[OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #1298 -Reply

[Scott Nelson]

I thought the Olympus was designated M-1 because it was Maitani's first SLR
design.

<<Alot of people who would be better served with an SLR used
Leica M's for a compact outfit, and Olympus saw this as an opportunity.
that's why the OM-1 originally was called an M-1, but Leica objected
to >>

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