bet he had a hand in it, although the culture of secrecy in the Japanese industry being what it is, there's little hope to know exactly the extent of his collaboration.M.
