Which brand of Mini DV Tapes do you use?
 

Content people.... what brand of tapes do you prefer shooting with? I like Fuji personally. Im looking to buy a couple hundred tapes (Bulk). Which tapes are the best?

Anyone use these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=15 073

Looks like a good deal but not sure about panasonic.

Most of the ones I use are about the same in quality: Sony, Fuji, and Maxell.... The only one I didnt care for was the JVC.


The Dawg

i'm using panasonic and sony...same quality as far as i concern...

sony and tdk

$3 each is cheap as hell. if thats too many and you want to get rid of some let me know.

A bit of advice: Don't use Panasonic MiniDV tapes in a Sony.

Sorry forgot to add that I have litterally used hundreds of the SONY DVM60PR2's. In bulk you can get them for like 4 bucks each. In a pinch I have used a few of the JVC and TDK with no problems either.

I just bought 50 off the guy. Looks like a good deal but we'll see I guess.

I rock mad Fuji's, yo.

Or whatever is cheapest when I need some en route to a shoot... actually, I need to start doing more video..

Fuji :thumbsup

Sony sux :321GFY

Only Fuji...cheap DV are made from the side of the big tape and could cause problems

We've used 100's of Panasonics with no trouble. They all seem good. We just bought some Sonys at Fry's for 1.99, but you can't get bulk.

Street discount price is around $3. Try Ecost.com

Agreed. All I use is the Panasonics. Never had a problem.

The tapes are fine, it's what the tapes do to the heads on your sony camcorder. (leaves crud on them) But this was almost 2 years ago, maybe Panasonic uses different materials now.

Thank's for the heads up on ecost, I'll check them out. Wish we had a Fry's around here :(

I need to stock up for Spring. :)

knocks on wood, lol

Hey man...Just pick a decent tape and use it consistantly. From what I have been told....Different tapes use different lubricants and that mixing these is what can creat the crud build up.

I do not know how much truth there is to that but I use the same brand of tape, every time, in 2 different Sony cameras and I have never seen a drop in quality.

Exactly, that's what we've been doing for the past 2 years using just sony tapes unless I am in a pinch.

yah u should always use the same lube :)

You would know better than most.

Any crud build up on your end?

hehehe

I bought 50 from the guy on Friday, got them today. Not too bad of a deal.

sony 'Excellence' series.