Professor of Engineering
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I want to give this one a try and know where to get a great deal...Fort Bedford Detectors!
Why bother releasing two models when one of them is everything the other isn't? That doesn't make any sense
Because it was too expensive, did not detect small gold, and had poor range.
The sense is, saving $30 if you don't need waterproof/iron tones, whats the mystery here ?
They are competing with Garrett, who also have 2 models at different price points.
I fully understand what you are saying. Speaking for myself only, I've often found myself detecting in wet/muddy ground, or while detecting, I come upon a creek or something, having waterproof just comes in handy, I end up buying one anyway, so.....The sense is, saving $30 if you don't need waterproof/iron tones, whats the mystery here ?
They are competing with Garrett, who also have 2 models at different price points.
It is my thought that once we see these new Minelab units on the market there will be very little competition where Garrett is concerned, only from Whites.
How does this sound for pricing...
Pro-Find 15 - $99
Pro-Find 35 - $129
This is not speculation, its the actual price.
I'm with you on the 1" rule to a point. What I now do, is I carry two pinpointers, currently the Garrett black, and the Garrett orange, reason being, I'm lazy. I have the "carrot" set at max depth, after pinpointing with the detector, getting down on one knee, I can further pin point with the carrot, after digging my plug, if not finding the target, it is often off center somewhere in the hole, with the pointer set at max, I can't tell what side of the hole the target is in, yes, I CAN go through the adjustments to bring down the sen; and then go through the adj's again back to max, but after doing that time and again, it gets old, where as, I instead then switch over to the Garrett "black", and zero in on where or what side of the hole, it's a simple matter for me, and has worked really well. The new pin pointer with iron tone? that in itself could come in very handy I think, more so say like crawling under a porch without a detector or other tight places. Everybody comes to what works best for themselves, I would buy the new one, having the iron tone AND being waterproof, and keep the carrot in my rig for a spare, if someone I'm with should forget theirs or something.Great sensitivity is usually not desirable on a pinpointer - If it detects a penny at 3", it is not doing its job properly.
No doubt it will have adjustments to suit various preferences. I like to detect a penny at about 1".
I'm with you on the 1" rule to a point. What I now do, is I carry two pinpointers, currently the Garrett black, and the Garrett orange, reason being, I'm lazy. I have the "carrot" set at max depth, after pinpointing with the detector, getting down on one knee, I can further pin point with the carrot, after digging my plug, if not finding the target, it is often off center somewhere in the hole, with the pointer set at max, I can't tell what side of the hole the target is in, yes, I CAN go through the adjustments to bring down the sen; and then go through the adj's again back to max, but after doing that time and again, it gets old, where as, I instead then switch over to the Garrett "black", and zero in on where or what side of the hole, it's a simple matter for me, and has worked really well. The new pin pointer with iron tone? that in itself could come in very handy I think, more so say like crawling under a porch without a detector or other tight places. Everybody comes to what works best for themselves, I would buy the new one, having the iron tone AND being waterproof, and keep the carrot in my rig for a spare, if someone I'm with should forget theirs or something.