|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
June 26th, 2006, 05:30 PM
|
#1 |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New York
Posts: 204
|
Mini DVCam tapes
I'm a PD170 owner/operator and use the Sony Premium quality Mini DV tapes for everything so far. I've recently gotten a gig shooting some material for a client that has money behind them and isn't asking questions when I present them with expense $$ amounts. I was thinking of getting some Sony DVCam (mini) tapes.
Now again, I use Sony Premium tape exclusively (bulk deals). Will using a different line of the same brand tape cause the problems that are theoretically associated with switching brands after long hauls with one brand? Thanks! ~~Dave |
|
|
|
June 26th, 2006, 07:53 PM
|
#2 |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Auburn, Washington
Posts: 218
|
Short answer: no. Long answer: probably not.
This topic has been beaten to death. The only question arises from changing or mixing brands. Why this would happen is a mystery to me. The other issue is why some people want to reuse tape. It is the cheapest aspect of video. Don't compromise. Use once, and archive.
__________________
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
|
|
|
|
June 26th, 2006, 08:56 PM
|
#3 | |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: chattanooga, tn
Posts: 721
|
Quote:
That said, I only re-use tapes if I'm going to be shooting something relatively unimportant, and only then if I absolutely must. In a perfect world, I'd only use new stock. But being self-employed in a relatively small market is often pretty far from perfect. As for the actual topic of the thread--I doubt you'll have any trouble, Dave. |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
||||||
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
