and that's the rest of the story .... Thanks Mark. -----Original Message----- >From: Mark Roberts <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Ned Bunnel "retires" as pres of PRIAC > >I just checked at the DP Review Pentax forum and Ned himself made the >following post: > >"...your posting of my age reminds me of Mark Twain's quote 'the >reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.' Your google search must >have identified another guy, as I'm only going to be 65 this fall, and >Hamada-san is much younger than me:) > >"Also, I hope some of the forum members posting here are better >photographers than how they interpret a press release. Sometimes >what's said is simply fact. I choose to retire plain and simple. > >"I thoroughly enjoyed working for PENTAX, but after 7 years of >commuting every week from CA to CO, it was time for me to not be a >stranger to my wife and grand kids, get a little more surfing in, and >think about about what I want to do for my next chapter. > >"Thanks for your thoughts Joseph and happy shooting to all. " > > >Having met Ned myself (at the K-X press introduction in NYC) I can say >that he's a straight shooter and I'd take him at his word. The >lifestyle he must have been leading would be tough for a young person >and much tougher on someone 64 years old. (In fact, I must admit, when >I saw him in NYC in 2009 my impression was that he was around 64-65 >then; he looked much older in person than in his photos.) > >I'm going to take his word that he's just ready to retire after >bringing Pentax through some very tough times. > >-- >Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >www.robertstech.com
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