[MacDV] Mini DV tape brands

[Norm Lamoureux]

Gregg,

        I went
here:http://tapestockonline.com/pan60minmin.html and
got good prices on Panasonic. I have had good luck
with them as well.

Good Luck,
Norm L.
--- Gregg Gorrie <ggorrie at telus.net> wrote:
> on 3/5/05 6:22 AM, Kim at
> kphillips3 at rochester.rr.com wrote:
> 
> > I have been using Panasonic consumer mini DV tapes
> with no problems for
> > several years. I am needing to buy some more tapes
> and have been doing
> > some price shopping. The local BJs has Fuji tapes.
> To get cheaper than
> > the BJ price I need to buy 20 or more Panasonic
> tapes online. I would
> > rather not buy 20 tapes at once. Does any one have
> an opinion on the
> > quality of the Fuji vs Panasonic consumer tapes?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Eric
> 
> I've been using Fuji tapes with my Sony Digital 8
> camcorder for a few years
> now ... no problems at all (would imagine the tape
> formulation is the same
> on the Mini DVs). One thing to mention - and I'm
> sure you'll get lots of
> postings on this - is that some people recommend
> <not> switching between
> brands of tape, as it purportedly can cause problems
> with the heads on your
> machine (the reaction to mixing different tape
> formulations).
> 
> I have flaunted this rule however, using mostly Fuji
> tapes, but also have
> several Sonys, TDKs, and Maxells in the mix, and so
> far I've had no problems
> (knock on wood) with well over 100 hours on the
> camcorder. But it is
> something to consider.
>  
> -- 
> Gregg
> 
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