Fisher F-75
Street Price $1000
Number of Reviews: 50
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F75 detector review
h thomas in nottinghamshire united kingdom -
Having used several detectors in the past, fisher 1266, whites xlt, fisher cz5, I have to say the F75 is very good. I liked the cz5 sounds and the speed with which it detected targets, but the fisher F75 goes deeper by at least 3 inches on victorian pennies, its simple to use, easy to program, picks up anything from shotgun percusion caps, roman bronzes to celtic quarter staters and more, how anyone could not use this machine is beyond belief as its so simple. If I had to pick fault it would be with the user manual it is not very informative in explaining the best way to set the detector up for maximum performance in different situations etc. The large search coil covers large areas in no time, but pinpointing can be difficult. The detector also likes hot rocks giving a signal that is borderline I've had hammered coins on edge give the same signal so if in doubt dig. Its easy to swing and I've used it for several hours at a time with little fatigue to my arm, build quality is as good or better than any other detector I've owned or seen, battery time is huge, I've used it for around 20 hours and its still on the full battery life mark. I would recommend this detector to both beginners and advanced, I've had it only 3 weeks it cost £600 and has nearly paid for itself with coins found, I've had several hammered several Roman and a beautiful celtic gold quarter stater, what more proof could I ask for, and I'm still getting used to what the detector is saying. When I go out with friends detecting they use top of the range whites and minelab, and at the end of the day my pouch is often more full than theres.
Oct 03, 2008
13 Yes
2 No
Fisher F70 and F75 are great if........
Steve in Ohio in Cleveland -I have been a detectorist for over 25 years and I have used many of the top of the line machines.
I now have a White's Eagle Spectrum that is almost 20 years old. Still a great machine and with the Bigfoot coil, it is a clad and surface coin Monster!
Now still using a MInelab Explorer SE and a couple other machines. I've had 25 machines in the past and have tried a lot more.
I recently went out with two friends of mine MD'ing at a old local school. The school was built in 1915 and was closed down recently. Lots of pull tabs, clads and older deeper coins. A good place to test new machines.
The one friend has a Minelab E-Trac, the newest machine available. The other friend has a new Fisher F70.
The F-70 was hitting a target pretty good at a depth reading of 12 inches. I tried to see if the Spectrum and Bigfoot would see it. No way. The Bigfoot makes the Spectrum nearsighted.
We were really interested in the E-Trac to see if it could see whatever it was.
Nothing. Nada. My friend who is a long time Minelab user, tried every adjustment he could think of but still no signal.
John who has the Fisher F70 went and got his F75 to see if it would see whatever it was.
Bang...hit it just like the F70.
John dug down a littler over 12 inches and found a walking liberty quarter on its side vertically resting next to a small rock. The Fishers saw it, but the Minelab did not.
I know that for each area machines may be best suited. And in some instances the Fisher machines may not be best suited. Like on a wet beach where the Minelabs excell. But so far, I have seen that the Fisher's have been excellent machines.
I also know there has been some quality and customer service issues at First Texas. Lately that has not been much of a problem. It seems that Fisher and First Texas have gotten their act together.
I have been seeing many reviews stating that the Fisher F75 is the worst machine ever. And then I see reviews that say the F75 is the best thing going. What to believe?
I recommend before you buy, try one out. Or go out to a local club and get their opinions. You are sure to run into someone who is using or has used the machine you are looking at. Do not go by what you read anywhere. You never know who is posting...could be a sales rep for whatever you are looking into. Or it could be a sales rep from another company trying to steer you towards their machines.
My personal opinion of the F 75 is that it is a great machine, especially now since the quality issues have been addressed. Not really meant for wet ocean sand but from what I've heard, it can be used to a degree.
My friends who own F75's are constantly out finding the Minelab guys and are a lot deeper than the White's machines in some instances. Could be because the Fishers allow for faster swings? I know the processors in the Fishers are awesomely fast.
I would say that the F75 is a machine for those who want a very deep, very fast seeking machine. With that in mind, the F75 is very touchy and must be adjusted to the ground and also be adjusted to RFI that may be in the area. Because it is so sensitive, it does react to cellphones, power lines, transformers, and any other RFI that may be present. IF you adjust it correctly, then it will perform marvelously.
The F70 from what I have been hearing from owners is not affected as much by RFI. Still as deep as the F75...some say even deeper.
From what I saw, the Fisher F series are great detectors. I made up my mind that I would buy an F70 instead of the E-Trac.
I will soon see if I made the right choice.
