Re: Meters, needed or not, on the other hand,
January 04, 2001 at 06:46:39
In Reply to: Re: Meters, needed or not, on the other hand,
posted by Terry / whipstik on January 03, 2001 at 20:00:18
I, like most detectorists, am not faced with your specific medical problem. However, at my age my eyesight is not the best and my eye muscles are a little "stiff" and do not focus as speedily as when I was younger. While I liked the features of the CZ in my beach hunting application, the analog meter was a bit frustrating to use as it was difficult to focus and track with my eyes........."dizzying". Therefore, I waited for the CZ Pro with it's more readable digital display to come out and find it far more satisfactory.
The VID is a great learning tool but one soon transitions into relying primarily on the more definitive audio ID with reference to VID for those "iffy" or "What the hey?" signals.
The Pro also has easy to read bars for depth indication to which I frequently refer. On the beach I use either a 4" or 6" lightweight sand scoop (home made). A quick glance at the depth bar tells me the angle at which to scoop so as not to skim over the target or alternately too deep and push the target away .........both of which would require a second pass ........particularly with the smaller scoop. With 1-200 targets/day this can be very tiring!
I also glance at the depth bar when MDing in the grass of the parks/schools environment. Again, the object here is to determine the depth to assure the proper angle of penetration of my Lesche to assure the right size flap or plug (depending on depth). Used in conjunction with a Vibra Probe for final location of targets that may have taken on the color of the surrounding dirt, target retrieval in the grass takes little more time than in the sand.
Of course, one could "sorta" learn to read the intensity of the sound to determine depth........ but this can vary with target size and composition as well as depth. Furthermore, I prefer to use the signal boost feature of my CZ so as not to miss the deeper targets.
Perhaps you should borrow or rent a CZ Pro for a couple days to see if it's a viable alternative to your 5.
Chet
PS: I like your choice of a LST as a complementary detector for a CZ. It would be my choice also.
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