On 01/10/06, Hans van Veluwen <hans.van.veluwen@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> What puzzles me is why Olympus never seemed to recoqnize and repeat the
> strength of Maitani's multi spot metering design of the OM-3 and OM-4 in
> other cameras. I would have expected it in an iS/L camera but that never
> happened. I would like it in an E-system body but will that ever happen?
> Somehow I doubt it.
Hold your doubts.
Hands up everybody who thinks ESP matrix metering works better than
> multi spot metering. Faster, yes, but better? No.
You're right.
As a side note, I would be interested to hear how and when Maitani
> developed his ideas for the multi spot meter. Did Ansel Adams' zone
> system had anything to do with it?
Yes.
Khen, in which year did you join Olympus?
1976 but fully in 1982
Were you there when Maitani
> designed the OM-3 and OM-4 (which I guess would be from 1980-1982)?
Yes. I was also in one of the minidevelopment teams for both including the
OM-2S Program and others. My best time was actually with a non-SLR project -
the AZ-300/330 Superzoom and the IS-1000.
Hans
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