[Leica] TOM ABRAHAMSSON R.I.P

[Jim Shulman]

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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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