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I have been detecting since 1996 and there are few who hunt as hard or oftn as I do. I do not consider myself an expert, but I have found many people are book smart and field smart. I don't read about detecting or how to detect, I go out in the field and figure things out for myself. I am not above asking for advice and I don't give advice unless someone asks. This summer I joined a very active club and was told to bring my detector as we would have a small planted coin hunt. I showed up knowing only two of the fifty or so people and I immediately noticed what were the detectors of choice. Minelab Explorers and DFX's. I did not see one cz except for the 3d is was swinging. I did notice there was a pecking order and three or four people seemed to be who all the others listened to. Eventually, one of these people introduced himself to me and asked about my Fisher. The 3d was only three months on the market, but this fellow told me he had used a cz in the mid 90's and had followed the progression of detectors( Cz's, Soverieigns, and Explorers). He told me that CZ's were old technology and he had long since passed that detecting era up. Being that I didn't see another Fisher, I deducted that the few big shots in the club carried alot of weight with the others. I told him that I had an Explorer xs and a Spectum xlt and the cz3d was as good or better than those two detectors. He laughed and blew me off as not knowing any better. As I drifted aroung and made small talk with the other fellows, I came to the conclusion that most of these guys were swinging detectors that these three or four guys had recommended. I have tried convert several of the guys I have got to know alittle better to a cz and they will not budge. One fellow told me in seven years of detecting he had never found a coin more than 7 inches deep. I find three or four coins that deep every time out, but he would not even consider a cz. In my opinion, Fisher hit a homerun with their cz detectors. But, when a detector is on the market for that long, people think that they must be way behind in the technology department. I happen to think that Fisher was years ahead in that department and the others are playing catchup. Just some observations and thoughts for conversation on a winters evening. R.L.