bigtim1973

Thanks...I may look into that forum. I am not a prime member and I have never ordered from Amazon. I generally just use eBay for that sort of thing. I am open to pre-owned units too. I do like the fact I would not have to register with the FCC on a smaller unit.

There is a guy here on FB marketplace in my town that has one of these mini 3 ones It is a bit more appealing to me as it is supposed to avoid obstacles. I contacted him as soon as he listed it and he is saying it is pending pickup. This morning it is still there. I told him I am interested. He is asking 550.00 for it. I am not sure if that is a great deal or not. Now after seeing all of the hype about DJI being limited or even pulling from the IS I am kind of leery on getting that name brand. I have been searching for an alternative as well. I am interested in getting one but I am afraid I may fly it a few times and then put it away!

Been thinking of getting a drone for videos mainly Saw that DJI has a mini 4k one that seems to be pretty good and is not that expensive overall Anyone have one?

I have a vx3.....I really am not sure how much difference it is from the v3i other than I do not think it has the xy type of screen and probably a few settings. I just ordered a got in one of those Detech 7" DD coils for it and I like the size of it. Gonna try to get out sometime and give it a go

You should always dig every target that locks on and keeps a steady id. Cherry picking will kick your butt sometimes

It came in the other day I took it out to my test bed and played with it some. So far first impressions are good. I like the more rubberized feel of the grip. I am not sure because I do not have one anymore to compare it to but it feels lighter than the equinox series of units to me. I put the M9 coil on and took a trip around the yard. It seems to have a more expanded mid conductor range than what I am used to. On XP unit it seems like a nickle came in around 64 if I remember correctly. On the manticore they seem to ring up about 26-28. Which I find a little odd because of the ID scale going to 99. Even the Legend on a nickle came in about 28 if I remember right and their ID range only goes to 60. That all being said I am gonna have to take a run a few bottle caps and pop tops under the coil and see how they ring up to get more familiar with it besides just looking at coin numbers. I am very happy at how quiet it seems compared to the eq900 I had here at the house. It is lighter than I thought it would feel while swinging it. I just used the general program and put it in all tones. Am very happy so far with it.

It doesn't matter what you use as long as you are happy.

Hey thanks for the input I have had a v3i and just got a vx3 It is still a decent machine once you fiddle with the recovery speed and ground phase options Back to the manticore....I really like that red number or line option it has that kind of lets you know iron may be present. The large display is what really I bought it for I do have a question....if I change it set up the tones or sensitivity settings to my preference will it save my settings automatically?

I sure hope so......I believe I will from everything I have watched about it

Yeah I am partial to slightly smaller coils....will keep the bigger one for open fields and such

Yes I did...I am looking forward to it!!

Was looking at Gary Blackwell in his nokta triple score video and decided to read a few comments. I took a screen shot and I am very interested in seeing what is in store coming up on his skill school channel

I have been wanting another SMF detector. I have had some equinox units along with the nokta and deus 2 in the past. I really like the XP stuff but I really wanted a bigger screen. From what I have saw online with videos and such I believe I would be happier with that manticore with that large screen it has and the simpler menu system. I also ordered that M9 coil as well. Looking forward to trying it out is an understatement!!

Well, I thought 3D was on a movie screen...I thought we lived in a 5 or 6 dimension plane though.

How many 3D targets do people actually dig? Never really heard of the 3D stuff as it seems to be a relatively new problem.