Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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