Tom Abrahansson

[Dennis S]

Just heard some very sad news for Vancouver photographers. RIP my friend.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159230

 

[pdeeh]

Not just sad for Vancouver. I'd imagine anyone who encountered him, even impersonally on the web, will be saddened.

In the days when I could be bothered with RFF, he was one of the few people who seemed both nice and knowledgeable.

I've also got one of his soft releases

 

[BrianShaw]

Not just sad for Vancouver. I'd imagine anyone who encountered him, even impersonally on the web, will be saddened.

In the days when I could be bothered with RFF, he was one of the few people who seemed both nice and knowledgeable.

I've also got one of his soft releases

+1

Except I do not have one of his soft releases.

He was influential and will be missed.

 

[frank]

RIP. It sounds like he had a life well lived and rich in friendships.

 

[Dennis S]

Found some more on him and his love for b&w film:
http://www.leicashooters.fi/photo/19735472923/

 

[gorbas]

Great link Dennis! Thank you very much!
I will miss Tom a lot. We always swapped rolls of various films and had never ending film developers conversations. Still on my desk are 4 rolls of films he give me the last time I saw him on the end of November, rolled by himself.
RIP Tom and have great light and an unlimited supply of BW film wherever you are now.

 

[Dennis S]

He was the one to encourage me to see the real beauty in b&w film.

 

[guangong]

Tom was in himself, a classic.

 

[Trask]

Very sorry to hear this news -- condolences to his family.

 

[shoot6x7]

Sad, news. I dealt with Mrs. A. when buying my soft-releases. She was a joy to deal with.
RIP

 

[resummerfield]

He was a class act. RIP, Tom

 

[summicron1]

what a sad thing. I have two of his rapid winders and they are genius. He was more than happy to help me adjust one to work better on my Barnack Leica even though I bought it used, too.

Great inventor -- lovely guy.