Master Maitani had the ultimate OM completed in his mind, but Olympus chose
not to build it? I don't think that I'm better off knowing that. <tears>
Gary Edwards
"N.Maekawa" wrote:
> I have just bought and read December issue of Japanese photography
> magazine "Asahi Camera". It has special articles on OM-4Ti.
>
> One article is interview to Mr.Maitani.
> In the last Q&A he refers to next OM though it ended in only a dream of
> him.
>
> It is vague Japanese and it is hard for me to translate it clearly, but
> I would like to do my best.
>
> Translation;
> Editor: Users are worrying about the future of OM, about their
> continuation. It might be only a rumor, but I heard that OM-5 really
> existed.
> Maitani:It is not "5". Much greater... like integration of everything
> following OM-1. It had completed in my mind. People tend to be
> interested in each single functions. So I wanted to say, there is a
> camera like this after all such discussion. But it was my big dream and
> it was not realized.
> -end of translation
>
> Mr.Maitani was a chief engineer of OM development. He is executive
> advisor of Olympus now.
>
> N.Maekawa
> Japan
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