[MacDV] mini dv tape deck

[James Asherman]

On Feb 15, 2007, at 4:25 PM, Sam wrote:

> Yeah, Sony tapes can be a problem, tends to clog heads on most  
> other machines, especially if you use a couple of different tape  
> brands. Sony does not play well with others. I saw a thread a few  
> years ago how the different tape formulations can interact with  
> each other. Best to stick with one brand, I've used hundreds of  
> Panasonic tapes without a glitch on any cam corder or dv deck.   
> Most of the pros around here use them, but I think the key is to  
> pick one brand and stick with it.
>
> Sam


Less true than it once was.
Regardless I get tapes from different shooters and on different  
brands and my deck has to cope. The JVC didn't cope.
My experience is that the Panasonic tapes are way more likely to have  
disastrous dropouts than the sony.
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