[Leica] Memories of Tom

[Nathan Wajsman]

Indeed. I did not see Tom as frequently as you, obviously, but I too have fond memories of conversations with him at Photokina and in Amsterdam.

A big loss.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 07 Jan 2017, at 06:51, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:
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> Hello Luggers,
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> When, on a Friday, I am in Vancouver and not on Pender Island
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> I always go to the Zen Café on Yew Street for breakfast with Tom and
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> group, including Henning when he is in town.
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> The free form conversation covers whatever topics come to mind including old favourites like Leica rumors, new Cosina lenses (which Tom consulted on) local issues, bike lanes, rising real estate values and the political state of the world. And should the conversation slow Tom would enliven it with a story.
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> When I went to Zen last Friday I arrived early and Tom was sitting at his usual table by the door. We had a few minutes alone together before anyone else arrived.
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> I asked how he was and he said that he was seeing a lot of doctors and not feeling up to par.
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> He hoped for improvement by the Spring and suggested we do a photo walkabout in the neighbourhood I had recently moved to. I thought that was a great idea. But it is not to be.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2017/TomDennisBWw.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2017/TomDennisBWw.jpg.html>>
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2017/CA153977TomBWw.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2017/CA153977TomBWw.jpg.html>>
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> Today I went to Zen and met Henning and others there. Tom was not there. We didn’t know that he had passed away.
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> I was disappointed because I had been to the Walker Evans photo exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Thursday and I had some questions for Tom about Evans use of a Contax 35mm camera with a 50mm Sonnar f2.0 lens and then later Evans use of a Nikkor 21mm f4.0 lens on his Leica 111 F. I didn’t think Nikon made a 21mm in an LTM mount and I’m sure Tom would have had the answer.
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> As all his many friends know Tom was a remarkable raconteur. I enjoyed traveling with him to Photokina (twice) and touring him around Hong Kong. The depth of knowledge he had about cameras, especially rangefinders, was prodigious.
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> I hope breakfast on Fridays at the Zen continues as a tribute to Tom. But, I am not sure that it will continue as he was the animator that encouraged it and brought it to life. 
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> Sadly,
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> Howard.
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