changing tape stock

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kerthyfix

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I bought a 100A camera recently and ran off to shoot and without thinking about tape stock too much, I just bought what I had always used with my pd150 -- Sony DVCam tape.
 
Then in doing some research on the camera it became clear to me that there are some issues with the differenct manufacturers and the tapes they produce being wet or dry etc.
 
If i started using the Sony dvcam tapes, should i just stick with them? Or should i switch to the  panasonic MQ? or should i have the heads cleaned and then switch to MQ?
 
Re: changing tape stock

I agree with cleaning and switching, but will add that you should inform the servicer why you need cleaning. Make the point that the entire tape path, not just the heads, need cleaning because you are changing from wet to dry lube tape stock.
 
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