Fisher F-70

Not too impressed

Troy in Kansas City, KS -
First, the build quality seems to be very poor, Nothing like the older cz series machines. It has a cheap feel to it. I think the $649 price tag is too high for what you get.

I did not see the great performance people are talking about. Only average depth and the usual jumpy target id numbers on coins over 4-5 inches. Not a whole lot better performance than the F2. It has some nice features and seemed to have a fast recovery rate. But other than that nothing to write home about.

I think with any of the latest fisher models you are basically taking a chance when you buy one. You may get a good one maybe not. I would definately think twice before buying one of these units without a warranty. May be costly in the long run to have it repaired.

Nov 25, 2008

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nervously and not stably built

Martin from Germany in Germany -
Hi frinds of metal detecting,
I am detecting for 5 years. My first detektor was a Fisher CZ it was a good working machin with good deep and stably produced.In the May this yearly I bought a Fisher F70 and a minelab Xterra 70.
I sold the Fisher F70 soon again.
I cannot unfortunately say that the F70 is a deeply searching machin.The deep in air measured cannot be attained in the ground. Perhaps at completely scrap iron-free place.With maximum sensitivity the search is not possible since the detector runs much too jerkily.It runs only calmly with small sensitivity and a negatively adjusted Treshold but then it is not any more deeply.My Xterra 70 strikes the F70 in all.In this price range it gives substantially better detectors.
Everything in all it is for the achievement which it brings much too expensively.

Nov 21, 2008

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The Fisher F 70 is awesome

Steve in Cleveland, Ohio -
I've owned many detectors in my 19 years of metal detecting. I still own my first which is a White's Eagle Spectrum. The Spectrum is still a very viable, deep machine that I enjoy using.

I wanted to upgrade to a more modern technology. I was looking at the Minelab E-trac and a friend had just got one along with the Fisher F-70.

We were doing air and ground tests with both machines and the $649 Fisher F-70 was about the equal to the $1600 Minelab.

In air tests, the F-70 was beating the E-trac by 2 inches and in the ground, the F-70 hit every coin up to 14 inches down just as the E-trac did.

I did notice that the F-70 was able to hit coins on edge better. The F-70 was a better machine for covering more ground than the E-trac.

On ID'ing, the E-trac is better due to more information about the target being given with the technology involved.

The best things about the F-70.....
Very light. Easy to swing. Easy to use and adjust for ground conditions. Excellent ergonomics.
Good to excellent depth. Large numbers easy to read on the screen. The price is right. Top of line bells and whistles in a machine that is very fast on recovery. Battery life (4 AA batteries) is around 40 hours. Quite a few coils available to adjust the F-70 to your hunting styles.
Deep and somewhat accurate.

After a few hours of use, it felt like an old friend. I was able to ID nickles from tabs with no problem. The F-70 is a coin killer. Quarters down to over 12 inches. Dimes to about 9. Halves and dollars down to over 14 inches.


F-70 faults.
Not many.
The screen can sometimes not be read easily due to sun glare.
No back light for early evening hunting.
Can be affected by RFI...can be jumpy at times.
Volume control is in an area that can rub against your side and would turn the volume down.
Does not come with Velcro strap for arm rest.
Can be affected by aftermarket pin pointers. My Vibraprobe 570 causes interference with the F-70 if too close to the machine. The Sunray probe would solve this.

There are several coils available for the F-70. The F-75 DD coil and the 3.5 x 6 Fisher coil are the two hot setups. The standard coil is also a great coil.

I would recommend the F-70 wholeheartedly. An awesome machine for the money. Deep, pretty accurate and light.

Sep 30, 2008

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