Fisher F-70
Price: $650
Avg. Score: 
4.26
Based on 19 reviews
4.26Based on 19 reviews
Avg. Durability:
4.00
Avg. Ease of use:
3.75
Really like it
September 12, 2018
Got a great deal, for a like new f70 off flea bay (with stock 10" coil). It
was a big change for me, as for one I am a whites guy and a analog guy too.
(meter) but I do know how to use a smart cell phone, after studying the
machine, (and reading the owners manual and others posts) I was able to
operate it at 99 sensitivity and -1 threshold, (and two tones) (SL mode)
yes it sounds like space invaders games, but you got to pay attention, when
your making your sweep, and a tone sounds interesting, swing back to it.
What you do is listen for a repeat tone, then dig.. 54 discrimination, too the battery life is better by far than any machine I used before. Specially compared to my Bounty Hunter RB-7 (it used 16 AA batteries) but back in the 80"s RB-7 "was king". Ground= medium mineralization. Average finds 30 coins per hour.
Max Depth: 10 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Mike M. from
Alamogordo, NM.
23
Fisher f 70
March 01, 2018
I have owned at least a dozen detectors in my 40 plus years of metal
detecting. I started out with a compass and my last two detectors are the
fisher f75 and now the f70. The only one that may have given my two
detectors a run for there money is the t2. If you work with the f70 and
really learn it you can go up and compete with most of your higher end
detectors. Believe me, I know from experience. Learn the sounds and the
numbers and in time you will love the f70. My settings sensitivity 70 speed
de threshold 0 tones 3h
Max Depth: 12 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
GARETT GUZEK from
CHESTERFIELD MI
73
Fisher f70
March 25, 2015
This is the third metal detector I've owned. I started with a Garrett 250
and then a Fisher Gold Bug. I had high hopes for the F70 but I am baffled
by it. After 2 weeks at playgrounds parks and school grounds I have yet to
find so much as a penny. I have tried numerous discrimination levels, and
all I seem to pull up is rusted iron. I am beginning to wonder if all I am
left with is a very expensive door stopper.
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
No, not really.
John Anderson from
Marysville, Wa
1028
Take your time and learn your machine
March 01, 2014
The F70 is a fine machine very capable of finding anything, will keep up
with the "Big Boys" just fine. I have had mine for a little over 6 months
now and it has completely paid for itself in gold finds alone. This
detector loves gold, and with the 11DD coil it goes deep. I find coins with
mine as deep as 10-12 inches in deep sand.
The biggest problem I see people having with this machine is that they don't take time to learn what it will do and what it won't. This machine has a ton of power, to much for most people, they complain about it being noisy, well it is, if you turn it up all the way. I can't hardly find a place where I can max this machine out, but with that being said if you operate it in a reasonable manner it still goes very deep.
We have done air test on it and it seems to perform best around these settings: disc 4 sens 60-75 thres 0-1 Of course if your environment will let you go higher on the setting then do it, just don't blame the machine because it was engineered to have the ability to "hunt into the noise". Fisher designed it that way so you would have all the power you wanted available to you, then you could set up the machine however you wanted for your hunting style and soil.
I have been hunting for around 20 or more years and have used many different detectors and brands, and I will say this is my favorite detector I have ever owned. It is so versatile and capable of almost anything.
Max Depth: 12 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Mike Davis from
Sherman, Tx
278
Great for BEGINNERS !!!
March 27, 2013
I must say it was my first machine and I was very satisfied with it! I find
lots of stuff with it for about 2 years, rings, coins, relics, etc. It's a
good detector ! Also I must say this, sometimes you'll find something but
sometimes you won't, it's not the detector, neither than you!!! Peace
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Santiago from
Macedonia
811
Excellent machine
May 20, 2012
I have owned my F70 for almost 2-1/2 years. In that time, I can say this
machine meets all my hunting needs. I have found very deep coin targets.
With the 11"DD, this machine can be quite a weapon. I find that most new
users of the F70 want to run the machine too hot - 95 sens and 0 or -1
threshold is just too wide open for most places - why? The F70s
sensitivity is sooo great. Even in heavy EMI areas, if you need to run
the sens at 65 or 70 and -4 or even -6 thresh. you'll still get excellent
depth. Just how deep do you realllly need to dig, anyhow? Machine gives excellent battery life, esp. w headphones. Comfortable, well-balanced, and lightweight. Large display. I have been detecting for 36 years, and have owned many machines. . . . this is my favorite. For the price point, a very hard machine to beat.
