[MacDV] Re: Switching mini DV tape brands

[Steven Rogers]

On Saturday, July 26, 2003, at 09:43 AM, Gerhard Kuhn wrote:

> I use Sony, Fuji and Panasonic tapes in the same camera on a regular 
> basis and have never experienced a problem.  I think this is another 
> of those urban myths that haunt us, much like not switching between 
> different brands of motor oil for your car, crossing the path of a 
> black cat or walking under ladders (maybe the last one is legit)

I think it was historically an issue. There were a couple of 
manufacturers that used incompatible lubricant. Once it was discovered, 
the problem was corrected but the advice lingers on.

SR