Yoshihisa Maitani (January 8, 1933 – July 30, 2009) was a designer of cameras for

Olympus Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscopes and thermometers. Olympus holds roughly a 70-percent share of the global endoscope market, estimated ...

. Maitani joined Olympus in 1956 and worked for them for 40 years. He was involved with the design of many of the company's most well-known cameras, including the

Pen A pen is a common writing instrument that applies ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. Early pens such as reed pens, quill pens, dip pens and ruling pens held a small amount of ink on a nib or in a small void or cavity wh ...

and the Pen F half frame cameras, the OM System, the XA and later the

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