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F5 vs Omega

J

JaWi.

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I see some talk on both of these units and was wondering which might be the preferred unit for coin and jewelry hunting? Anyone tried them head to head? Thanks Joe
 
n/t
 
F5 has some knobs etc and F70, Omega does not..
 
Hi Joe
I think El might be right. I have had a F5 and now I have the F70. I haven't used the Ogema but really looking at it as a second detector. The reports that I have been reading, it looks pretty good. The reviews indicate it is more in line with the F70? These are reviews?
I would like to read more from members like us using them out in the field. The guys at the dealership are going to test the Ogema out this week. These guys are young guys who go all over and detect. They love their jobs.They are closed on weekends so they can go out and detect. I told them to give me a call and let me know what they think of it.
I told them I would not come out until fall because I don't want to buy another detector right now. :rofl:
Joe where do you live in WI? I live in Milwaukee. If you live near, you are welcome to come over and try my F70 out. I am not the best with it but even as inexperienced as I am with the F70 it is finding coins and jewelry.
Thanks for reading .....Z
 
I love the F5. The Omega is a nice unit but I don't click with it like I do the F5. I haven't spent that much more time with the Omega lately due to various reasons and need to spend some more time with it.

Here is some info.

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?37,916869,917750#msg-917750

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?37,925758,925758#msg-925758

There is more floating around somewhere :)

HH

Mike
 
Hi Mike
Thank you for the fine review of the F5 and the Ogema. I really appreciate the amount of time and effort put in to give such a review. I liked the F5 but after using it a short time the ear on the coil broke off and that really shook me up. Fisher replaced it but it just didn't feel right about keeping it from then on. I have been told the F5 coil problem has been straightened out and it would really be a good 2nd detector with my F70. I am not going to think about it until winter. I don't need to spend more money on another detector this year.:rofl:
Thanks again Mike.....Z
 
First of all, I have still not tried an F-5 out. However, I have been using the Omega for some time now. I certainly appreciated Mike H's head to head of these two "cousins" but he honestly admitted he'd used the F-5 extensively before he ever got his hands on the Omega. I'm quite confident my take would favor the Omega just for the ergos if nothing else and of course there's more to it than that.... namely its particular different feature sets and interfaces. I only mentioned that to demonstrate a difference of opinion, not to influence you. There has been several opinions already stated here as to which detectors actually "compare" to the F-5. Since the prices of all three of those mentioned are different from one another, we're really not starting with a literal apples to apples situation. One big aspect that I would contend links the F-5 closer to the Omega instead of the F-70 is operating frequency. As we all know the 70 runs at the same freq as that of the 75. I also own a 75 (GREAT detector) but I can see where the lower op freq of the F-5 and Omega (as well as the Gamma), all other things being equal, just seems to work a little better for coins. We've heard this for decades so it isn't just my opinion. Speaking of the Gamma, it IS the same price as the F-5 so should that have been included? Very soon there will be coils available for all of these detectors that will afford performance comparisons to be even one step closer to being legitimate. I won't go into any more of why I prefer the Omega but if you haven't already, study the different features, try and decide which are, as well as which may at some time down the road become important to you. Ask yourself if the dual vs single battery is important. Try and find a detector of each cosmetic design and note the different feel as you swing them. Try and find pix of each's displays and note the differences in what all is shown as you would be hunting. Does either have more or less than you want and need? The bottom line is you need to make the ultimate choice and I hope you recognize other people's opinions and preferences are just that and yours could very well be different. Good luck with the hunt!
 
Some food for thought. I just purchased a new F5 and had read about people having trouble with the ears breaking off of the stock coil. I also ordered the 5" coil with the F5 and noticed the rubber washers in the bolt for the 5" coil and no rubber washers for the Standard coil. When I put the detector together I attempted to put the washers in my stem like it has been on all my other detectors then tried attaching the standard coil to the lower rod and it was so tight I did not use the washers for the Standard Coil, But they seem to be fine for the 5" coil. I was just wondering maybe the washers are not needed for the standard coil. Like I said I am new to this detector and have only been out with the 5" coil, but love the detector, I read alot of Mike Hillis post on where to start settings and my first time out I found a 1954 silver dime and numerous old pennies, and an old bus token. Thanks Mike. Like I said earlier if anyone out there knows that we shouldn't use the rubber washers on the standard coil, maybe the ears would not break off. I know it was to tight for me to try and force it.please let us know maybe we can help solve the ear/coil problem.


Thanks Mark
 
My F4 and Omega use no washers. It should be the same for the F5 as the lower rod is the same for all 3. I remember Mike Scott posting on another board some time ago that the new ones didn't use washers. I have no trouble keeping the coils tight from the 4" to the 11" DD on the F4.

blacktoe
 
I have had the F5 for a while and no rubber washers came with the stock coil. I purchased 5 inch and it comes with the two rubber washers so I believe they are only used with the small coil.

HH
Bob
 
Thanks for the information, like I said I just bought the F5 new and did not know if the rubber washers came with the stock coil. I just know I read a few post where people were having problems with the ears breaking off of the stock coil, and I think if you tried using the rubber washers on the stock coil it would put to much strain on the ears of the coil and could break them.

Thanks Again,

Mark
 
I 've been using F5 for a while I tossed the washers that came with 5" they're not needed also I've never broke an ear off any of the detector coils I own-the only way to do this is over tightening or wrong coil to wrong shaft.just my opinion-to compensate for any slop between the two I wrapped electrical tape around shaft -quick easy fix-again don't over tighten
 
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