On Dec 21, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Pål Jensen wrote:
TTL OTF metering that would correct during the exposure was a Canon patent. Surprisingly, Canon never used it in a camera but licensed it to Olympus instead in an exchange for an Olympus patent they wanted. Such patent swaps are common among Japanese companies.I don't think this is correct. It was a Minolta patent later used by Olympus etc...
I do consulting work on patents. This patent was a Canon patent, but traded to Olympus.
Bob
