CZ-5 compared to CZ-3D

[sekypaleo]

OK, I have been out of the detecting game for about 8 years...prior to that I had detected for about 15 years and tried nearly all brands out there. But the best detector I ever owned was the CZ-5. So how does the CZ-3D compare to an old CZ-5? I have a Teknetics Gamma right now and I do like it but would like to add a CZ-5 or 3d to the arsenal.

 

[therover]

The 3D is designed for older sites because it is tuned to bring the older nickles, Indian Head pennies and other older targets up into the high tone range when in enhanced mode. Some gold rings and gold coins will hit as high tone as well.

It has 4 tones vs 3 so you can listen to the differences between the foil and tab ranges and you don't have to meter watch as much. Nice feature as you can ignore the mid tones and dig the lo-mid tones if you want to hunt for the thin, diamond rings and not dig a lot of pull tabs ( conversley, you will dig foil). Cool feature for beach hunting to look for earrings and womens rings. Not sure how much you want to pass up at a beach ( I don't ) but you can hunt with it that way. What's nice is that the 4 tones are still very easy to differentiate so there isn't much interpretation.

I purchased one about a month ago but because of all the darn snow, have not had a chance to use it. I have been using my CZ6a since they first came out ( and got another one as a backup) and can't wait to try out the 3D in some older sites.

If you are looking for another CZ, I don't think you can go wrong with the 3D ( or a used CZ 5, 70 or 6a for that matter).

JC

 

[cometguy]

I love my CZ3. I never used a CZ5 but it is the platform that gave us the CZ3d. Recently, I read about a CZ5 being converted to a CZ3. The early models apparently air test better than later models, but mine is a late one and I have found a lot of deep stuff. My silver nickel count has gone crazy, I have found at least four decent rings.
The CZ3 looks like a CZ5 but has been "enhanced' to ring higher on older coins and give you a better chance of digging them. Good luck with your decision, but I think
you will be happy with at CZ3.

HH, Don

 

[UtahRich]

I recently picked up a pre-owned unused CZ-5 and had it converted by Tom D to a CZ-3D. The difference is that the CZ-5 conversion lacks the 4th tone that the CZ-3D has. But all of the Target windows on my CZ-5 are now the same as the CZ-3D when set in the 'Enhanced' Mode.

 

[Everett Cavanah]

I have two CZ 3D , I tuned one to discriminate like the CZ-5. I like it much better its more accurate in normal use.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

CZ3D in advanced mode has four tones instead of three and meter facets have been changed to get those old nickles along with oddball coins in low squaretab which has been changed to relic. In reallity dig more to get more kind of thing and invaluable in real old places where these may be missed by a conventional CZ. Of course flip of a toggle and you have a conventional CZ relative meter facets even though this mode is locked in the salt mode which may give you a tad less depth and likeness for gold jewelry. Like all CZ's their are hot ones which may give you an inch or more is disc. mode...