shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Spicy
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Why would he not sign it in kanji (Japanese)?
This is Shintaro's Olympus Pen that Maitani signed for him. I suspect Maitani signed a lot of cameras for fans during his lifetime.
Its quite common and accepted for Japanese to sign their name in romaji.
Sweet. 
Frontman
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I developed my first couple rolls last night. The results were pretty good, even though the chemicals are some weeks old. I also got a shot of the back of the camera.
A few from my neighborhood,
A few from my neighborhood,
steveniphoto
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i heard he was given a diamond pen just to sign cameras with. super awesome pick up. im envious.
Spicy
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Haha, if that's true, it's awesome. Wish that the Japanese manufacturers still had the moxy that they had back in the 60s-70s. Nowadays, really only Fujifilm and Olympus have anything remotely resembling it, but in comparison, it's not even close.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
I developed my first couple rolls last night. The results were pretty good, even though the chemicals are some weeks old. I also got a shot of the back of the camera.
You, sir, are a lucky man.
That's a dream for any fans of Mr. Maitani.
Wait until Earl (Trius) sees this
