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Posted by Steve King on 10/05/39 11:45
"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:124b35p8652hr18@corp.supernews.com...
> "Richard Crowley" wrote ...
>> You can get the same artifacts from DVCAM. I am taking my DSR-300 into
>> the shop (today, I hope) to get a very similar problem fixed. It is
>> likely a dirty and/or misaligned tape path.
>
> Problem turns out to be a moving guide that came loose
> and dropped out of the tape path. Fortunately, nothing broke
> and the missing part fell into the bottom of the case, etc.
> It will cost me ~$250 (mostly for complete re-alignment
> of the tape path, etc.)
It could be worse, I suppose. How severe was the dropout problems without
the guide? I even hesitate to use the term dropout, which I have always
thought of as an imperfection in the tape. A producer friend of mine told
me today that he had an occurance similar to mine, except it happened
undetected during a shoot. Kids. Only one good take. The one with the
dropout. He said he has switched to Sony's Excellence tape.
What's the thinking on DVM60PRL, the low end tape vs. DVM60EXL, the
'Excellence' brand at more than twice the cost? Of course, cost differences
at current prices are really insignificant if there are real advantages to
the top-of-the-line save the HD tape, which also is worth considering if
there are real benefits. I'll be interested to hear opinions.
Steve King
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