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Fisher f-5 vs. Fisher 75 +
- Thread starter C.J.M.
- Start date
Ok gents how do you compare this two detectors by Fisher?If making a choice which one would you prefer to keep?Any feedback would be appreciated.Thanks cjm
still looking 52
Well-known member
I own a F5 and my brother has a F75, both detectors are similar but the 75 has a few more options on it.
I've gotten used to how the F5 talks learning something every year so to me that relation is worth a lot.
I've gotten used to how the F5 talks learning something every year so to me that relation is worth a lot.
coin pirate
Active member
I've been on several sites with a lot of Fisher owners, the F75 is praised over and over for it's ability to find and find deep where others never got a beep. I've never owned one, but did own a F5, I liked it, didn't love it, good machine, a decent amount of time needed for learning curve, but seemed more like a shallow clad collector than anything. My current Minelab X-Terra705 I'm selling runs circles around the F5(my opinion guys) and keeps up with the F75 and found things my buddies F75 didn't. I'm upgrading to the Safari, I just prefer the multi frequency units. Jusy my 2-1/2 cents. Another note, a lot of people who sold their F75 thinking they were upgrading...deeply regretted it and re-bought the F75 at some point based on more than a few I've read on various forums.
Mike Hillis
Well-known member
Hi C.J.M,
Been thinking about your question. I would have to pick the F75+ over the F5. My past problem with the F75 was that the EMI in my area would make the F75 unusable. But that has changed with DST shielding. Now the F75 runs stable. A smooth stable F75 is a dream machine to drive. The feature set of the F75+ gives you a lot more environmental site control. 11 programs (4 all metal and 7 disc) that work with any of the 11 tone options gives you more dial in options for the target and sites you are hunting and again, stability is just sweet on this unit. Nothing in the world like it.
What I really liked about the F5 was that I could run it hot at low gain settings with weak target audio boost. What I didn't like about the F5 was that I couldn't run it hot at higher gain settings. Great jewelry hunter but not so great a coin hunter in the higher EMI, higher mineralization sites.
Coil control is different between the two. The F5 has to have a medium sweep speed.....too fast and targets go invisible. On the other hand, the F75 requires a faster sweep for maximum depth and requires a little more ground signal in the response to get good. You can slow down for the Boost modes but in the non-boost modes the F75 likes a little speed and more ground response in the reading.
Between the two....the F75+ is the clear winner and the one I'd recommend.
Good Luck,
Mike
Been thinking about your question. I would have to pick the F75+ over the F5. My past problem with the F75 was that the EMI in my area would make the F75 unusable. But that has changed with DST shielding. Now the F75 runs stable. A smooth stable F75 is a dream machine to drive. The feature set of the F75+ gives you a lot more environmental site control. 11 programs (4 all metal and 7 disc) that work with any of the 11 tone options gives you more dial in options for the target and sites you are hunting and again, stability is just sweet on this unit. Nothing in the world like it.
What I really liked about the F5 was that I could run it hot at low gain settings with weak target audio boost. What I didn't like about the F5 was that I couldn't run it hot at higher gain settings. Great jewelry hunter but not so great a coin hunter in the higher EMI, higher mineralization sites.
Coil control is different between the two. The F5 has to have a medium sweep speed.....too fast and targets go invisible. On the other hand, the F75 requires a faster sweep for maximum depth and requires a little more ground signal in the response to get good. You can slow down for the Boost modes but in the non-boost modes the F75 likes a little speed and more ground response in the reading.
Between the two....the F75+ is the clear winner and the one I'd recommend.
Good Luck,
Mike
coin pirate
Active member
I can confirm this, one of my biggest learning curves when I had one.