DiggerinVA
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2013
- Messages
- 1,673
- Reaction score
- 1,688
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- Location
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
- Detector(s) used
- GPX5000, AT Gold, AT Pro, Whites TDI, Bandido 2 umax, Tejon, Vaquero, Deus 2, ORX and Legend
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Here is that post.....posted after around a week with the F75:
Well i have about 15-20 hours on the F75 now and hundreds on the ATP so i definately know the Garrett better....but anyway, here is how they compare...IMO! First off, the Fisher had alot of complaints about build quality. I dont see it, i was very happy with build quality. It isn't as rugged as the Pro but you benefit greatly in less weight. I can swing this thing twice as long as the Pro(with big coil). Second biggest complaint is that it was chatty....and YES, it is, but it is a very powerful, deep machine. More chatty than the ATP forsure, but also deeper, forsure! Both machines pinpoint equally well. The true all-metal mode on the F75 is my favorite thing about it, combined with its depth makes it a great relic machine. Both machines ground balance fairly easy. VDI numbers are very jumpy on the F75, even on good targets(coins, bullets, etc) Where as the ATP is much more stable on good targets. You will have a hard time telling that a target is a dime, quarter, etc. at depth with the Fisher. This may improve as i get more hours on the machine, but they are jumpy! Love the backlight in the evenings that the ATP lacks. Controls are completely personal preference, so i will only say that both are quickly learned. The Fisher completely blows the Garrett out of the water on battery life. About twice as much time on batteries! The fact of having to use Garret ATPro headphones on the ATP has always bugged me...just sayin! The only other thing that i can pick the Fisher for is that in disc mode it gives alot of high tones that are not repeatable(usually trash) that will have to be swung across a few times to verify. Very time consuming....but this comes with the power and sensitivity of the machine. The Fisher did find items in all three locations that i used it that the ATP had missed. But i honeslty figured it might find more than it did. My conclusion is that the Fisher is for the more experienced MDer with all its options of modes, tones, etc. The ATP is alittle easier to use. But i really like both and i feel that they are a great pair, both making up for the others shortcomings. Hope this info may be helpful to someone looking at one or both of these machines.
Please notice the sentence that says "it isn't as rugged as the Pro"...
Well i have about 15-20 hours on the F75 now and hundreds on the ATP so i definately know the Garrett better....but anyway, here is how they compare...IMO! First off, the Fisher had alot of complaints about build quality. I dont see it, i was very happy with build quality. It isn't as rugged as the Pro but you benefit greatly in less weight. I can swing this thing twice as long as the Pro(with big coil). Second biggest complaint is that it was chatty....and YES, it is, but it is a very powerful, deep machine. More chatty than the ATP forsure, but also deeper, forsure! Both machines pinpoint equally well. The true all-metal mode on the F75 is my favorite thing about it, combined with its depth makes it a great relic machine. Both machines ground balance fairly easy. VDI numbers are very jumpy on the F75, even on good targets(coins, bullets, etc) Where as the ATP is much more stable on good targets. You will have a hard time telling that a target is a dime, quarter, etc. at depth with the Fisher. This may improve as i get more hours on the machine, but they are jumpy! Love the backlight in the evenings that the ATP lacks. Controls are completely personal preference, so i will only say that both are quickly learned. The Fisher completely blows the Garrett out of the water on battery life. About twice as much time on batteries! The fact of having to use Garret ATPro headphones on the ATP has always bugged me...just sayin! The only other thing that i can pick the Fisher for is that in disc mode it gives alot of high tones that are not repeatable(usually trash) that will have to be swung across a few times to verify. Very time consuming....but this comes with the power and sensitivity of the machine. The Fisher did find items in all three locations that i used it that the ATP had missed. But i honeslty figured it might find more than it did. My conclusion is that the Fisher is for the more experienced MDer with all its options of modes, tones, etc. The ATP is alittle easier to use. But i really like both and i feel that they are a great pair, both making up for the others shortcomings. Hope this info may be helpful to someone looking at one or both of these machines.
Please notice the sentence that says "it isn't as rugged as the Pro"...
