Yoshihisa Maitani
米谷美久
Born(1933-01-08)January 8, 1933
Shikoku, Japan
DiedJune 30, 2009(2009-06-30) (aged 76)
Alma materWaseda University
OccupationDesigner
Years active1956–1996
EmployerOlympus Corporation

Yoshihisa Maitani (January 8, 1933 – July 30, 2009) was a designer of cameras for the Japan-based camera manufacturer Olympus Corporation.

After studying mechanical engineering at university, he joined Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (now Olympus Corporation) in 1956. [1][2] Maitani went on to work for them for 40 years. He was involved with the design of many of the company's most well-known cameras, including the Pen and the Pen F half frame cameras,[1][2] the OM System, the XA and later the Stylus.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Burrows, Paul (January 30, 2023). "The man behind the Olympus OM camera: Yoshihisa Maitani". digital camera world. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Goh, Leonard (July 31, 2009). "Olympus Pen creator Yoshihisa Maitani, 76, passes away". cnet asia. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  3. ^ Maitani, Yoshihisa. "The Olympus Story – From the Olympus OM-1 to the XA Series". Olympus. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.

The man behind the Olympus OM camera: Yoshihisa Maitani

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