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I want A Hasselblad. Talk Me Out Of It!

Arthurwg

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mshchem said:
My failure to visualize the background. I get so mesmerized by the image focus that I forgot how bright the out of focus background was.

Any SLR, I don't spend enough time looking at the image stopped down to the actual aperture.
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Very good point. Happens to me a lot
 

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It's a good thing that I have never ever had this problem ...
 

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Andrew O'Neill said:
I have arranged to meet the seller tomorrow at precisely 1400. Tim Horton's. Maple Ridge. If anyone is in the area, there is still time to drop by and talk me out of it. I'll buy you an apple fritter for your trouble.
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Can we have anti-hasselblad protesters outside to dissuade you? Maybe encourage you to go to a local bakery/coffee shop and do the deal instead of at a multinational chain?
 

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Craig said:
Can we have anti-hasselblad protesters outside to dissuade you? Maybe encourage you to go to a local bakery/coffee shop and do the deal instead of at a multinational chain?
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I think, at this point you would need a non discript white Chevy van with a sliding metal door. Whisk Analogue Andy off to a de-programming camp for 6 months of training. Maybe somewhere in Iowa.
 

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If it was a Ford or Chevy Van and it was in Coquitlam, I'm not sure it would be all that non-descript.
A Toyota SUV or a Tesla would blend in better.....
 

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MattKing said:
If it was a Ford or Chevy Van and it was in Coquitlam, I'm not sure it would be all that non-descript.
A Toyota SUV or a Tesla would blend in better.....
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Or in Richmond an Aston Martin with the "N" sticker on the back...
 

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Craig said:
Or in Richmond an Aston Martin with the "N" sticker on the back...
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This is true.
The nearest ICBC/Motor license office to here is in Richmond. They do driver tests there.
If you go there for an appointment, all the driving schools in Richmond have cars there with their nervous students, waiting for their test appointments.
A veritable sea of Teslas!
But if there was a school that offered B MWs, Mercedes', Aston Martins, for an additional fee .....
 

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mshchem said:
A few hours on interstate 80 west of Michigan My mom grew up in Traverse City, a little slice of paradise.
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When I was a kid in the 50's Traverse City wasn't much, but now it's Yuppiesville with wineries, distilleries and breweries. High class area now, just like Harbor Springs. One of the prettier places to visit in Michigan. I'm going to try and talk my better half into visiting Victoria on Vancouver Island next summer. Sounds like my perfect getaway spot and we might just stay.
 

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MattKing said:
If it was a Ford or Chevy Van and it was in Coquitlam, I'm not sure it would be all that non-descript.
A Toyota SUV or a Tesla would blend in better.....
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It's a visual! Just like in the movies, drugs are always bricks of white powder. Here the van is a mid 80's white Chevy van, sitting idling, copious amounts of stinky exhaust boiling out the exhaust pipe. As Andy approaches Tim Horton's on foot, the van flys up, door slides open two goons jump out throw him in and take off for Hasselblad deprogramming.

Probably too late now.
 
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