Sep 07, 2008
50 Yes
33 No
con
RON in new hampshire -
One of the great cons of our time. I cant believe that some pretty good detectorist are using this machine. A toy. made to look like a pro detector as soon as I put it in my hands I knew it was junk. Then to use it, what a nightmare. Wow, a group of guys always the same ones really pump this thing up hype. I suspect being paid by first texas. Show me a 75 in the woods hunting and I will show you a roll of duct tape holding it together. Like I just saw at a recent competition. Nuff said buyer beware.
Aug 25, 2008
28 Yes
41 No
I laugh last
joppe in amsterdam -I am from Holland and have the f75 for some weeks now.
At first I thought I bought a juke box, certainly in high gain mode, then I started reading stories of other owners on the internet, and got to practice a lot.
The settings are most important and with default (de) only you will not get 1% of the potential from this machine. Too bad Fisher/Texas were to stingy to go for a good manual (certainly for European users) and instruction video. Something I think should be included with a machine that is not dirty cheap and that has so many options and settings.
So without a good manual and video you have to figure it out for your self and once you do that you will find the detector very sensitive on all sufaces. Even the smallest chips of silver, gold, bronze or copper is found amazingly deep and stable.
And yes, I don't mind a little chatter through the earphones, since once you hit something valuable you will get a good stable reading and number on the display. You really can make this machine your underground eyes.
Also the speeds of the machine readings are amazing and accurate, certainly if you compare it to a Minelab explorer and it is so much better than a t2!!
I still have to find out a lot of settings, but try to make it mine step by step, every time I get deeper and more accurate.
So like many said before, it is a pretty difficult detector to learn since it is so different of every detector we know.
Others can laugh their brains out, I laugh last and am glad not everyone understands the f75. More for me to find.
Aug 17, 2008
19 Yes
10 No
You Make ME Laugh too Hard!!!
VLF/TR/BFO CowBoy in Middle of No Place Michigan -
What is up with all these people that think that this is the best machine on the planet if it is only set up properly???? If it is that darn hard to set up that people with years of experince operateing other detectors can not get it right then so much for advanced all digital design!!! Seriously if you can not take it out of the box and have it operate with very little user tweking then the engineers failed!You do not have to tweak the programing on your car or truck to get it to work proeperly you just twist the key! I am not saying that they needed to make it un tweakable but if this thing has so much processing power it should be able to set itself up for close to ideal setting for the environment it finds itself in.
Then their is the well most people are just too stupid to use it properly???? So the guy that can operate his Minelab 4000 just fine or his old Whites 6000 Di Pro is just too stuid to adjust the thing???? I find that laughable since their are no controls that refelct on it's stability and set-up that have not been on units for the last 20+ years!
Then their is the cost??? I wont more then 2.2 pounds of plastic for $1000 dollars or even $700. DO not get me wrong they have some good idea that I am sure they got from their Discovery and Titan 3300's and refined a bit but I doubt you are getting your moneies worth really.The product has unproven durability, unproven longevity, and is lacking in coils. Anyone notice how simalar the F70,F75,T2 and a few other models are???? Then look at the earlier models of the Titan 3300and Discovery 3300 that sold and still sell for $299 and compare the features, who manufactures it and things like that. I think their are a lot of smoke and mirrors going on witht he internal circuit boards in some of these units with just a different display output, slightly different plastic etc...... SO someone is getting a good deal for $299 and some are being over charged. Think about it do you really think First Texas Products is not going to use simalar is not identical circuit boards in units with prices all over the market. They know good and well someone that would buy a T2 is not going to buy a Titan 3300XD and compare the circuit boards!!!
I gave it three stars for smoke and mirrors and the fun and games FTP is playing with it's Bounty Hunter,Fisher,T2,Dicovery,Titan brands!!! You got to love it when a company pulls a fast one on the so called experts and has them eating out of their hands!
Aug 08, 2008
12 Yes
33 No
$50.00 upgrade what a waste
kevin baptiste in columbia, va. -It's a great machine too bad they didn't take a little more time to get it right the first time. Instead we have to send it back for $50.00 to up grade it. Got that done a little over a month ago and the gasket they put around the face is already dry rotting!!! So please tell me what I paid $50.00 for. It's a great machine but the service gets no stars from me.
Jul 01, 2008
7 Yes
116 No
What people don't know confuses them!
