Posted by P.C. Ford on 09/01/06 04:36

On 31 Aug 2006 07:58:23 -0700, sillysetters101@gmail.com wrote:

>
>edwardchick@mac.com wrote:
>
>> But I have had problems with mini dv in the past, wrinkles, dropouts,
>> etc. No matter WHAT brand of tape or where I purchased it from. I was
>> told long ago, that whatever brand tape you start to shoot in your mini
>> dv camera, you should stick with. IMHO it holds true.
>
>Long ago this was a problem due to the chemical reaction of different
>lubricants used by Panasonic and Sony, basically the only manufacturers
>of mini dv tape, although TDK and JVC make them now (TDK's formulation
>being more Sony-like and JVC's being almost identical to Panasonic).
>The problem was largely resolved but we always recommend a head
>cleaning and if possible a "dry run" over the heads before switching
>tapes.

This has been discussed many times; I certainly don't want yet another
one.

Suffice it to say that the above is presented as gospel, it is
anything but that. There are lot of theories about this. I believe
there is no orthodxy.

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