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Fenixgoon said:
How ridiculous is this lens? The answer is "yes".

D850 w/ the 150-600 f/5-6.3 next to a D7100 with an 80-200 f/2.8 with lens positions at 150mm and 600mm. A shame the weather sucks tonight or I'd go get some moon photos

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Why not get a Soft Silicone Armor Camera Body Case for your D850/D7100 ? Got mine delivered for the D850 after 8 days. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806632846228.html?
Here's more selections from another source, but much more expensive at $58.
maiacombo.com

Nikon D850 Camera Skin/ Wrap - Maiacombo

Enhance your Nikon D850 with Maiacombo's custom skin, designed from top-quality 3M Decal. This precision-made skin provides robust protection and a stylish look, ensuring your DSLR camera maintains its functionality and ergonomic feel.
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Update: I had to remove the skin since it won't work with the MB-D18 Vertical Batter Grip, since the Power/signal contacts does not reach deep enough with the extra layer from the skin. 🙁
 

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highland145 said:
Niece just bought a $60K gas Mustang GT. VERY cool. Too bad it's a ford. 😀
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I know....I know...but when I was shopping for a new vehicle I knew I wanted a CUV EV and the only real options at the time were the Model Y, ID.4, or the Mach-E. I didn't want a Tesla and the idea of a VW didn't really appeal to me either.

So.......I bought a Ford!
 
Technically not an item, but recently did a purchase which totaled to $10,994.60.

Got a road built and a section of land cleared. I did buy a culvert, so guess that counts as an item I bought. 😛

$8,650 for the land clearing and culvert, and $2,344.60 for 3 gravel loads.

The best part of all this is I stayed more or less within my 10k budget, it took 4 days instead of the original 2 I planed for but there was a lot of extra work that I did not anticipate in the original plan, but it just made sense to do it while they had the equipment out there. The ground was very rocky which made it difficult to flatten it as is or to even dig much, so had to bring in material from another part of the property that was not as rocky. I kinda got lucky that material was there and easily accessible. They must have moved like 50 dump trailer loads of it so that would have cost a lot if I had to buy it.

Due to the ground the outhouse and especially septic is going to be a challenge though, but I will figure that out at another time. There are options for doing a raised septic system and can do a compost outhouse as a temp measure.

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Red Squirrel said:
Need septic for that. Baby steps. I do want proper plumbing eventually though. Will still plumb everything just can't poop in the toilet until it has a place to go.
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Probably should have bit the bullet and got the septic in while the big machine was on site.
 
highland145 said:
SMH.


😀


That whole fam are Bronco fans. Older the better, mostly, but bro in law has a 2023 one.
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Heh, looked em up - looks kind of like a jeep. Consumer Reports says reliability is pretty meh. What’s your fams experience on repairs (if you don’t mind)?
 
Ajay said:
Heh, looked em up - looks kind of like a jeep. Consumer Reports says reliability is pretty meh. What’s your fams experience on repairs (if you don’t mind)?
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Nothing on the new one ao far. The old ones always need something but the nephews love it so I guess it isn't " work." They live on a working farm so fixing things is in their blood.
 
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Nothing on the new one ao far. The old ones always need something but the nephews love it so I guess it isn't " work." They live on a working farm so fixing things is in their blood.
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Thanks. Wife want a Wrangler. But I'd like to compare a least two vehicles b/4 she decides (Probably next year). We both always bought Toyota or Honda, so this will be an interesting experience. I'll get the 'hand me down' CR-V.
 
Bought a new wrangler in 87...yeah, a lifetime ago. Had it 3 years. Loved it but it was a POS. Stayed in the shop. Slave cylinder on the clutch went out 3 times. It's in the bell housing. Brake master cylinder twice. Regular carb problems. Replaced the soft top after 2 years. Manifold gasket. The 1 time I needed 4 wheel drive, it wouldn't do it. And the gas gauge wasn't accurate. Ran out of gas 3 days after I bought it. Swapped it for a 90 Prelude. Had that for 19 years. It never left me on the side of the road. Current is a 2010 Tacoma, 125k miles. Could be the last vehicle I buy for myself. I expect 250k+.
 
There's also the Subaru Crosstrek hybrid, and for 2025 they'll apparently have a Forester hybrid.

IDK that they're better than the Toyota, but maybe worth looking at. Honda and Toyota hybrid systems might be a bit more developed, but I haven't read up on the Subies.

Edit: just read this - "According to a report from Motor1, Subaru of America COO Jeff Walters confirmed that the Forester Hybrid's battery pack and motor will be sourced from Toyota."

So, boxer gas engine (no surprise there) and a 'Yota electric motor and battery.
 
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Sold the dji mini 2 and all the accessories for a few hundred, and picked up the mini 3 fly more combo on a really nice sale with the RC controller. Want to start shooting more drone stuff. It's all about the sensor size, and the remote helps too, better than using your phone.

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