Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A great tribute! And I never knew he made winders for Barnack cameras On Jan 7, 2017 5:06 PM, "Phong Doan" <leicaphong at gmail.com> wrote: > Very sad. > In Tom's memory and honor, I will take out my M6 and IIIg both armed with > Tom's RapidWinder and shoot a few rolls. > > RIP Tom > > -Phong > > > On Jan 7, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > TOM ABRAHAMSSON-RIP. > > > > Tom was the kind of friend/associate/buddy/shoulder to lean on when > needed! > > Actually there just isn't enough space for all the accolades one can > > possibly write. > > > > ERGO: Those of you who never had the opportunity to even share but a few > > words with him? Think of he as the best friend you ever had times 10! > > > > A genius mechanical engineer, certainly when it came to LEICA M Cameras. > His > > personally designed "ABRAHAMSSON RAPID WINDER" for the M camera was > owned by > > so many beyond count. One example? Every M camera photographer in the > MAGNUM > > GROUP regardless of location in the world had it on every M camera. > > > > Personally? I had them on three M's immediately upon the first try. An > even > > greater accessory if one is a "left-eyed" photog. > > > > Any more? Obviously pages and pages could be written by many! However > keep > > it "KISS" would be Tom's response! So be it! "We all have lost a great > > friend to early!" > > > > Dr. Ted Grant C.M. O.C. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >