Yep, I just tried one tonight...
It is sooooo lightweight!
It comes with two coils, one larger, one a 4 incher.
It went deeper than a Prism IV, by about 2 inches, in air, and 1" in bad ground. Deeper than any BH too.
Both the Ace and the F-2 scanned the same width of soil with their stock coils, DD or not.
It is less interested in small scrap iron and wire than an MXT and IV, and is quieter-searching than both the MXT, DFX, AND especially the Prism IV.
It almost matches the coin depth of my cz-70, but not quite. It matches the depth of my Sov Elite though.
It located a BB size gold nugget at only 2" though, both in air AND in ground. Not real good on tiny objects.
It goes 10"-11" in air on a penny, and, depending on the ground matrix, 3" to 10" in ground, just like most other detectors.
It is a better discriminator than any lower-priced Minelab or Garrett or White's that I've seen so far.
It went about 4 inches less in air than an F-75 and about 2" less than an F-4..
It pinpoints MUCH< MUCH< MUCH easier and better than the Ace 250. I used to (past tense) own an Ace 250.
It has a large, easy-to-read meter and a box that is SOOOO lightweight. The coil is extremely light and it's like lifting a feather.
It got better depth than the old Tesoro Silver Saber, and about the same depth as the Silver uMax.
It weighs very little, about half the weight of an Explorer SE or Garrett GTI 2500, and it works better in high iron than either one of them, plus matches their depth in ground.
It detected deeper, discriminated better, seemed to weigh less, and worked much better than any new Ace 250 made. Although the Silver Saber and Silver uMax get better depth on a BB sized nugget (4 inches), the F-2 has a lot more toys, costs less, and matched the depth of the two Tesoros above in all cases.
It seems to be the best deal out there, bar none at $199.95. The F-4 is probably the next best bet dollar for dollar...
The F-2 is a real winner. Excellent for 200 bucks, and better than the Ace 250, by far.
Thanks EasyMoney for that great review.