Woodbutcher that eurotec pro looks very good. I'll have to research that a little closer. Might be a good fit.
Digger I have looked and looked at that F75. It looks like an awesome detector. If you know how to use it. I'm concerned that I might be starting off with something that needs a bit more experienced user. Plus out camping I'm sure I will have others wanting to borrow my detectors. I'm not sure it has an "easy"mode I can set it on and let them loose with it. All that being said it's still on my short list. I've also considered the Racer2.
There is a learning curve with any detector, even those with years of experience understand picking up a new model or brand it can take many hours to come close to getting really good with it, really understand target behavior and take advantage of all the features, settings and possible setting combinations.
On the other hand all detectors have excellent factory start up settings, pretty much take out of the box, assemble, install batteries and then turn on and go.
The F75 is no different.
Factory settings are great and can find you most everything we look for in most normal sites and situations once you get just a little experience, the million or so other setting combos and programs available really come into play when you hunt the more difficult sites like heavy iron, heavy mineralized soil and so on.
Learn to tweak off of factory settings in those situations and you can do even better than at factory levels.
In the past many have tried the top end Fishers, the F70 and F75, and even though many loved them many others could never get a handle on the jumpy and chatty nature of these models because they are what we call high gain units...some of the deepest on the planet but because of that extreme power and sensitivity a lot more noisy and less stable than others due to normal problems we might encounter like EMI, Electromagnetic Interference.
These newest models including this anniversary unit has a newer feature called DST, (Digital Shield Technology), that solves most of those problems and made them much more quiet and stable.
Now you don't need the patience of a saint to get used to them, pretty much a turn on and go unit now but all those extra settings, adjustments and programs are still there to be utilized as you grow into it and move along the learning curve and process.
My opinion anyway, I hunt with an F70 without that DST but we do have a social group here I started for us F70 owners...
http://metaldetectingforum.com/group.php?groupid=238
...and there are a few members that run with this new F75 in there too and from what they have posted this new generation of F75's seems pretty amazing and much easier to understand, the anniversary edition model that is advertised at $599 but most dealer's are selling for a real world $500 if you call them is like half price off the fully loaded top of the line all in units that do have a couple more features but usually the new anniversary model owners don't seem to be missing much for the most part.
We all have our favorites here, there are brands that some use that consider them the best ever that others never get to love or enjoy using, such is the nature of people regarding almost everything...cars, golf clubs, fishing rods, whatever.
I just happen to enjoy the entire Fisher line because of my very positive experience with a couple of their models.
No matter what you end up just learn it well, have fun doing it and you will enjoy this hobby more than you might think possible right now.
Here is a video of a guy named Keith Southern testing out that new $500 F75 model.
He is one if the more technological hunters out there, has years of experience hunting with several brands, models and modding and repair.
For some reason he had this thing turned way up throughout this vid, higher than needed, and it is way more chatty than most others would set it and can be silent so ignore all that and just pay attention to what he says about it.