With the recent price hikes, my spotting scope set-up now lists for $6,077. Yikes. (1 Viewer)

[dwever]

Glad I bought my 8X42 EL Range TA’s and ATX 85mm Interior Set-Up last year. From what I can tell I saved $500 just on the spotting package and I think $300+ on the bins.

 

[lmans66]

Yikes indeed....personally I would just go for the 80mm HD ATS....20-50 eye piece. A lot less and just as useful.

 

[dwever]

I was just saying I was thankful to have purchased b4 the big price hikes, not that I want a lesser optic.

 

[The BulbMogul]

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Glad I bought my 8X42 EL Range TA’s and ATX 85mm Interior Set-Up last year. From what I can tell I saved $500 just on the spotting package and I think $300+ on the bins.

I also saved a few dollars on my setup too

 

[Peregrine Took]

Glad I bought my Ferrari last year... just saying.

 

[Rotherbirder]

Glad I bought my Ferrari last year... just saying'.

Hehehehe ... my thoughts exactly.

RB

 

[Bill Atwood]

Glad I bought my ATX85, Gitzo G1227, Gitzo GHF2W and 4 alphas second hand.

 

[Will K]

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I also saved a few dollars on my setup too

What an awesome setup! Wow. That's pretty much what I'm working towards.

Dear Santa...

 

[The BulbMogul]

Even my camera kits of gone up considerably too

 

[dwever]

Hehehehe ... my thoughts exactly.

RB

wasn’t a flex

 

[Peregrine Took]

wasn’t a flex

I guess this is one of Churchill's 'common language' moments, but I wish I knew what that even meant. 😆

 

[The BulbMogul]

wasn’t a flex

Nope flexing is unheard of here..

 

[Peregrine Took]

I feel like entered have I a universe parallel. Where English spoken is, but understand one cannot.

 

[dwever]

I guess this is one of Churchill's 'common language' moments, but I wish I knew what that even meant. 😆

A flex is social-media speak for when one posts in order to show off their valuables in a non-humble way. To purposely brag by showing off something you own. Used positively and negatively. On a Rolex forum you could commonly see comments like “nice flex” when someone posts a picture of their gold watch.

 

[Will K]

Good to learn a new term, anyway.

Showing "plumage" might be a more poetic one, for this forum? 🦚

 

[Peregrine Took]

A flex is social-media speak for when one posts in order to show off their valuables in a non-humble way. To purposely brag by showing off something you own. Used positively and negatively. On a Rolex forum you could commonly see comments like “nice flex” when someone posts a picture of their gold watch.

Over here it's also known as Willy Waggling. 😆

 

[The BulbMogul]

A flex is social-media speak for when one posts in order to show off their valuables in a non-humble way. To purposely brag by showing off something you own. Used positively and negatively. On a Rolex forum you could commonly see comments like “nice flex” when someone posts a picture of their gold watch.

Yes lots of this goes on at many online watch forums for sure..

 

[Peregrine Took]

Yuk. The only thing that Rolex says to me is, serious lapse of taste.

 

[Peregrine Took]

Yes lots of this goes on at many online watch forums for sure..

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[dwever]

Never imagined this conversation could actually end up with someone on a birding site attempting to actually flex (willi-waggle) a garish early 18kt Rolex Sky-Dweller. SMH.