On Sep 2, 2006, at 8:22 PM, Michael Perham wrote: > I agree, not that I know him, but certainly from his writing I have > come to > respect his opinion and judgement enormously. Also, from his > articles and > snapshots that often accompany them, I get the impression he has > strong > family values and generally a good person.
That's correct. His father, Victor Keppler, was a photographer and photo writer. http://tinyurl.com/r588b Burt grew up surrounded by photography and great photographers, so it is no surprise that he followed in his father's footsteps. Here's the Herbert Keppler action figure: http://highlyflammabletoys.com/hft.php?page=herbert He speaks fluent Japanese and has done so much to promote the growth of the Japanese photo industry that he was awarded "The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette" presented by the Emperor of Japan. I don't know how old Burt is, but I'm guessing that he must be nearing 80 if not already there. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
