[Leica] that nasty tom abrahams ...

[Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@bayarea.net>]

... and I mean that in the very kindest and most respectful way!

I had the very great pleasure of meeting Tom in person for the first 
time last evening at the dinner that Peter Choy put together for us. 
A big thanks to Peter for making the effort, we had a SPLENDID time.

One moment that sticks in my mind is of one of our participants (and 
forgive my losing your name) sitting at his plate, fork in one hand 
and Noctilust in the other. If I'd been quick enough to snap it, the 
caption would be "Mmm, delicious. Pass the M3 please??"

Anyway, I was mentioning to Tom that I think we need a little 
specialty piece offered for the M to make using a wrist strap much 
better and he handed me his rapidwinder equipped M6. I've been 
studiously avoiding actually trying one out because I *knew* it would 
be like this, damn it. What a superb piece of equipment. I must have 
one, I hate you Tom, thank you so much for letting me try it out... 
sigh.

It was a great time and a wonderful get together. I think it just 
cost me another $2500 worth of Leica addiction accommodation... More 
of my collection of other cameras is likely due to be sacrificed to 
this mainline drug now.

Godfrey