OT: Where to buy tapes

Randy Brown wrote on 11/4/2002, 2:00 PM

I'm trying to use up the balance of my long awaited SBA loan and thought I should buy some DV tapes. If you have the time, will you please go to http://shop.store.yahoo.com/edgewisemedia/index.html and let me know if this is a good deal and which tapes you would choose (I'm not sure what R, EJ, and PR indicate).
TIA,
Randy

Comments

jetdv wrote on 11/4/2002, 2:32 PM

R, EJ, and PR are the different quality ratings. Plus, you're looking at two different brands of tape as well. It is wise to pick one brand and stick with it.

As for tapes, these are the tapes we use: Panasonic Master series. Not the cheapest but have been very reliable.

wcoxe1 wrote on 11/4/2002, 4:40 PM

Try this site to see a few different tapes with descriptions. You can ask questions from there, if you need more information:

http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=12993180

pb wrote on 11/4/2002, 7:09 PM

Sound advice: Use Sony PDVM 40N. Triple layer, lubricated and very dependable. Never had one go bad yet. Shot with them at +40C in a process plant and at -45C up here in Fort MCMurray. We use them in Canon XL1/GL1, DSR1, DSR 500/570 and with a DSR 1800 for making archival masters. We tried the "standard" and "excellent" grades and after losing footage, decided it is better to pay more up front and be able to use the cassettes many times. One thing we do to save wear is dump to BetaSP for logging.

Peter

Randy Brown wrote on 11/5/2002, 8:28 AM

What would I do without you guys...many thanks.
Randy