Rick D in Kali-fornn-ia Home of Arnold -I always spend more time on line figuring out what makes a metal detector work before I get it. That by the time I've received it I'm already familiar with it. Same case with the F75. I read that it's best to take it out and use it in the default settings for some time to get used to the unit, and give it some time to warm up to you. I did, and found several items that I would consider some decent finds (5.5gram gold piece, 1919s wheaty, gold ring, silver ring) I spent about a week before I started manipulating the other settings (except the sensitivity, I had to push it a little, 60 to 70). I also read that if you are using the Disc that you would like to keep it above 5 and less than 20 due to the fact that you may pick up more EMI (electro magnetic interference, and an important fact for stability). Below 5 and above 19 sends the unit into a hyper gain (somewhat like the MXT which I had and loved). The jewelry mode is high gain all the time, which is great if your going after tiny targets, but I've found that if you can pump up in the DE mode (lack of interference) you can reduce sensitivity (25 to 30) and go straigt to JE mode and it will be more sensitive, and quite stable at depth. If you like All Metal mode, it has one of the best (with seperate options than the Disc options, great for flipin). As mentioned before this unit is very similar to the MXT, but has all the extras (Lighted console, target depth on the fly, ground balancing on the fly, manual ground balancing digitaly, Iron meter on all modes, not just in prospecting mode, Notching, and seperation) that you would appreciate if you were stepping up to a better model. This is not to mention the light weight and the extended time on the batteries. Like most top of the line machines you can turn it on and go, or you can tweak it for performance. The MXT was never a quiet machine by any means, and I run most of my machines (Eagle, XLT, MXT, Infinium, Explorer II) at the performance edge and each one act's up more then the other, but they're all made to run on the ragged edge if you can stand the noise (and you learn the deep iffies with time). With targets dug to date at excess of 13 inches and with only weeks to understand the TID and audio signals, I'll have to admit this is quite the machine if your not confused by it. I think most of the returns were do to operator error, over the malfunctioning units scenario. This I do have to blame First Texas for not taking into account that the knowledge that was needed to be passed on that should have assisted they're customers was not readly available. If anyone would have went into purchasing this unit blindly they would have thought they had a malfunctioning unit (I've tweaked it enough to get some crazy reactions). This is a great machine and well worth the investment. I have no hidden agenda, I'm not an employee for Fisher, and a couple of weeks ago, I would have had you pick up an MXT. If you live within a hundred miles, you don't need one, everyone else, The F75 is worth having!
May 27, 2008
24 Yes
1 No
The Fisher F75, One HOT Detector!
S.J. in Ohio, USA -I have been a metal detectorist for 30 years now and have used many different brands. When it comes to detecting technology I stay very open minded, always willing to try something different.
The F75 is the something different I have been searching for for so many years. Before it came out most of the detectors on the market were just using old technology, and repackaging it. Well that only works for so long, then people start to figure it out.
The engineers at First Texas want out on a limb on this one, and I am glad they did. The F75 is full of great features, light weight, only 3.5lbs, double D coil, long battery life, backlit display, large easy to read numbers, selectable tones, manual and trigger ground balance, four process modes, and it ID's in all metal. That is just to name a few.
As the title of my review says, it is one hot detector. In most cases you cannot run it with sensitivity at full bore, and it was designed that way. This detector has hyper sensitivity, in most cases in my mineralised soil I can only get it up to 60 to 65 out of 100, and still obtain phenomenal depth and results.
Many detectorists won't admit it, but they don't understand sensitivity on a detector, they think the detector HAS to be at maximum sensitivity to get the best depth and results. WRONG! What you have to do is understand what the best setting are for the area you are hunting or you will not get good results. Too high of settings result in endless chatter and jumpy displays, also target masking. Adjusted properly you will be surprised at the results. For one example, in a very trashy area I had to set my sensitivity at 30 (out of 100) to get it stable and still pulled a tiny three piece officers cuff button at 7" plus amongst the trash. Then moments later a coat size one at 7-8".
Proper ground balance also has a huge effect on results, and this needs to be set properly, sometimes even every 15 minutes of detecting.
The F75 is not for a person who is too lazy to read the manual, and tips, and reviews. It is VERY easy to use once understood. I believe some people may have some trouble in their soil if VERY highly mineralised, and still fewer may recieve a unit with a glitch in the circuitry. More commonly there are folks who are just plain too lazy to learn thier detector, then write a poor review on it. This happens with all brands and makes of detectors, not just the F75. Actually I am glad there are people who don't like it, they will go back to the old technology and the guys who know how to use their F75's will clean up the goodies behind them.
The bottom line is you have to find what works best for you in your soil. If you are ready for a hot detector, then give the F75 a try.
In closing I just want to say KUDOS to the First Texas engineers!
May 18, 2008
21 Yes
2 No
Fisher F75
Anonymous in RUSSIA -Fisher F75 is an excellent detector, great depth of detection. I had 17 various detectors but Fisher F75 is one of the best.
May 14, 2008
12 Yes
2 No
Fisher labs is gone
jimbo in nj -Build quality gives a whole new meaning to cheap. For 1000.00 you would expect a lot more. I'm done with fisher/first texas.
Apr 27, 2008
18 Yes
24 No