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Stephen from
Dayton, Ohio
3531
My Settings (hope this helps)
September 04, 2011
The F-70 is my second metal detector. My first is a Garrett 250 which paid
for itself in two months. Though I love the 250 it's my belief that I was
leaving gold in the ground due to the low frequency. So I bought the F-70
that uses 13 kHz. Getting used to the F-70 has been quite a challenge for me and maybe so for others. So before anyone puts theirs on Ebay please read the following trains of thought.
The best place to start is double checking the F-70 against established benchmarks. In the 80's they called it, “Trust but Verify”. I looked up a chart (highly recommended) at metaldetectingworld.com that shows the conductive order of metals. Then I bench tested the F-70 with these very items. The F-70 results were VERY similar. So my machine is running correctly.
With confidence in the F-70 I kindly asked my wife to test any gold rings she my have. Eight of the ten read between 21-25. The two others were 28 & 29. Men's class rings are 58 by the way. I figure men's rings are so huge they would be hard to loose so I set about notching out everything except 16 though 25. Then set DISC to 20. So between the two I was only looking at 21-25 and anything above 65 (silver, dimes and quarters). This could also similarly done with other gold sections if you want to focus. You need to run very hot though.
Settings
DISC 20
Notch out everything but 15 though 25
Speed = dE
Sensitivity = 85 or up to 99
Threshold = 6 to 9
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A KILLER SETUP. I bench tested and the readings came out perfectly at about 5 inches. In the field though it didn't work out as good as I wanted. Ground testing showed that a number of inches are lost due to the ground as opposed to air. So I was only getting accurate numbers on a 14K gold ring at 2 inches but new something was there at 4 inches. The farther aways from the target the higher the number got. At 3 inches it read about 32 and 4 inches a 36. Not satisfied with this outcome I had to switch to All Metal mode. There you gain back an inch or two but loose the DISC. For some reason All Metal Mode just has more power.
Settings
DISC = 0 = All Metal Mode
Speed = dE
Sensitivity = 85 (don't go lower)
Threshold = 6 Gold rings are a good size but there's a lot more gold earrings and charms.
If the display reads anything under 16 I don't dig because it's either foil or iron. If it's above 16 then I dig. I try to average some find every two to three minutes.(most will still be trash tough). Remember I'm going for gold, coins and silver (not relics).
I don't want anyone to loose heart and give up too early. Try these settings and modify if needed.
What's down there you ask? Let's go find out!
Patrick
PS. The best places to dig are local swimming pools (kids, teens, parents) and apartment complexes (people moving in and out every weekend) with plenty of earth around them. Both will need permission but O' the finds. Also remember drought conditions tend to help us.
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Patrick from
Texas
3023
Take Your Time...
April 06, 2011
...and learn your machine...This Fisher F70 is proving to be an excellent finder. Deep, 10", hits on things that I couldn't get to with my two dollar garden trowel because of hard ground...snapped the handle right off of it...and, the machine is very light and well balanced in hand...it seems to discriminate very well...I'm just overall happy with the F70...but, it DOES take a little time to learn...
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Scott from
NE USA
2214
Fisher f 70
March 29, 2011
I have had this f70 for a year and I don't like it much.It has a long
learning curve. It does a lot of different things,it will even work on a
mineralized beach. It is not as easy as a Garrett thats for sure! At least
I could ground balance with it. The depth is unimpressive. My ace 250 is
just as good!
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Paul from
Sonoma,California
2053
Better and better!
September 20, 2010
This is my fourth review now on the fisher f-70. I must say the reports
are only getting better. Since my last report I have unearthed six more
silver coins in the same old trashy "worked out area" This time I scored a
Half reales 1779,.... 1909, 1912-D , 1937, 1943, 1950, SILVER DIMES. Not
bad! This with a 11-inch dd coil, discrimination on 52, threshold -2,
sensitivity 90 , Dp tone. I also dug up a silver spoon, skeleton key,
colonial button .
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Eric Dagostino from
Warren ri
3131