Well said.
Chuck Norcutt
Olaf Iwert wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I've been shocked by the news that Maitani passed away.
> Just recently we had a lively discussion via EMail amongst members of
> this forum, whether there is any chance to get Maitani's private address
> and to be able to say a personal 'thank you' to him and/or to get his
> autograph.
>
> I feel a deep inner relationship to the spirit he has brought to my
> professional life as an engineer and to the long sightedness, as well as
> his personal ways to convince design teams and upper management about
> his ideas. It proves to me that sometimes a certain stubbornness
> together with a humouristic view is necessary to push a new idea forward.
>
> I wish him all the best on his future path and am sure that he will live
> forever in the memories of those who are using his system throughout
> many many years to come.
>
> Only some days ago I unpacked a juvenile black OM1n together with a 85mm
> Zuiko and - although I did not take a single shot yet - I felt a deep
> inner joy about the design of one of his first amsterpieces within the
> OM series.
>
> Time to buy another one....
>
> With best wishes
> The second Iwert on the list
>
>
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