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Posted by Richard Crowley on 10/03/11 11:35
"Mr. Tapeguy" wrote ...
> With respect to some of the analysis here there are some
> inaccuracies.
>
> Sony and TDK do indeed make their own tape. Panasonic
> does also do most of the OEM for other brands. JVC is not
> one of them although their formulation is chemically similar
> to Pansonic's so for all practical purposes, it can be considered
> like Panasonic but it is now less expensive because they make
> their own.
.....
"Mr.Tapeguy" may very well be a nice guy and an honorable
vendor. However, the information seems remarkably similar
to the kind of sales "propaganda" provided by the vendors of
the tape brands he sells. Vendor information may sometimes
be "optimized" to make the writer's products seem more
desirable than the competition's. :-)
I own/use both DVCAM and mini-DV cameras both at home
and at the office, and I use ordinary-grade genuine Sony
mini-DV tapes in the non-DVCAM equipment. Even when
shooting critical events (like a 10-minute window with the
CEO), our experience with consumer-grade Sony mini-DV
tapes is good enough that we couldn't justify buying the
"high-grade" stuff. Certainly I use Sony DVCAM tape in
my DSR-300 camcorder, as much for the tape length as
for anything else. Since DVCAM (and DVCpro) run at 1.5x
linear speed, you need the extra length of DVCAM tapes to
get the rated running times.
Our practice is to record on camera tapes ONCE and then
to catalog and archive the tapes because the content is worth
far more than the cost of the tape. Perhaps those who reuse
their tapes over and over may need the higher-grade tapes
to avoid dropouts the 5th or 10th time the tape is re-used?
Mr. Tapeguy's prices for at least DVCAM tapes look pretty
good and I may switch to using him, since my local source
is sometimes flaky and difficult to deal with. But when he
makes statements like an Apple computer is preferable for
"serious" video editing, it may be worth considering that he
is an Apple dealer. It is good to see people who are enthusiastic
about their business and their products, but we must all weigh
information against our own requirements and experience
with our own equipment and circumstances.
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